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The Los Angeles Dodgers are moving on to the National League Championship Series after an exhilarating win over the Philadelphia Phillies in Game 4 of the NL Division Series.
The Dodgers won the series, 3-1, and will now either travel to Milwaukee to take on the Brewers or host the Chicago Cubs for Game 1 of the NLCS, which is set to begin on Monday, Oct. 13.Â
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The Dodgers are advancing to their fourth NLCS appearance in the last six seasons, and their seventh in the last 10 seasons.
It was a pitchers’ duel early in Los Angeles between Tyler Glasnow and Cristopher Sanchez. Glasnow was lights out for LA, going six scoreless innings and allowing two hits, zero runs, three walks and eight strikeouts across 83 pitches. Dodgers manager Dave Roberts said that Glasnow was suffering from cramps, which caused him to exit after the sixth inning.Â
Read more: Dodgers’ Dave Roberts Reveals Why He Took Tyler Glasnow Out of NLDS Game 4
As for Sanchez, he was once again phenomenal in his outing. The southpaw was just as good as Glasnow, going 6.1 innings and allowing five hits, one earned run, one walk and five strikeouts across 95 pitches.Â
In the top of the seventh inning, Dodgers right-handed pitcher Emmet Sheehan struggled a bit out of the bullpen. The 25-year-old allowed two hits, one of which allowed the first run of the game. Phillies outfielder Nick Castellanos doubled to left and brought in Max Kepler.Â
The Dodgers came right back in the bottom of the seventh to tie the game. LA loaded the bases, and with Mookie Betts at the plate, he was methodical with his approach and forced a walk on Phillies relief pitcher Jhoan Duran.Â
The Phillies and Dodgers were in a deadlock. While the Dodger offense was not up to par, LA turned to its star pitcher, rookie Roki Sasaki. Sasaki was phenomenal as he’s been all postseason long. He pitched three innings on Thursday and was lights out. He recorded two strikeouts on 36 pitches and allowed zero hits and zero walks.Â
The Japanese sensation has been a difference maker for the Dodgers, and LA hopes that continues to be the case as they are eight wins away from title No. 9.Â
The Dodgers sealed the deal in the 11th. The Dodgers were threatening with the bases loaded. Outfielder Andy Pages came up with two outs and hit a pitch directly to Phillies relief pitcher Orion Kerkering.
Kerkering fumbled the ball, and instead of throwing to first for the final out of the inning, he overthrew to home, and Hyeseong Kim scored the final run of the game and series.Â
Here’s all the best celebrations from the postgame craziness:
Photo Credit: Kiyoshi Mio-Imagn Images
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