Then first baseman Ryan Zimmerman – in his 15th season with Washington and playing amid speculation among fans and the press that he could be playing his final game at Nationals Park Dougherty, Jesse, and Sam Fortier, "Ryan Zimmerman blasts Nationals past Dodgers, 6–1, to force Game 5 in L.A.," washingtonpost.com, October 7, 2019, 11:36 p.m. EDT Retrieved October 8, 2019 – came to bat and hit Báez's second pitch 414 feet Boswell, Thomas, "Ryan Zimmerman’s goose-bump moment sends Nats to L.A. with Stephen Strasburg and plenty of hope," washingtonpost.com, October 8, 2019, 4:00 a.m. EDT Retrieved October 8, 2019 onto the batter's eye in center field, a three-run homer that give the Nationals a 5–1 lead.