The Los Angeles Dodgers scored a thrilling 2-1 walkfoff victory in extra innings to eliminate the Philadelphia Phillies from the Major League Baseball playoffs on Thursday and stay on course for back-to-back World Series crowns.

Cuban outfielder Andy Pages helped set up the bases-loaded winning run after Phillies reliever Orion Kerkering bungled what should have been an innings-ending play, sealing a 3-1 series victory for the Dodgers.

The win sends the Dodgers into a best-of-seven National League Championship Series against either the Milwaukee Brewers or Chicago Cubs, who were playing later. The NLCS winner advances to the World Series.

Kerkering’s agonizing error was the final twist in a gripping battle between two of the most expensively-assembled lineups in baseball.

Yet despite t

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