"Kerkering hung his head and put hands on knees after his throw sailed past catcher J.T. Realmuto as pinch-runner Hyeseong Kim crossed the plate, advancing the Dodgers to the NL Championship Series against the Chicago Cubs or Milwaukee. Realmuto had pointed to first when the two-hopper hit off Kerkering's glove and rolled just in front of the mound. Fans in the crowd of 50,563 at Dodger Stadium erupted after spending the final three innings on their feet."
"LOS ANGELES -- Orion Kerkering made a wild throw past home instead of throwing to first after mishandling Andy Pages' bases-loaded comebacker with two outs in the 11th inning, and the Los Angeles Dodgers beat the Philadelphia Phillies 2-1 Thursday to win their NL Division Series 3-1."
Orion Kerkering misplayed a bases-loaded comebacker by Andy Pages in the 11th inning and then made an errant throw past home instead of throwing to first. The overthrow allowed pinch-runner Hyeseong Kim to score the winning run, giving the Los Angeles Dodgers a 2-1 victory over the Philadelphia Phillies and a 3-1 NL Division Series win. J.T. Realmuto had pointed to first as the ball rolled near the mound. A crowd of 50,563 at Dodger Stadium erupted after spending the final three innings standing. The win advances Los Angeles to the NL Championship Series.
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