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After Alex Vesia worked a 10-pitch strikeout of Harrison Bader to leave the go-ahead run stranded on second in the top half of the inning, Tommy Edman lined a single into left field. Max Muncy hit one up the middle just past the diving glove of Trea Turner to put runners on the corners with two outs and chased Luzardo from the game.
The miracle run continued Saturday with a 3-2 walk-off hit-by-pitch win over the Texas Rangers ( box score ). While the furious fight for the AL Central title is ongoing, the Guardians are playoff-bound for the seventh time in the last 10 seasons.
According to Jayson Stark of The Athletic, Kerkering's extra-inning error was the first time in MLB postseason history that a team was eliminated on a walk-off error. Bill Buckner's blunder is an infamous moment, but it didn't directly lead to the 's elimination.
Hear the call as heard on STAR and MLB India of Jorge Polanco's Walk-off as called by Jacob Wilkins and Manish Behta
The Dodgers knocked off the Philadelphia Phillies, 2-1, in 11 innings Thursday, winning the NL Division Series in four games, and now advance to the National League Championship Series to face the winner of the Milwaukee Brewers - Chicago Cubs series on Monday.
We have just one game on the docket on Friday night in the MLB playoffs, but it’s a big one. The Seattle Mariners host the Detroit Tigers with a trip to the ALC
One batter later, Anthony Volpe tried to get a force out at third base but spiked a ball to Jazz Chisholm Jr. for another error. Gerrit Cole recovered with back-to-back strikeouts, but the Dodgers quickly poured on a game-tying five runs after what should have been the fourth out of the inning.