The Los Angeles Dodgers overcame a 3-0 deficit against the Philadelphia Phillies on Saturday night to take the first game of the NLDS.
Before Teoscar Hernández played the role of playoff hero and launched a 394-foot three-run home run in the seventh inning, he was very briefly close to being considered the game’s villain. A second-inning triple from Phillies catcher J.T. Realmuto brought in a pair of runs, but many believed that Hernández could have made a play on the ball and at least lessen the blow.
The All-Star right fielder spoke after the game regarding his thought process in that moment.