Front Row Seat: Dodgers advance to NLCS on throwing error
That was brutal.
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MLB Playoffs
Phillies Go Down Swinging And Missing, And Throwing And Missing - Defector
The ultimate cruelty of the Kerkering error is its comprehensibility. In a sport where Javier Báez once brain-boomed the Pittsburgh Pirates into total defensive collapse by attempting to retreat to home plate on a grounder, Kerkering's throw to home was very poor, but not truly a one-in-a-lifetime error. It's not common, but you've seen a play like that more than once, and you'll see it again. There were 10 walk-off errors this year, but they could be swallowed up within the flood of a 162-game season; Kerkering's came on the final play of a postseason series. And if there is one thing the MLB playoffs will always punish, it is bad timing.
Boyd regroups at Wrigley as Cubs blank Crew to force Game 5 - MLB.com
After the standing ovation from the raucous crowd at Wrigley Field on Thursday night, Matthew Boyd went right to the top step of the Cubs’ dugout. The veteran lefty waited and watched Daniel Palencia’s escape of the fifth inning, letting out a yell as the reliever induced a flyout off the bat of Brewers star Jackson Chourio.
This was vintage Boyd, focusing on a teammate when the spotlight was deservedly on him. Boyd earned attention for his performance in Game 4 of the National League Division Series, when the southpaw seized his shot at redemption and set the tone for the Cubs’ 6-0 win over the Brewers to send this series back to Milwaukee.
