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The Los Angeles Dodgers defeated Atlanta 4-3 in Game 7 of NLCS and will face the Tampa Bay Rays in the World Series.

Dodgers catcher Will Smith hit a go-ahead, three-run homer off the Atlanta reliever with the same name, Corey Seager homered twice and Los Angeles avoided elimination with a 7-3 win in Game 5 of the NL Championship Series on Friday night.

George Springer and Jose Altuve keyed a four-run rally in the fifth inning, Framber Valdez pitched six brilliant innings and the Houston Astros beat the Tampa Bay Rays for the third straight game, 7-4 Friday to force a deciding Game 7 of the AL Championship Series.

Marcell Ozuna homered twice, MVP candidate Freddie Freeman delivered the go-ahead hit off Clayton Kershaw and Atlanta moved within one win of ending a two-decade World Series drought by routing the Los Angeles Dodgers 10-2 on Thursday night.

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Atlanta held on for an 8-7 win over the Los Angeles Dodgers on Tuesday, while Tampa Bay defeated the Astros 5-2 in Game 3.

Austin Riley led off the ninth inning with a tiebreaking homer that sparked a four-run outburst, and Atlanta opened its first National League Championship Series since 2001 with a 5-1 win over the Los Angeles Dodgers on Monday night.

Randy Arozarena homered again at Petco Park and Mike Zunino drove in the go-ahead run for the Tampa Bay Rays, who beat the Houston Astros 2-1 Sunday night in the opener of the AL Championship Series.

Mike Brosseau homered off Aroldis Chapman with one out in the eighth inning and the Tampa Bay Rays beat the New York Yankees 2-1 Friday night to reach the AL Championship Series for the first time in 12 seasons.

Rookie Kyle Wright dazzled for six innings in his post-season debut, and Atlanta rode its superb pitching to beat the Miami Marlins 7-0 Thursday for a three-game sweep and its first trip to the NL Championship Series since 2001.