Let's be honest. The Los Angeles Dodgers had a big-time issue driving runners in who were on base and in scoring position. It almost became laughable to see such a big-money team unable to do one of the most necessary things to win a ballgame.

Get runners home and score runs.

Center fielder Andy Pages found himself in one of those step-up-or-potentially-go-home moments on Wednesday night in Game 4 of the National League Division Series against the Atlanta Braves. Pages wasn't getting any help from the Braves' fans at Truist Field in Atlanta.

But Pages knew that Los Angeles was in a major series slump when it came to runners in scoring position. 

In the top of the seventh inning, Pages stepped up and delivered. The bases were loaded with two outs, so the Dodgers' outfielder was well aware of the moment. Los Angeles and Atlanta had traded runs earlier in the game. It was a 1-1 tie.

Braves manager Walt Weiss let starter Tyler Mahle, who was excellent in his 6.1 innings of work, go as long as he could. Weiss then called in reliever Didier Fuentes, who only worked one-third of an inning but walked two and left a mess. Again, Weiss went to his bullpen and asked Robert Suarez to get out of the seventh inning.

Teoscar Hernández connected for a one-out single, giving the Dodgers a spark right there. Max Muncy, who would make his presence felt later in the game, grounded out for the second out of the inning and Hernández moved to second base.

Dodgers manager Dave Roberts called on Josue De Paula to step to the plate as a pinch hitter for Enrique Hernández. De Paula coaxed a walk and reached base. Tommy Edman came on in to run for De Paula. Kyle Tucker walked, setting up a bases-loaded situation right there.

Out went Fuentes, in came Suarez.

The drama was palpable in the Dodgers' dugout as all eyes were on Pages. Dang it if he didn't get Suarez to find himself having to deal with a 3-2 count. Pages was undaunted, though, and smashed single right up the middle. 

Hernández and Edman probably hadn't run that fast to reach home plate in a bit. Pages, who had two hits on the night, simply provided yet another postseason moment among many for the Dodgers' franchise. Los Angeles nailed a 4-1 victory as ace reliever Edwin Díaz came on to shut the door in the ninth inning.

Oh, what about Muncy? He put the icing on the cake with a ninth-inning solo home run that reached the Chop House over the right-field wall. Rounding the bases, he might have heard Arnold Schwarzenegger's voice yelling "Get to the choppah!" but it came out "Get to the Chop House!"

Mission accomplished for Muncy.

Mission accomplished for Pages.

Mission accomplished for the Dodgers, who will now sit back and wait to see if the Milwaukee Brewers or San Diego Padres will keep battling it out in their NLDS matchup. 

Just another postseason series victory, lending some credence to a belief that a three-peat World Series championship just might be in the offing.