Overview

• With two outs and the bases loaded in the 11th, Andy Pages hit a comebacker that Orion Kerkering bobbled before air-mailing a throw home past J.T. Realmuto, allowing Hyeseong Kim to score the winning run.
• The play ended a 2-1 Game 4 and closed out the NLDS 3-1 for Los Angeles, which moves on to the National League Championship Series.
• Pages told the Los Angeles Times he thought, “he threw the game away,” after seeing Kerkering miss the grab and then choose a rushed throw home.
• Kerkering appeared distraught as J.T. Realmuto and Nick Castellanos immediately comforted him on the field, with Castellanos later calling his sprint to the pitcher instinctive and drawing praise from fans.
• Despite the error capping the Phillies’ exit, Kerkering’s rookie year was solid by the reported numbers and even drew praise from Dave Roberts, while Miguel Rojas said mistakes happen and the reliever must wait until next year to move past it.