Dodgers left fielder Enrique Hernandez celebrates his solo home run with teammates Joc Pederson, left, and catcher Russell Martin during the second inning. (Gina Ferazzi / Los Angeles Times)
Dodgers center fielder Cody Bellinger makes a leaping catch at the wall during the fourth inning against the Washington Nationals. (Wally Skalij / Los Angeles Times)
Dodgers center fielder Cody Bellinger makes a leaping catch at the wall during the fourth inning against the Washington Nationals. (Gina Ferazzi / Los Angeles Times)
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Dodgers third baseman Justin Turner throws out Washington’s Kurt Suzuki at first base as pitcher Walker Buehler ducks to avoid the throw during the second inning against the Nationals. (Wally Skalij / Los Angeles Times)
Dodgers base runner Matt Beaty is tagged out by Nationals shortstop Trea Turner during the second inning of Game 5 of the NLDS. (Wally Skalij / Los Angeles Times)
Dodgers starting pitcher Walker Buehler delivers during the team’s 7-3 loss to the Washington Nationals in Game 5 of the NLDS. (Robert Gauthier / Los Angeles Times)
Washington Nationals starter Stephen Strasburg delivers against the Dodgers in Game 5 of the NLDS. (Robert Gauthier / Los Angeles Times)
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Dodgers first baseman Max Muncy hits a two-run home run during the first inning of Game 5 of the National League Division Series against the Washington Nationals. (Wally Skalij / Los Angeles Times)
Dodgers first baseman Max Muncy celebrates after hitting a two-run home run during the fifth inning against the Washington Nationals. (Wally Skalij / Los Angeles Times)
Washington Nationals right fielder Adam Eaton watches a home run hit by Dodgers second baseman Enrique Hernandez during Game 5 of the NLDS. (Robert Gauthier / Los Angeles Times)
Dodgers baserunner Cody Bellinger beats the tag of Nationals shortstop Trea Turner during the fourth inning. (Wally Skalij / Los Angeles Times)
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Dodgers starting pitcher Walker Buehler celebrates after striking out Washington Nationals first baseman Ryan Zimmerman during the sixth inning. (Gina Ferazzi / Los Angeles Times)
Dodgers pitcher Clayton Kershaw reacts after Washington’s Juan Soto hits a solo home run off him to tie the game in the eighth inning. (Wally Skalij / Los Angeles Times)
Clayton Kershaw walks back to the dugout after giving up back-to-back home runs in the eighth inning against the Nationals. (Wally Skalij / Los Angeles Times)
Clayton Kershaw sits by himself on the bench after being pulled from the game during the Dodgers’ season-ending loss to the Washington Nationals. (Robert Gauthier / Los Angeles Times)
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Dodgers pitcher Clayton Kershaw reacts as he enters the dugout during the eighth inning against the Nationals. (Robert Gauthier / Los Angeles Times)
Dodgers relief pitcher Joe Kelly swats a glob of gum away after pitching a scoreless ninth inning against the Nationals in Game 5 of the NLDS. (Robert Gauthier/Los Angeles Times)
The Nationals celebrate their series-clinching victory over the Dodgers. (Robert Gauthier / Los Angeles Times)
Washington Nationals first baseman Howie Kendrick hits a grand slam off Dodgers reliever Joe Kelly during the 10th inning of Game 5 of the NLDS. (Gina Ferazzi / Los Angeles Times)
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Washington Nationals teammates Brian Dozier, left, and Trea Turner celebrate their win over the Dodgers in Game 5 of the NLDS. (Gina Ferazzi / Los Angeles Times)
The Washington Nationals celebrate their 7-3 win over the Dodgers in Game 5 of the National League Division Series. (Gina Ferazzi / Los Angeles Times)
Dodgers players show their despair in the bottom of the 10th inning moments before losing to the Washington Nationals in Game 5 of the NLDS. (Gina Ferazzi / Los Angeles Times)
Nationals relief pitcher Sean Doolittle leaps for joy as Dodger third baseman Justin Turner flies out to end the game. (Robert Gauthier / Los Angeles Times)