The Los Angeles Dodgers and their fans tolerated an unspectacular 2025 campaign by Teoscar Hernandez, confident that he would step up when the stakes got higher. A stunned Philadelphia Phillies home crowd grabbed their stomachs and tried to grasp what just happened. October dynamo Kike Hernandez notched a two-run RBI double in the sixth to cut the deficit, and Teoscar Hernandez received a huge opportunity to completely flip momentum in the seventh. He retired both Ohtani and Mookie Betts but left a 92 mph fastball in the danger zone for Hernandez. Whether it was dormant or on the injured list, a profusion of talent has always been lurking in Los Angeles.