Teoscar Hernández dispels worries over scary collision during Dodgers' clinch celebration

The Los Angeles Dodgers and Atlanta Braves were knotted at one run apiece in the bottom of the sixth on Wednesday night when LA got another injury scare just a day after Miguel Rojas abruptly left Game 3 with back pain.

Ozzie Albies hit a deep fly ball to left field, and Teoscar Hernández gave chase. It caromed off the top of the wall, a few inches right of Hernández, far from the strongest defensive outfielder, and his glove. Hernández's left shoulder and head went into the wall hard, and he stumbled back onto the track before falling over entirely.

Albies hustled into second as Andy Pages picked up the ball and got it back to the infield and Hernández got himself into sitting position. He was in clear pain, staying on his knees and gesturing toward his temple as a Dodgers trainer and Dave Roberts jogged out to him.

He stayed in the game after a short delay, most likely going through initial concussion tests, but Dodgers fans awaited word.

None came, but we'll err of the side of Hernández being fine. During LA's champagne shower in the visiting clubhouse, he put on a headset for a postgame interview with David Ortiz and took a drink on-camera with him.

Teoscar Hernández clears up injury concerns after Dodgers' NLDS clinch with on-camera toast with David Ortiz

Hernández stayed on camera, speaking with Ortiz, Alex Rodriguez, and the rest of the FOX Sports desk for a few minutes, and he seemed to have all of his wits about him. He even chimed in during Roberts' pre-pop congratulatory speech. Roberts told his team, "We're smarter, we're better, and we're tougher."

"And we're dinosaurs!" Hernández chimed in from the crowd, referencing Padres owner José E. Feliciano's recent viral soundbite.

The Dodgers won Game 4 over the Braves 4-1 to advance to the NLCS thanks to a bizarre Mauricio Dubón error, the clutchest hit of Andy Pages' career, and Max Muncy's 19th career postseason homer. Hernández himself picked up a single after the collision and later scored on Pages' two-run hit.

He did initially tell Ortiz that he wasn't planning on drinking, so he could be under orders to take it a little easy until the celebration is over and the Dodgers can give him a more comprehensive once-over, but he did a great job of dispelling any immediate concerns, and he got to enjoy the clinch with his teammates.

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