Final Score: Philadelphia 10, Los Angeles 4

Philadelphia, PA (Sports Network) - Jayson Werth's three-run, first-inning home run set the tone, and the Philadelphia Phillies never looked back on their way to a second straight World Series appearance, capturing the National League pennant with an 10-4 victory over the Los Angeles Dodgers at Citizens Bank Park. Game 5 of the National League Championship Series followed a familiar series script, as the Phillies' top-to-bottom offensive efficiency overpowered the Dodgers in winning the best-of-seven series, 4-1 -- the same amount of games they needed to dispose of the Dodgers in last season's NLCS. Werth added a solo shot to deep left-center field in the bottom of the seventh, putting an exclamation point on the blowout for the defending World Series champions. The Phillies will now wait one week to begin the World Series in either the Bronx or Anaheim next Wednesday. The Yankees lead the Angels in the American League Championship Series, 3-1, with Game 5 Thursday night out west.