"They had them down. They let them up. They squeezed them down to their last gasps. They backed off and gave them new life. In any ordinary five-game playoff series, a team leading two-games-to-none can lose a game and maintain a clear advantage. But the heavyweight happenings here between the Dodgers and Philadelphia Phillies is no ordinary series. And by losing a potential clinching Game 3 Wednesday night at a stunned and boo-filled Chavez Ravine, the Dodgers are suddenly and dangerously close to blowing it."
"No, the season is realistically now riding on Thursday and Tyler Glasnow because, on a long and frustrating Wednesday night, the Dodgers couldn't get it done when they should have gotten it done. Afterward Dodger manager Dave Roberts preached calm. "It's pretty close to being flushed already," he said. "If you look back going into this series and said we'd be up 2-1, we would have banked it with Glas going in."
"The Dodgers blew a series-clinching opportunity, losing 8-2 to the Phillies at Dodger Stadium and handing Philadelphia momentum in the NLDS. Yoshinobu Yamamoto and Clayton Kershaw both struggled, while Kyle Schwarber's two home runs led the Phillies' resurgence Wednesday night. The Dodgers still lead 2-1 but face a must-win Game 4 Thursday or risk returning to Philadelphia for a decisive Game 5."
The Dodgers fell 8-2 to the Phillies at Dodger Stadium, relinquishing a chance to clinch the NLDS and shifting momentum to Philadelphia. Yoshinobu Yamamoto and Clayton Kershaw struggled on the mound while Kyle Schwarber launched two home runs that fueled the Phillies' resurgence. The defeat leaves the Dodgers leading the series 2-1 but facing a must-win Game 4 at home to avoid a decisive Game 5 in Philadelphia. Shohei Ohtani and Blake Snell remain available, with Tyler Glasnow viewed as the probable key starter for the crucial upcoming game. Manager Dave Roberts urged calm after the loss.
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