The Phillies were knocked out of the MLB playoffs in extra innings on Thursday night after a brutal error from reliever Orion Kerkering allowed the Dodgers to bring in the game-winning run. While it is easy to point to Kerkering’s mistake as the moment that ended the Phillies’ season, the team had plenty of opportunities earlier in the game to …
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What comes next for Phillies’ core after 3 years of postseason pain?
LOS ANGELES — After the fireworks exploded, after Orion Kerkering bent to his knees in despair, after the Los Angeles Dodgers mobbed the field and claimed the National League Division Series with a 2-1 walk-off win in Game 4, the Phillies processed it all in the Dodger Stadium visitors clubhouse. The Phillies lined the room, sitting at their lockers and …
Read More »Dave Roberts Empathizes With Phillies’ Orion Kerkering After Error in Crushing Loss
Phillies reliever Orion Kerkering had plenty of support from his teammates and manager after his brutal error led to a crushing defeat at the hands of the Dodgers. Catcher J.T. Realmuto was the first to get to Kerkering as he stood on the field with his head down and hands on his knees in front of the celebrating Dodgers. Realmuto …
Read More »Jimmy Rollins expects changes for Phillies; Pedro Martinez on Orion Kerkering
For the third consecutive year, the Phillies have fallen short in the playoffs. After a 2-1 loss to the Dodgers in the National League Division Series on Thursday night put an end to Red October, there are plenty of questions surrounding the team entering the offseason. Do the Phillies bring back manager Rob Thomson? Do they keep their core roster …
Read More »Phillies’ future is uncertain following their 4th straight playoff exit
PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Orion Kerkering airmailed a throw into the Los Angeles night that not only unimaginably ended the Phillies’ season — it all but ended the run of the core of a roster that suffered through four straight postseasons without a World Series title. NL home run and RBI champion Kyle Schwarber, veteran catcher J.T. Realmuto and rotation stalwart …
Read More »Dodgers Player Avoided Disastrous Mistake on Game-Winning Run Off of Phillies Error
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 …
Read More »Cristopher Sanchez says umpire apologized to him for critical missed strike as Phillies’ season ends in heartbreak
Ending a season on a head-scratching error is hard enough, but the Phillies also will have all offseason to think about a blown call that led to the Dodgers tying the game. Philadelphia starter Cristopher Sanchez revealed that home plate umpire Mark Wegner apologized to him for a missed strike three that preceded a walk that eventually led to the …
Read More »Phillies’ Orion Kerkering Bluntly Addressed Season-Ending NLDS Error
The Phillies’ 2025 season ended in the worst way possible on Thursday night. Just one out away from navigating out of trouble in the bottom of the 11th inning with the bases loaded and the game tied 1-1, Phillies reliever Orion Kerkering induced a slow roller off the bat of Dodgers outfielder Andy Pages that bounced off of Kerkering’s foot …
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Read More »Orion Kerkering’s wild throw sends Dodgers over Phillies 2-1 and into NL Championship Series
LOS ANGELES (AP) — The Philadelphia Phillies and Los Angeles Dodgers didn’t blink as the pressure built, inning after scoreless inning. Both teams pushed a single run across, forcing extra innings. Then came one of postseason baseball’s craziest endings. Orion Kerkering made a wild throw past home instead of tossing to first after mishandling Andy Pages’ bases-loaded comebacker with two …
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