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The Los Angeles Dodgers’ 5-4 win over the San Diego Padres Tuesday night felt like playoff baseball.
While the raucous split crowd at Petco Park in San Diego was certainly part of that, so too was the level of play.
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May 15, 2026; Anaheim, California, USA; Los Angeles Dodgers center fielder Andy Pages (44) is greeted by teammates after hitting a home run during the fourth inning against the Los Angeles Angels at Angel Stadium. Mandatory Credit: William Liang-Imagn Images
Perhaps no matchup exemplified that better than the decisive at-bat, when Andy Pages hit a sacrifice fly to score Alex Call in the ninth inning, giving the Dodgers the win.
Even more impressively, Pages did that against Mason Miller, perhaps the most dominating pitcher in the National League, giving him his first loss in over a year.
How Andy Pages bested Mason Miller
It was a nine-pitch battle that pushed both players to their limits.
Pages took only two pitches, both balls, and fouled off six others before hitting a fly ball to right field.
Pages was helped by Miller’s first career error.
After the first pitch, Miller tried to pick off pinch runner Alex Call at first.
The throw would’ve put Call in a rundown, had it been on target.
Instead, a wild throw went past the first baseman and into right field, allowing Call to get to third.
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May 19, 2026; San Diego, California, USA; Los Angeles Dodgers left fielder Alex Call (12) scores ahead of the throw to San Diego Padres catcher Freddy Fermin (54) during the ninth inning at Petco Park. Mandatory Credit: Denis Poroy-Imagn Images
Eight pitches later, Pages connected, and Call tagged up and beat the throw to home plate.
What did the Dodgers say about Andy Pages?
Teammates in the dugout were overjoyed by Pages’ sac fly and Call’s race home.
After the game, Freddie Freeman — who hit two home runs earlier in the game — praised Pages for “one of the greatest at-bats I’ve ever seen in person.”
“We were all just like, ‘Wow,’” Freeman said, as reported by Jack Harris of the California Post.
“Mason is the best in the game right now,” added manager Dave Roberts, “and Andy willed himself to do something productive in that at-bat.”
When Pages was asked, though, he indicated he knew he was going to get his team the win.
“In my mind, I never thought he was gonna strike me out or dominate me,” Pages said in Spanish. “I was 100% certain I was gonna move the ball forward.”
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