“It’s not like I’m Sandy Koufax,” Levis told reporters after the game in Baltimore, referring to the former Dodgers pitcher who missed a World Series game one year because of Yom Kippur. “I don’t have that kind of leverage. I hope God forgives me.”

Levis went 0 for 3, striking out once and leaving three runners in scoring position.

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