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Los Angeles Dodgers Rookie Makes History at Plate in Game 5 Loss

The Los Angeles Dodgers lost to the New York Mets in Game 5 of the NLCS on Friday, but Andy Pages did make some history at the plate.

Brady Farkas

Los Angeles Dodgers outfielder Andy Pages (44) celebrates hitting a three run home run in the fifth inning during game five of the NLCS for the 2024 MLB playoffs at Citi Field on Oct 18.
Los Angeles Dodgers outfielder Andy Pages (44) celebrates hitting a three run home run in the fifth inning during game five of the NLCS for the 2024 MLB playoffs at Citi Field on Oct 18. / Brad Penner-Imagn Images
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The Los Angeles Dodgers were blown out by the New York Mets on Friday night 12-6 at Citi Field in Game 5 of the National League Championship Series.

With the defeat, the Dodgers now lead the best-of-seven series 3-2 and are still just one win away from a trip back to the World Series.

Though the Dodgers lost, they did get a historic night at the plate from rookie outfielder Andy Pages.

He went 3-for-4 with two home runs, two runs scored and four RBI.

Per Sarah Langs of MLB.com on social media:

at 23 years & 315 days, Andy Pages is the youngest player in Dodgers history with a multi-HR postseason game

and the first Dodgers rookie to do so

The 23-year-old Pages got 403 at-bats in the regular season, hitting .248 with 13 homers and 46 RBI. He posted a .712 OPS and is an exciting part of the Dodgers core moving forward. The native of Cuba debuted back on April 16.

The series will have an off-day on Saturday as the teams fly across country, back to Los Angeles. Game 6 will be played on Sunday night with first pitch coming at 8:08 p.m. ET.

We know that the Mets will go with left-hander Sean Manaea in that start. He is 2-0 this postseason with a 2.65 ERA - and he earned the win in LA back in Game 2. As of this posting, the Dodgers have not announced a starter yet, though they could wind up going with a bullpen game.

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BRADY FARKAS

Brady Farkas is a baseball writer for Fastball on Sports Illustrated/FanNation and the host of 'The Payoff Pitch' podcast which can be found on Apple Podcasts and Spotify. Videos on baseball also posted to YouTube. Brady has spent nearly a decade in sports talk radio and is a graduate of Oswego State University. You can follow him on Twitter @WDEVRadioBrady. 

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