All throughout the National League Championship Series, as Los Angeles Dodgers hitters took pitch after pitch outside the strike zone and jammed up the diamond with base runner after base runner, the resolve of the New York Mets tried to withstand the barrage to keep their season alive.

The Dodgers clinched their record 25th NL pennant and first at home since 1988, when they beat the Mets in seven games.

Tommy Edman drives in four runs and Will Smith hits a two-run home run as the Dodgers close out the NLCS with a 10-5 win and advance to the World Series for the fourth time in 8 years. They will