Andy Pages helped the Dodgers win Game 4 of their NLDS against the Atlanta Braves with a crucial hit in the seventh inning that gave his team a two-run lead. Despite struggling early in the series and facing criticism, Pages remained focused on improving his hitting skills through training methods like using an artificial pitching machine called Trajekt Arc. Manager Dave Roberts continued to trust Pages, believing he would be key for their World Series chances this year.
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In Game 4 of the NLDS on October 7, Tyler Glasnow started for the Los Angeles Dodgers against Atlanta Braves' pitcher Tyler Mahle at Truist Park. The Dodgers clinched their series victory over the Braves with a 4-1 win, advancing to the National League Championship Series for the third consecutive year. Andy Pages delivered the pivotal moment in the seventh inning with a two-run single that gave Los Angeles the lead and eventually sealed the game. Despite Glasnow's strong performance (4⅔ innings, allowing just one hit), he was replaced after issuing back-to-back walks, leading to Dave Roberts' strategic bullpen management. The victory marked the Dodgers’ first series win in Atlanta since 2019 and their pursuit of becoming the first NL team to win three consecutive World Series titles. Michael Harris II sparked a key inning for the Braves with his leadoff single but failed to score as Glasnow’s wild pitch allowed Will Smith to block it, preventing runs. The Dodgers relied on strong bullpen work from Alex Vesia and Max Muncy's solo home run in the ninth to secure their place in the NLCS. Pages' clutch hit transformed his postseason legacy after a difficult 2022 World Series performance. The series victory also ended Atlanta’s season as the Dodgers moved forward with high hopes of defending their title.
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Or so Andy Pages said.
“I don’t even think of what happened last year,” Pages said in Spanish.
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Pages → say → Spanish
“What happened, happened.”
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happened → happen → ?
The way Pages viewed it, his miserable offensive performance on the Dodgers’ World Series run last year wasn’t something for which he had to make up.
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he → view → which
The experience, Pages said, made him the player he is now.
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he → say → ?
The player he is now drove in the runs that sank the Atlanta Braves on Wednesday night and sent the Dodgers on their way to a 4-1 victory in Game 4 of their National League Division Series.
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that → drive → Series
“Tonight,” Dodgers manager Dave Roberts said, “Andy picked us up huge with a big hit.”
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Andy → say → hit
The best-of-five series over, Pages walked around the visiting clubhouse at Truist Field in a commemorative gray shirt that was soaked with cheap sparkling wine and beer.
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that → walk → wine
A pair of goggles covered his forehead.
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pair → cover → forehead
“Special,” he said.
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he → say → ?
The journey here started a year ago, when Pages batted just .078 in the postseason.
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Pages → start → postseason
But Pages said he considers that World Series to be a wonderful memory, and not just because he made a game-saving catch in Game 7 as a defensive replacement.
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he → say → replacement
“Because we won,” he said.
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he → win → ?
And rather than sulk over not starting the last three games of the World Series, Pages decided to use his failures to guide his training.
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Pages → sulk → training
To be the kind of player who could be trusted in big games, Pages figured, he had to become a more selective hitter.
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he → trust → games
Improving his eye by stepping in against an artificial pitching machine called a Trajekt Arc, Pages made his first All-Star team this year.
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Pages → improve → team
A broken hand in late August nearly derailed his season, but Pages did what he could to remain sharp.
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he → break → season
Before he was able to swing a bat again, Pages was stepping in against the Trajekt Arc again.
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Pages → swing → Arc
Pages returned for the final week of the regular season and batted .333, which is why what happened next was shocking.
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happened → return → .333
In the first two games of the NLDS, Pages was a combined 0-for-7.
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Pages → combine → NLDS
What was worse than the numbers was how he looked.
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He looked lost.
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He looked desperate.
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Pages’ ABS challenge privileges were revoked after a particularly unwise effort to turn a called strike into a ball.
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privileges → revoke → ball
At this point, manager Dave Roberts acknowledged he was concerned.
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he → acknowledge → point
However, Roberts said, “This is one of those things where I’m gonna continue to give Andy leash.
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I believe in him.
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I → believe → him
I feel that for us to win the World Series this year, we’re gonna need him to be an active part of our team.”
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him → feel → team
Pages rewarded Roberts with a two-hit performance in the Dodgers’ Game 3 win.
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Pages → reward → win
In Game 4, Pages stepped into the batter’s box with the game on the line.
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Bases loaded.
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Game tied, 1-1.
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Game → tie → ?
Pages worked a full count.
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Pages → work → count
Suarez threw him a 99.7-mph fastball on the inner half of the plate and Pages banged it up the middle.
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Pages → throw → middle
Two runs scored, and the Dodgers were suddenly ahead, 3-1.
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Dodgers → score → ?
“I was waiting for that moment,” Pages said.
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Pages → wait → moment
“I prepared a long time for that moment, and thanks to God I was able to get the result.”
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I → prepare → result
He prepared for the moment.
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He dreamed of the moment.
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But he didn’t try to visualize it.
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“I think that when you think too much about something, it doesn’t happen,” he said.
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he → think → something
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