LOS ANGELES — Orion Kerkering walked off the field at Dodger Stadium on Thursday night with Nick Castellanos’ arm draped around him, with Bryson Stott consoling him, with J.T. Realmuto having run to his aid. It wasn’t the way he would’ve ever expected to walk off the mound.

Kerkering’s throwing error on a fielder’s choice with two outs in the 11th inning ended the Phillies’ season, the Dodgers surviving a 2-1 marathon to take the NLDS in four games.

Kerkering knocked down but couldn’t find at his feet a comebacker from Andy Pages with the bases loaded and two outs in the 11th. With J.T Realmuto pointing to first base and the infield screaming at him to throw that way, Kerkering instead airmailed it to home. A good throw may never have gotten pinch-runner Hyeseong Kim. But Pages was dead

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