Andy Pages spent most of the National League Division Series searching for his October moment.
When it finally arrived, it sent the Dodgers into the next round.
Pages delivered a go-ahead two-run single with the bases loaded and two outs in the seventh inning, breaking a 1–1 tie and lifting Los Angeles to a 4–1 victory over the Braves in Game 4 at Truist Park.
The Dodgers won the series three games to one and advanced to the National League Championship Series for the third consecutive year.
Their pursuit of a third straight World Series championship will continue Sunday against the Milwaukee Brewers.
Pages Finally Delivers The Hit Dodgers Needed
The Dodgers entered the seventh inning with only two hits and still had not recorded a hit with runners in scoring position during the series.
Teoscar Hernández started the rally with a one-out single against Tyler Mahle, ending an otherwise excellent night for Atlanta’s starter.
Didier Fuentes retired Max Muncy for the second out before Josue De Paula entered as a pinch-hitter for Kiké Hernández.
The 21-year-old rookie did not expand the zone or attempt to create the entire moment himself. De Paula worked a five-pitch walk, giving the Dodgers another baserunner and turning the lineup over.
Kyle Tucker followed with another walk to load the bases.
Atlanta then called on Robert Suarez to face Pages.
Pages fell behind 1–2 before working the count full. Suarez challenged him with a 99.7 mph fastball, and Pages lined it through the middle to score Hernández and Tommy Edman.
The hit gave Los Angeles a 3–1 lead and represented its first hit with runners in scoring position during the entire series.
“I’ve been preparing myself all series for a moment like that,” Pages said after the victory.
The moment carried additional weight because of Pages’ recent postseason history.
He struggled throughout the Dodgers’ 2025 championship run and entered Game 4 with only one RBI across his first 62 career postseason at-bats. He also missed 27 games late this season because of a broken left hand and opened this series without a hit in Games 1 and 2.
Dave Roberts continued putting him in the lineup.
Pages rewarded that trust with the biggest hit of his postseason career.
De Paula Contributes Without Swinging The Bat
Pages will receive most of the attention, but the rally does not happen without De Paula.
With two outs and Hernández standing at second, De Paula faced a difficult assignment against Fuentes—a pitcher who had already thrown 3⅔ scoreless innings against the Dodgers in Game 2.
De Paula saw only one strike during the five-pitch plate appearance and refused to chase.
The walk allowed Tucker to extend the inning and eventually gave Pages an opportunity with the bases loaded.
It was a composed at-bat from a rookie making his first postseason appearance in a potential series-clinching game.
The Dodgers included De Paula on their NLDS roster because they believed his strike-zone awareness and left-handed bat could make a difference off the bench.
He showed exactly how that skill can affect a postseason game without appearing in the box score with a hit or RBI.
Glasnow Battles Through Command Problems
Tyler Glasnow did not have his best command, but Atlanta still managed only one hit against him.
Michael Harris II opened the bottom of the first with a single, stole second and eventually scored on a wild pitch to give the Braves an early 1–0 lead.
Glasnow did not allow another hit during his 4⅔ innings.
He struck out five but issued five walks, including two in the fifth inning. After Glasnow walked Ronald Acuña Jr. with two outs, Roberts called on Alex Vesia to face Matt Olson with two runners aboard.
Vesia needed only one pitch to induce an inning-ending groundout.
Glasnow’s final line reflected both sides of his performance:
4⅔ innings
One hit
One run
Five walks
Five strikeouts
The command will need to improve if Glasnow receives another start during the NLCS, but he kept the Dodgers in a tied elimination game despite fighting himself throughout the afternoon.
Dodgers Bullpen Closes The Door
Atlanta created another opportunity when Ozzie Albies doubled to begin the sixth inning.
The Braves never moved him beyond second.
Vesia retired Austin Riley before Edgardo Henriquez entered and recorded the final two outs, including a fly ball that Kyle Tucker secured with a falling catch in right field.
Henriquez returned for a scoreless seventh and earned his first career postseason victory.
Tanner Scott retired the side in order in the eighth, and Edwin Díaz followed with a perfect ninth to secure his second save of the series.
Vesia, Henriquez, Scott and Díaz combined for 4⅓ scoreless innings while allowing only two hits. The bullpen retired Atlanta’s final seven hitters in order.
The Dodgers held the Braves to eight runs and 18 hits across the four-game series. Atlanta finished 1-for-23 with runners in scoring position.
That was the difference.
Neither offense consistently capitalized on its opportunities, but the Dodgers’ pitching staff gave Atlanta almost no margin for error.
Dodgers Manufacture Their First Run
Atlanta’s defense helped Los Angeles erase the early deficit in the second inning.
Shohei Ohtani drew a leadoff walk and stole second. Catcher Sean Murphy’s throw sailed into center field, allowing Ohtani to advance to third.
Muncy then lifted a high popup into shallow left field that Mauricio Dubón dropped, bringing Ohtani home with the tying run.
The Dodgers did not record a hit in the inning, but Ohtani’s baserunning forced Atlanta to execute defensively. The Braves could not.
It remained 1–1 until Pages finally broke through in the seventh.
Muncy Adds Another October Home Run
Muncy provided the final run with a solo homer off Raisel Iglesias in the ninth inning.
It was his third home run of the series and the 19th postseason homer of his career, extending his Dodgers franchise record.
The blast also moved Muncy into a four-way tie for seventh place on MLB’s all-time postseason home run list.
Los Angeles relied almost entirely on home runs during the first three games of the series. All 10 of the Dodgers’ runs entering Game 4 had come on homers.
This time, their season-changing hit was a two-run single from Pages.
Muncy’s homer simply added some breathing room before Díaz finished the job.
Dodgers’ Depth Carries Them Through
The top four hitters in the Dodgers’ Game 4 lineup finished 0-for-15. Ohtani still helped create the tying run with a walk and stolen base, but Los Angeles did not receive its biggest contributions from the names expected to carry the offense.
Instead, Hernández started the decisive rally.
De Paula worked the walk that kept it alive.
Tucker refused to chase and loaded the bases.
Pages delivered the hit.
Muncy provided the insurance.
That is what postseason depth looks like.
The Dodgers did not produce their best offensive series. They struggled with runners in scoring position, depended heavily on home runs and received limited production from several stars.
They still eliminated a 94-win Atlanta team in four games.
Dodgers Will Face Brewers In NLCS
Milwaukee defeated San Diego 3–1 in its own Game 4 on Wednesday, setting up a second consecutive NLCS matchup between the Dodgers and Brewers.
Game 1 is scheduled for Sunday at American Family Field.
The additional days off will allow Los Angeles to reset its rotation and give a heavily used roster time to recover before the next round. The Dodgers swept Milwaukee in last year’s NLCS, but the Brewers earned home-field advantage this time.
Wednesday’s victory was also the 72nd postseason win of Roberts’ career, moving him ahead of Tony La Russa for sole possession of second place in MLB history. Only Joe Torre remains ahead of him with 84.
That history can wait.
The Dodgers are three victories into the 11 wins required to capture another championship.
Eight remain.
Andy Pages delivered when the Dodgers needed him most, the bullpen refused to break and Los Angeles is headed back to the NLCS with its pursuit of a three-peat still alive.