The Cardinals celebrate their remarkable 9-7 win over the Nationals on Friday night in Game 5 of the NLDS in Washington — and who would have envisioned such a scene just six innings earlier, after the Nats had raced to a 6-0 lead?

Cardinals starter Adam Wainwright gave up six runs in 2 1/3 innings Friday night — but will get a chance, in the next round, against the Giants, to atone for his dreadful outing. That's because St. Louis rallied from a 6-0 hole to stage an amazing 9-7 win over the Nationals in Game 5 of the NLDS.

Jason Werth, Game 4 hero for the Nationals, trudges back to the dugout in the ninth inning of Game 5 in Washington on Friday night, with his team about to call it a season after allowing the Cardinals to rally from a 6-0 deficit to record a 9-7 win that sent St. Louis to the NLCS against the Giants.

Nationals reliever Drew Storen — the losing pitcher in Friday's Game 5 loss to the Cards in Game 5 of the NLDS — answers reporters' questions during a gloomy postgame news conference in DC. If he wasn't happy with his explanations, he'll have a long, cold winter to think up some new ones.

New York Yankees shortstop Derek Jeter warms up before the decisive Game 5 of the American League division series against the Baltimore Orioles in New York. The Yankees won 3-1 to advance to the AL championship series against the Detroit Tigers.

The Yankees gather around pitcher CC Sabathia after his four-hitter lifted New York past Baltimore in Game 5.

New York's Curtis Granderson swipes second base as Baltimore's Robert Andino fields the wide throw in the fifth inning. He was stranded at second when Russell Martin flew out to end the inning.

The view from deep in the right-field bleachers at Yankee Stadium during Game 5 of the ALDS.