Pivotal moments decide outcomes and many will, for good reason, forever rue the stunning conclusion to Game 4 of the National League Division Series.

It was a perilous instant.

But the Phillies ’ season-ending 2-1 loss to the Dodgers Oct. 9 had plenty of equally decisive company spread over 11 riveting innings at Dodger Stadium.

They all share the guilt that the Phillies’ World Series hopes have, again, fallen painfully short.

Relief pitcher Orion Kerkering threw where he was looking, toward home plate, without sensing that the smart play was turning left and throwing to first base. That appeared to be his initial plan. Phillies Playoff Tickets Buy tickets to see the Phillies in the MLB playoffs

"Just hit off my foot," Kerkering told reporters afterward. "Once that pressure got t

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