The Phillies, trailing 2-1 in the NLDS, needed a win to stay alive against the defending champion Los Angeles Dodgers at Dodger Stadium. The game was 1-1 at the end of the night and stretched deep into extra innings. With no margin for error, the game already hits its fever pitch. Then, in the bottom of the 11th inning with the bases loaded and two outs, reliever Orion Kerkering induced a weak ground ball back to the mound to save the inning. Kerkering couldn’t notice his catcher, J.T. Realmuto’s signal to throw to first in the heat of the moment, and made a wild throw.

The ball sailed away, the Dodgers scored the winning run, and the Phillies’ season was over .

The final throw may be the moment that ended the season, but the first domino fell four innings earlier. Starter Cristophe

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