"ANDERSON: It's 0 and 1. Kerkering trying to send this one to the 12th. No balls and a strike. Pages breaks his bat, Kerkering gotta find it. Throws to the plate! Oh my goodness! He throws it away! And the Dodgers have won! The Dodgers win and they are moving on to the NLCS in a most improbable finish! Pandemonium in Dodger Stadium! And your heart breaks for Orion Kerkering. The Dodgers ecstatic. This game ends in the cruelest way for the Phillies."
"FRANCOEUR: You hate the game ended this way. It was played so well and Kerkering right there, plenty of time to go to first. I mean plenty of time to go to first even though he bobbled it and just kind of in the moment panicked. And look at that right there, even if he threw a good one he's safe [at home]."
With the score tied 1-1 in the bottom of the 11th, the Dodgers singled to chase Jesus Lazardo and Orion Kerkering was summoned with two outs. Kerkering walked the first batter he faced, then induced a weak comebacker from Andy Pages that he initially mishandled. Although he had time to throw to first, he panicked and made an errant throw home that sailed past J.T. Realmuto. Pinch runner Hyesong Kim scored the winning run, giving the Dodgers a 3-1 series victory and advancement to the NLCS. Replays showed a throw to first would have beaten Pages; a perfect throw to the plate likely would have been late. Coaches and teammates consoled Kerkering in the dugout.
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