The bottom of the 11th inning of Game 4 of the National League Division Series between the Phillies and Dodgers will be remembered largely for one reason: Phillies relief pitcher Orion Kerkering’s throwing error that led to the winning run scoring in the form of Hyeseong Kim, ending Philadelphia’s season and sending Los Angeles to the National League Championship Series for the second straight year.
But it very nearly could have been remembered for a different sort of mistake, one that was quickly remediated despite being missed in all of the end-of-game chaos.
In his haste to hurry home and score the winning run, Kim seemingly failed to touch home plate.
Rewatched the final play of the Phillies and Dodgers. Overhead angle showed Kim initially missing the plate when he ran home (he went back and touched it)
Had the throw been on target, he would’ve been out pic.twitter.com/ZThvnHueqn
— Darren Healey (@DarrenHealey610) October 10, 2025
In the wildness of that ending, Hyeseong Kim went back and stepped on home again to make sure he was safe … which was a heads-up move because he looked real close to missing the plate initially pic.twitter.com/zivfrYQ1OO
— Jack Harris (@ByJackHarris) October 10, 2025
Fortunately for the Dodgers, Kim quickly realized what had occurred and, after Kerkering’s throw sailed past catcher J.T. Realmuto’s head to the backstop, doubled back to touch home plate.
It was another what-if moment in an eventful inning filled with them.
