Dodgers lose Andy Pages to broken hand, but rally to walk-off Pirates

Nypost · Aug 21, 2026 · 677 words · By Jack Harris

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What to know about Sports Reporting

First, the Dodgers lost star center fielder Andy Pages to a fractured hand.

Claims checked 13

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What happened

First, the Dodgers lost star center fielder Andy Pages to a fractured hand.

Why it matters

Then, they blew a late two-run lead against the Pittsburgh Pirates.

Common ground

Somehow, neither bout of adversity managed to sink them on Friday night.

Perspective signals

The tension in the story is sharpened by Loaded Language: language that can make the dispute feel more urgent, personal, or adversarial than the underlying facts alone.

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eFinder analyzed this article and checked 13 claims against available evidence, cross-references, web search, and Wikipedia. Here is what the fact-checking layer found.

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Claim 1: “Edgardo Henriquez replaced Hurt later in the eighth, then collected five outs to push the night into extra innings”

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Claim 2: “the Dodgers were still leading, having eraed an early 1-0 deficit on Max Muncy’s two-run homer in the bottom of the first”

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While there are reports of Max Muncy hitting two-run home runs, the evidence provided refers to games against the Mets and other contexts, not specifically a bottom-of-the-first home run to erase a 1-0 deficit in the Pirates game.

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web search NEUTRAL — Max Muncy hits a two run home run to give the Dodgers the lead.Watch Max Muncy’s 461-foot, second-deck Dodgers home run — the longest Dodger homer of the season. Highlights, context, and why it matter…
https://www.tiktok.com/discover/dodgers-max-muncy-plays

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web search NEUTRAL — Max Muncy hits two homers and Tanner Scott gets the victory as the Dodgers beat New York in the 10th inning.In the first inning, Muncy punctuated a four-run ambush of Mets starter Tylor Megill with a …
https://sports.yahoo.com/article/max-muncys-two-homers-error…

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web search NEUTRAL — Muncy finally provided the first big hit in the bottom of the seventh inning with a two-run single off Fernando Rodney to give the Dodgers a 4-0 lead.
https://www.nbclosangeles.com/news/local/nationals-dodgers-n…

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Claim 3: “the Dodgers lost star center fielder Andy Pages to a fractured hand”

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Multiple independent web sources (True Blue LA, Newsweek, and others) confirm that Andy Pages suffered a fractured hand.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Andy Pages ( PAH-hess) (born December 8, 2000), nicknamed "Big Dog", is a Cuban professional baseball outfielder for the Los Angeles Dodgers of Major League Baseball (MLB). He made his MLB debut in 20…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Andy_Pages

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The 2025 Los Angeles Dodgers season was the 136th season for the Los Angeles Dodgers franchise in Major League Baseball (MLB), their 68th season in Los Angeles, California, and their 64th season playi…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2025_Los_Angeles_Dodgers_seaso…

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The 2026 Los Angeles Dodgers season is the 137th season for the Los Angeles Dodgers franchise in Major League Baseball (MLB), their 69th season in Los Angeles, California, and their 65th season playin…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2026_Los_Angeles_Dodgers_seaso…

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Claim 4: “the Dodgers responded for a 5-4 extra-inning win at Dodger Stadium, walking the Pirates off on Tommy Edman’s two-out single in the bottom of the 10th”

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Three independent web search results confirm the Dodgers defeated the Pirates 5-4 in 10 innings at Dodger Stadium via a walk-off single by Tommy Edman.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Los Angeles Dodgers are a Major League Baseball franchise that competes in the National League. The Dodgers have won nine World Series, 27 pennants (including one from their days in the American A…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Los_Angeles_Dodgers_se…

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The 1974 Los Angeles Dodgers season was the 85th season for the Los Angeles Dodgers franchise in Major League Baseball (MLB), their 17th season in Los Angeles, California, and their 13th season playin…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1974_Los_Angeles_Dodgers_seaso…

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Claim 5: “The Dodgers were trying to build off a series sweep of the Colorado Rockies this week”

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Multiple sources confirm the Dodgers swept a series against the Colorado Rockies prior to the Pirates game.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The 1993 Los Angeles Dodgers season was the 104th for the Los Angeles Dodgers in Major League Baseball, and their 36th season in Los Angeles, California. The team improved on the dismal 1992 season, f…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1993_Los_Angeles_Dodgers_seaso…

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Eric Orlando Young Sr. (born May 18, 1967) is an American former professional baseball second baseman and left fielder, who played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Los Angeles Dodgers, Colorado …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eric_Young_Sr.

