""Somehow I was able to hear the bat broke, even with that crowd," Hernandez told Fox Sports' Ken Rosenthal. "And the crazy thing is that I had no idea where the ball was, because it was in the lights the whole time. Given the situation of the game - World Series on the line, and how good I was hitting tonight - I was like, 'It's going to hit me in the face, but I'm not stopping, I'm not pulling up. Then at the very end, the ball came out of the lights and went in my glove.""
""I was playing a little more shallow than the card wanted me to," Hernandez told Rosenthal. "But given the situation, a really fast guy at second base, I'm going to play really really shallow. If he hits it over my head, kudos to him, ""
Mookie Betts hit a two-run single in the third inning to give Los Angeles a 3-0 lead. Toronto threatened in the ninth with runners at second and third and no outs. After Tyler Glasnow forced a pop-up to first and Andres Gimenez flew out to left, Kiké Hernández made a heads-up play, catching the ball and throwing to second to double off Addison Barger and end the game. Hernández said he heard the bat break, lost sight of the ball in the lights, and nearly made an error before it settled in his glove. He admitted he was playing shallower than instructed because of a fast runner at second. The Dodgers won 3-1 and forced a Game 7.
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