The Phillies’ comeback against the Dodgers in Game 2 of the National League Division Series fell short on Monday. The Dodgers took a 4-0 lead in the seventh inning, but the Phillies fought back with a run in the eighth inning. After holding the Dodgers without a run over the final two innings, the Phillies added two more runs early …
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PHILADELPHIA — They won 96 games in all those months not known as “October.” And if you were paying attention, it’s no mystery how the 2025 Phillies won those 96 games. Pretty much every night, their starting pitcher was better than your starting pitcher. Their stars were better than your stars. And their home-field advantage was better than your home-field …
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Stop me if you’ve heard this one before: With their backs against the wall, the Philadelphia Phillies once again came up small at home in critical playoff game. The script was all too familiar in Game 2 of the NLDS against the Los Angeles Dodgers, with Philly’s offense going silent for much of the night before a furious ninth-inning rally …
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PHILADELPHIA — Bryce Harper says the only thing the flat Phillies can do in Los Angeles is “flip the script.” Flip it? Philadelphia needs to tear it up and start typing from scratch, because, in Hollywood terms, Harper, Trea Turner, Kyle Schwarber and the bulk of the high-priced Phillies have been an absolute flop. Throw in J.T. Realmuto and Nick …
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PHILADELPHIA — It was quintessential October baseball. Two starting pitchers dominating two helpless lineups. A low-scoring contest in which every stranded baserunner felt like a monumental missed opportunity. A nail-biting affair decided by one team cashing in a rare scoring chance, and the other failing to do the same. In the bottom of the sixth inning in Game 2 of the National …
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PHILADELPHIA — This is over. Or, from the perspective of the Dodgers, this is just starting. Because the Dodgers are returning to the World Series. Technically, they still have to close out their National League Division Series against the Philadelphia Phillies. They still have to win the NL Championship Series. But they will. They will because they won’t blow the two-games-to-none lead …
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The roster is out and the Phillies know who will be playing (or maybe playing) during the NLDS against the Dodgers. Weston Wilson and Otto Kemp both make it with Garrett Stubbs not being used as a pinch runner. Taijuan Walker and Aaron Nola both make the roster, though how much either will pitch, if they do at all, will …
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PHILADELPHIA — It wasn’t an impassioned speech. But it proved to be a prescient point. In the hours before Game 1 of the National League Division Series on Saturday night, the Dodgers’ offense was gathered for their typical pregame hitters meeting when Aaron Bates, one of the hitting coaches, spoke up and offered a reminder to the room. In this series, Bates …
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Game 1 between the Dodgers and Phillies takes place today in Philadelphia, with Shohei Ohtani (in his first playoff pitching appearance) facing Cristopher Sanchez in the pitching matchup. Here is how each club has arranged their 26-man roster for the NL Division Series… Dodgers catchers: Ben Rortvedt, Dalton Rushing, Will SmithInfielders: Mookie Betts, Freddie Freeman, Max Muncy, Miguel RojasOutfielders: Alex …
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The Phillies are in the NLDS. (Destiny Lugardo/Phillies Nation) After a week of waiting, Red October is finally here. The Philadelphia Phillies will face off against the Los Angeles Dodgers in the National League Divisional Series (NLDS). Game 1 of the NLDS is set for this Saturday, Oct. 4, at Citizens Bank Park. The Dodgers are coming off a sweep …
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