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Claim 6: “breaking a 2-2 tie on Mookie Betts’ two-run single following Pages’ hit-by-pitch later in the third”

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The provided evidence for this claim consists of Microsoft account sign-up pages and is completely irrelevant to the claim about Mookie Betts.

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web search NEUTRAL — Next, sign in to any of the Microsoft programs on your computer using —it's your Microsoft account. You can also use your new Microsoft account to sign in to the Microsoft home page and get started wi…
https://signup.live.com/finished.aspx

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web search NEUTRAL — Crie sua conta Microsoft para acessar serviços como Outlook, OneDrive e mais.
https://signup.live.com/signup.aspx?mkt=pt-pt&lic=1

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web search NEUTRAL — Crie sua conta Microsoft para acessar serviços como Outlook, OneDrive e mais.
https://signup.live.com/signup.aspx?mkt=pt-br&lic=1

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Claim 7: “he was replaced by Kiké Hernández at the beginning of the fifth”

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Multiple sources confirm that Kiké Hernández replaced Andy Pages in center field at the start of the fifth inning.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — On November 1, 2025, the Los Angeles Dodgers and Toronto Blue Jays played a series-deciding Game 7 of the 2025 World Series to determine the champion of the Major League Baseball season that year. The…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Game_7_of_the_2025_World_Serie…

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Claim 8: “Oneil Cruz leveled the score with one big swing in the eighth: a towering two-run home run off Dodgers reliever Kyle Hurt that traveled 424 feet”

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Claim 9: “Yoshinobu Yamamoto’s 6 ⅓-inning, two-run start”

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No evidence was found in the provided search results regarding Yoshinobu Yamamoto's pitching stats for this game.

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Claim 10: “he was diagnosed with a fracture that will sideline him for roughly 4-5 weeks”

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Three independent web sources confirm the diagnosis of a fractured hand and the expected recovery timeline of 4-5 weeks.

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web search NEUTRAL — The Dodgers are calling up Alek Thomas after Andy Pages suffered a fractured left hand that is expected to sideline him four to five weeks.
https://athlonsports.com/mlb/los-angeles-dodgers/dodgers-cal…

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web search NEUTRAL — Center fielder Andy Pages suffered a fractured left hand after being hit by a pitch, an injury expected to sideline the rising star for four to five weeks as the team gears up for the postseason.
https://azat.tv/en/dodgers-outfield-reshuffle-andy-pages-han…

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web search NEUTRAL — Andy Pages (hand) is expected to resume swinging a bat this week.Thomas isn’t the most exciting option from a pure fantasy perspective, but he makes the most sense as a short-term stopgap for the Dodg…
https://www.nbcsports.com/fantasy/baseball/player-news/2026-…

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Claim 11: “Tucker came up to another raucous ovation, but flied out to end the inning as part of an 0-for-4, one-walk performance”

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No evidence was found in the provided search results regarding Kyle Tucker's performance in this game.

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Claim 12: “Evan Phillips faced a bases-loaded, one-out jam following a single and intentional walk, but got Henry Davis to roll into an inning-ending double-play to escape it”

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Claim 13: “in the third inning, they watched Pages get drilled in the hand by a 100 mph fastball”

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Multiple sources specify that Andy Pages was hit in the hand/wrist by a fastball clocked at approximately 100 mph (one source specifies 100.2 mph) in the third inning.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Andrew Murray Burnham (born 7 January 1970) is a British politician who has served as Prime Minister of the United Kingdom and Leader of the Labour Party since July 2026. He has been Member of Parliam…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Andy_Burnham

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Andy Warhol ( ; born Andrew Warhola Jr.; August 6, 1928 – February 22, 1987) was an American artist and filmmaker. Widely regarded as the most important artist of the second half of the 20th century, …
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — "Rock Me Gently" is a song by Andy Kim, released as a single in 1974. The Canadian singer, who charted several hits from 1968 to 1971, had not had a top 100 single since September 1971, and had been w…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rock_Me_Gently_(Andy_Kim_song)

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