The Dodgers needed 54 outs before they finally could walk off with a 6-5 win over the Toronto Blue Jays in the bottom of the 18th inning for a 2-1 series lead.
This is a deep dive into one of those outs. It may seem relatively insignificant, considering all the other huge moments during the six hours and 39 minutes it took to complete the instant classic at Dodger Stadium. But it was important in more ways than one.
Not only did it get L.A. out of a bases-loaded jam in the top of the 12th inning to preserve a 5-5 tie, but it also could have been the final mound appearance by one of the Dodgers’ (and baseball’s) all-time greats: Clayton Kershaw.