It’s a one-game showdown to see who advances to the National League Championship Series, as the Milwaukee Brewers host the Chicago Cubs in Game 5 of the NL Divisional Series on Saturday.

Matt Olson homered for a fourth consecutive game, José Suarez threw seven strong innings and the Atlanta Braves beat the Washington Nationals 6-3 in the first game of a split doubleheader.

Left-hander Drew Pomeranz will open for the Cubs in Saturday night’s winner-take-all Game 5 of the National League Division Series at American Family Field. Pomeranz, who has thrown five perfect innings this postseason between the NL Wild Card Series and NLDS,

Washington Nationals (62-91, fifth in the NL East) vs. New York Mets (79-74, second in the NL East) New York; Friday, 7:10 p.m. EDT PITCHING PROBABLES: Nationals: Andrew Alvarez (1-0, 1.15 ERA, 0.83 WHIP, 11 strikeouts); Mets: Brandon Sproat (0-1, 2.25 ERA ...

MILWAUKEE, WISCONSIN - OCTOBER 04: Manager Craig Counsell #11 of the Chicago Cubs looks on against the Milwaukee Brewers in game one of the Division Series at American Family Field on October 04, 2025 in Milwaukee, Wisconsin.

The Washington Nationals are letting Darren Baker pursue other baseball opportunities. Baker is the son of Dusty Baker.

Washington Nationals (6-9, fourth in the NL East) vs. Los Angeles Dodgers (11-7, first in the NL West) Los Angeles; Monday, 10:10 p.m. EDT PITCHING PROBABLES: Nationals: Mitchell Parker (0-0); Dodgers: Tyler Glasnow (3-0, 2.25 ERA, 0.75 WHIP, 29 strikeouts ...

Brady House is the only base runner after a hit in the sixth inning of an 8-0 defeat that left Washington at 66-96.

There have been a couple painful collapses in the MLB playoffs, so I wanted to look back at the worst Nats playoff games

This article was originally published on www.si.com/mlb/nationals as Former Nationals Manager Dusty Baker Inducted in Negro Leagues Hall of Game. Dusty Baker will be in the Baseball Hall of Fame one day. For now, the Negro Leagues Hall of Game will have to do.