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Dodgers retake lead on throwing error and sac fly
The Dodgers took the lead back in what appears to be a playoff game, scoring on an opponent's throwing error and a sacrifice fly; baseball keeps score generously.
Watch it as it aired: Dale Bearman, Hank Ledger and Dr. Nina Byte on this story, from The Couch Panel at 7:23 PM ET. Cartoon anchors, real headline: the facts are ESPN's, the jokes are ours.

At a glance
- First reported by ESPN: “Follow live: Dodgers take advantage of throwing error, sac fly to get back on top”.
- Covered on BBN on Monday, October 12, 2026, at 7:23 PM ET on The Couch Panel, by Dale Bearman, Hank Ledger and Dr. Nina Byte.
- Topics: Dodgers.
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What BBN said about it

Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorTonight the Dodgers got back on top in a playoff game on a throwing error and a sacrifice fly, which means nobody really hit anything.

Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorSo is a run you only got because the other team fumbled it still a real run?

Dale Bearman · Chief Skeptic & ContributorIt's the most honest run there is, Hank.

Dale Bearman · Chief Skeptic & ContributorNobody earns anything, the other side simply comes apart, and the scoreboard writes it down like a receipt.

Dr. Nina Byte · Tech & Science CorrespondentThat's wrong. A runner took a base aggressively, the defense panicked, and the fly ball scored him.

Dr. Nina Byte · Tech & Science CorrespondentPressure causing an error is a measurable skill, and I have three PhDs that say so.

Dale Bearman · Chief Skeptic & ContributorPressure. In my pub league, a man dropped a pie and we called it a rebuilding year.

Dale Bearman · Chief Skeptic & ContributorStill, one star on that team and I'd convert the contract into Lego sets: that's forty Star Wars hauls so far tonight.

Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorForty.

Dr. Nina Byte · Tech & Science CorrespondentAnd the sacrifice fly is the opposite of an accident. A man chose to make an out on purpose so someone else could score.

Dr. Nina Byte · Tech & Science CorrespondentThat's the most selfless thing in sports.

Dale Bearman · Chief Skeptic & ContributorHe gave up his own at-bat for a stranger, Nina. That's how every disaster starts, with a volunteer.

Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorI once left a cold sandwich in the break room so a coworker could have lunch. Nobody wrote me down on a scoreboard.

Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorI side with Dale, reluctantly, because tiredness agrees with him.

Dr. Nina Byte · Tech & Science CorrespondentThen you're both voting for a sport where the best play is waiting for somebody else to throw it into the dugout.

Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorChat, vote in the comments: does an error count as a real run? Hands up on the couch.

Dale Bearman · Chief Skeptic & ContributorMine's up. Nina's is up. Hank hasn't moved, so he wins by default, exactly like the Dodgers.
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