{"id":166,"date":"2026-05-28T20:48:51","date_gmt":"2026-05-28T20:48:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/corporate-movers-usa.com\/?p=166"},"modified":"2026-05-28T20:48:51","modified_gmt":"2026-05-28T20:48:51","slug":"phillies-orion-kerkering-trying-to-build-off-of-a-bad-memory-as-he-returns-to-dodger-stadium","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/corporate-movers-usa.com\/?p=166","title":{"rendered":"Phillies\u2019 Orion Kerkering trying to \u2018build off of a bad memory\u2019 as he returns to Dodger Stadium"},"content":{"rendered":"<div><div><div><audio><\/audio><\/div><\/div><p>LOS ANGELES \u2014 When the Phillies arrive at Dodger Stadium on Friday, plenty of memories from last October are sure to resurface. <\/p><p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/corporate-movers-usa.com\/?p=164\">Andy Kim doesn\u2019t know what\u2019s next for Delaney Hall ICE facility, and that terrifies him<\/a><\/p><div><\/div><p>For Orion Kerkering, it\u2019s unavoidable. It will be his first time back since the National League Division Series, when Kerkering flung a softly-hit bases loaded grounder over catcher J.T. Realmuto\u2019s head at home instead of making the routine play at first.<\/p><div><\/div><div><div><div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div><\/div><p>While it was not the only reason the Phillies lost to the Dodgers last year, as the final play of the 11-inning Game 4, it remains one of the lasting moments of another postseason failure. <\/p><div><\/div><div><\/div><p>Kerkering has faced the error head on. He has never shied away from talking about it. But he also never wanted it to define him.<\/p><div><\/div><p>This might be his first visit to Dodger Stadium since it happened, but he certainly doesn\u2019t plan on it being the last. <\/p><div><\/div><div><\/div><div><\/div><p>\u201cI\u2019m hoping to play 10 more years after this or so, hopefully,\u201d said Kerkering, 25. \u201cI think every time you go there, it\u2019s a new memory, no matter what. Good, bad, or different. That one\u2019s probably obviously the biggest one, but you give up homers at different stadiums.<\/p><div><\/div><p>\u201cJust trying to build off of a bad memory. Put that foundation down, for sure.\u201d<\/p><div><\/div><div><\/div><div><\/div><p>Kerkering said he hasn\u2019t dwelled too much on the upcoming Dodgers series. He\u2019s treating it like any other road trip, and was able to spend time with family he has in the area on Thursday\u2019s off day. <\/p><div><\/div><p>\u201cI\u2019m just going in there like it\u2019s another game, not really try to overthink it, and just go after guys while I\u2019m there,\u201d Kerkering said. \u201cNot think about the past, not think about anything. Because I think I\u2019ve been doing that all year. I think it\u2019s just another stadium to go to.\u201d<\/p><div><\/div><div><\/div><div><\/div><p>It helps that his confidence is high right now with how he\u2019s been performing this season. Kerkering has a 2.21 ERA and has not allowed an earned run in his last three appearances. <\/p><div><\/div><div><\/div><p>This season, he has four holds and one save. He\u2019s holding opposing batters to a 20% hard-hit rate, which  is bettered only by Padres closer Mason Miller (11.8%). <\/p><div><\/div><p>\u201cHe\u2019s just been really good for us for a long time, especially this year,\u201d Realmuto said. \u201cHe\u2019s got so much confidence, he\u2019s filling the zone up. His stuff is obviously elite.\u201d<\/p><div><\/div><div><\/div><div><\/div><p>There\u2019s a lot that\u2019s different from the last time the Phillies were in Los Angeles. They have a new interim manager and new faces in the outfield and on the pitching staff. Even Kerkering himself has a new splitter that he developed this offseason.<\/p><p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/corporate-movers-usa.com\/?p=162\">\ud83e\ude95 Roots Picnic weekend is here | Things to do<\/a><\/p><div><\/div><div><\/div><div><\/div><p>He has thrown the pitch 18 times this season, and hasn\u2019t surrendered a hit on it yet. It gives him another tool against left-handers, and having another pitch for hitters to plan for makes the rest of his arsenal play up, too. <\/p><div><\/div><p>Kerkering\u2019s sweeper has always been his best pitch, but he\u2019s also throwing his two-seam with more confidence. Hitters averaged .317 against Kerkering\u2019s two-seam last season. This year, they\u2019re hitting .154 against it. <\/p><div><\/div><div><\/div><div><\/div><p>Kerkering attributed that improvement to better location.<\/p><div><\/div><div><\/div><p>\u201cI think it just helps a lot if I\u2019m just able to locate it in the zone, let hitters hit it. They hit it, great. If not, it is what it is,\u201d Kerkering said. \u201cThey have to cheat to one, so if they can\u2019t cheat to that one, that helps with the slider, too.\u201d<\/p><div><\/div><p>Kerkering has been able to neutralize both righties (.178 batting average) and lefties (.200), which makes it difficult for teams to counter him through matchups. <\/p><div><\/div><p>In turn, that makes interim manager Don Mattingly\u2019s life easier.<\/p><div><\/div><div><\/div><div><\/div><p>\u201cHe throws strikes, he\u2019s quick to the plate, he\u2019s gotten better at fielding his position, he\u2019s not walking people,\u201d Mattingly said. \u201cHe\u2019s an easy guy to bring into the game.\u201d<\/p><div><\/div><p>If Mattingly decides to call on Kerkering during this series, the pitcher will jog out to the mound and treat it like any other game. And each time he does, Kerkering will have an opportunity to make a new memory beside the old one. <\/p><div><\/div><p>And when it\u2019s over, Dodger Stadium might no longer be where it all ended last October, but where something new began in May.<\/p><div><\/div><div>\n<div>\n<div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div>\n<div>\n<div>\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"128\" height=\"128\" alt=\"The Inquirer logo\" class=\"wp-image-47\" src=\"https:\/\/corporate-movers-usa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/faba80d67140212ba32240655442c529.png\"\/><\/figure>\n\n<\/div>\n        Watch the latest episode\n      <\/div>\n<div>\n<p>As the Phillies continue to seek more production out of the cleanup spot, <strong>Rhys Hoskins<\/strong> was back in town with the Cleveland Guardians. 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