"With their backs quickly approaching the wall, faced with a loss that would return the series to Philadelphia for a deciding Game 5, the Dodgers dug in and lashed out and, at the last possible minute, shoved the talented and favored Philadelphia Phillies out of their path to take a three-games-to-one series win and clear the way toward their second consecutive World Series title. And they did it with a mad, mindless throw from a frozen, frightened reliever."
"Tommy Edman hit a one-out single to left, then moved to third one out later on a single by Max Muncy. Kiké Hernández walked to load the bases, bringing up the struggling Andy Pages, who entered the day with an .053 playoff average and had gone hitless in four previous at-bats. He proceeded to hit into his fifth out... except Kerkering muffed the grounder. When the pitcher finally picked up the ball, he still had plenty of time to throw out Pages at first."
A wild throwing error by Phillies reliever Orion Kerkering in the 11th inning with the bases loaded allowed the Dodgers to score and win 2-1 at Dodger Stadium. The decisive play followed Tommy Edman and Max Muncy singles, a Kiké Hernández walk to load the bases, and an Andy Pages grounder that Kerkering muffed. Instead of throwing to first, Kerkering panicked and threw home, sending the ball over JT Realmuto's head and allowing pinch-runner Hyeseong Kim to score the winning run. The victory clinched the NLDS 3-1 for the Dodgers and positioned them as favorites to defend the World Series title.
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