Dodgers defeat Braves 4-1 as Andy Pages hits game-winning single
- The Los Angeles Dodgers advanced to their third consecutive National League Championship Series by defeating the Atlanta Braves 4-1 on Wednesday at Truist Park, clinching the NL Division...
- Pages entered the game with a .123 playoff batting average and had gone hitless in his first seven at-bats of the series after returning from a fractured left...
- Braves manager Walt Weiss acknowledged the decisive swing to MLB.com, stating, You tip your cap to Pages, man.
The Los Angeles Dodgers advanced to their third consecutive National League Championship Series by defeating the Atlanta Braves 4-1 on Wednesday at Truist Park, clinching the NL Division Series, as reported by the Los Angeles Times. Nine-hole hitter Andy Pages drove in the game-winning runs with a two-out, two-run single in the seventh inning, breaking a 1-1 tie in front of 41,173 fans, according to ESPN and MLB.com reporting.
Andy Pages Breaks Tie in Seventh Inning
Pages entered the game with a .123 playoff batting average and had gone hitless in his first seven at-bats of the series after returning from a fractured left hand sustained in the final week of the regular season. I like being in those at-bats,
Pages said through a translator after the win, according to the Los Angeles Times. There are times the result comes, sometimes not.
Braves manager Walt Weiss acknowledged the decisive swing to MLB.com, stating, You tip your cap to Pages, man. He hit a 100 mph heater back through the middle. Max Muncy added an insurance run for Los Angeles with a solo home run in the ninth inning, according to FOX Sports and Bleacher Report.
Atlanta Scores Early as Dodgers Tie Game
Atlanta opened the scoring in the bottom of the first inning when Michael Harris II singled, stole second, and scored on a wild pitch by Dodgers starting pitcher Tyler Glasnow following a groundout and a blocked curveball, as outlined by the Los Angeles Times and Bleacher Report. Glasnow limited the Braves to one hit over 4.2 innings but issued five walks, preventing him from pitching deeper into the contest.
The Dodgers tied the game in the second inning when a pair of errors from Sean Murphy and Mauricio Dubón allowed Shohei Ohtani to round the bases and tie the score at 1-1, according to the Los Angeles Times and Bleacher Report.
National League Championship Series Rematch With Milwaukee
The Dodgers move forward to face the Milwaukee Brewers in the National League Championship Series, starting Sunday, after Milwaukee eliminated the San Diego Padres in four games, as reported by the Los Angeles Times, ESPN, and FOX Sports. Los Angeles is bidding for its third consecutive World Series title and a fifth three-peat in baseball history, holding a 10-1 record in their past 11 road postseason games, according to MLB.com.