LOS ANGELES — The Dodgers canceled their flight.
In danger of losing back-to-back games at home to send the National League Division Series back to Philadelphia to be decided, the Dodgers instead eliminated the Phillies with a 2-1 victory in 11 innings on Thursday.
The game was decided with the bases loaded and two outs in the 11th when Phillies reliever Orion Kerkering broke Andy Pages’ bat and Pages dribbled a ball back to the mound. Kerkering bobbled it and then panicked, firing the ball over the head of catcher JT Realmuto, allowing the winning run to score.
The Dodgers move on to the NL Championship Series for the fourth time in the past six years and the sixth time in the past nine. They will play either the Milwaukee Brewers or the Chicago Cubs with the Brewers having home-field