Howie Kendrick and the Washington Nationals got down again but were never out — and they finally ended their streak of playoff series futility in grand fashion.

Kendrick hit a tiebreaking grand slam in the 10th inning and the Nationals, boosted by a lightning rally against Clayton Kershaw, beat the Los Angeles Dodgers 7-3 Wednesday night in Game 5. They advanced to the NL Championship Series starting Friday at St. Louis.

How are you feeling today? What was your emotional journey through the game? And how do you think the Dodgers should move forward? 

With files from the Associated Press. 

Guests: 

Bill Shaikin, Los Angeles Times reporter covering baseball and sports business who has been following the story; he tweets @billshaikin

Nick Roman, host of KPCC’s “All Things Considered”; he tweets @RomanOnTheRadio

A Martinez, host of KPCC’s “Take Two”; he tweets @AMartinezLA