Andy Pages Lifts Dodgers to 5-4 Win With 9-Pitch Sacrifice Fly

10 articles · Updated · New York Post · May 20

Andy Pages drove in the winning run with a ninth-inning sacrifice fly, capping the Dodgers’ 5-4 comeback over San Diego and moving Los Angeles back into first place in the NL West.
Nine pitches into the at-bat, Pages solved Mason Miller — who entered 15-for-15 in saves with 45 strikeouts in 84 batters faced — by fouling off premium fastballs and sliders before lifting a 101.5 mph heater to right.
Miller’s inning unraveled after he walked Max Muncy on an ABS-overturned full-count pitch, then threw away a pickoff attempt that let pinch-runner Alex Call reach third before scoring the decisive run.
Freddie Freeman also powered the Dodgers with 2 home runs, while the bullpen covered the final 5 innings without allowing a run to secure the victory.
The breakthrough underscored Pages’ breakout season: the 25-year-old entered the night batting .299 with an .865 OPS and 41 RBIs after reworking his approach over the offseason.

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