Philadelphia Phillies teammates and coaches surrounded reliever Orion Kerkering with support after his errant throw home ended their season in a 2-1 NLDS loss to the Los Angeles Dodgers. Kerkering's wild throw allowed the winning run to score in the 11th inning, making him only the second player in MLB history to commit an error that ended a postseason series.

Catcher J.T. Realmuto, who had signaled for Kerkering to throw to first base, rushed to the 24-year-old's side immediately after the play. Nick Castellanos sprinted in from right field to join them.

Kerkering stood motionless with his head dropped as Dodgers players rushed past him to celebrate. Realmuto and Castellanos walked him to the dugout where manager Rob Thomson was waiting on the top step.

"I understand what he's feeling," Castellanos said. "I mean, not the exact emotions. But I can see that. I didn't even have to think twice about it. That's where I needed to run to."

Thomson put his arm around Kerkering and told him to keep his head up. Kerkering did not remove his uniform until 37 minutes after the play, answering every question while holding back tears.

"I feel for him because he's putting it all on his shoulders," Thomson said. "But we win as a team and we lose as a team."

Kyle Schwarber found Kerkering sitting alone in the dugout more than an hour after the game ended. He talked to his teammate for several minutes before putting his left arm around him and patting him on the back.

"One play shouldn't define somebody's career," Schwarber said. "I've had tons of failures in my life."

Matt Strahm deflected blame toward himself for not ensuring the team practiced pitchers' fielding more frequently. Multiple teammates hugged Kerkering after he faced cameras in the clubhouse.

"It means a lot," Kerkering said through tears. "It shows they cared a lot. So it's everything, for sure."