"On one side, Blake Snell was dotting his fastball up in the zone and to both parts of the plate, giving the Phillies little to hit while setting them up to flail at his dominant arsenal of secondary weapons. Through four innings, he retired 12 of 14 batters with only two walks issued. He had gotten whiffs on each of the first 11 non-fastballs he threw. And not until there were two outs in the fifth did he give up his first hit."
"In the bottom of the sixth inning in Game 2 of the National League Division Series on Monday, the Philadelphia Phillies had two aboard with one out, but came up empty. In the next half-inning, the Dodgers faced the same situation, but came away with four runs. That was the difference in the Dodgers' 4-3 victory at Citizens Bank Park, giving them a commanding 2-0 lead in a best-of-five series that will shift to Dodger Stadium for Game 3 on Wednesday."
The Dodgers beat the Phillies 4-3 in Game 2, taking a commanding 2-0 lead in the National League Division Series. A scoreless pitchers' duel lasted six innings before the Dodgers erupted for four runs in the seventh. The Phillies left runners stranded in the sixth with two on and one out, then failed to score; the Dodgers converted a similar opportunity into four runs. Blake Snell limited the Phillies, dotting his fastball and generating swings at secondary pitches, retiring 12 of 14 through four innings and not allowing a hit until two outs in the fifth. Jesús Luzardo matched effectiveness after a shaky first inning. Game 3 will shift to Dodger Stadium on Wednesday.
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