{"id":2339,"date":"2025-10-07T11:15:13","date_gmt":"2025-10-07T03:15:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportpro.cc\/?p=2339"},"modified":"2025-10-07T11:15:13","modified_gmt":"2025-10-07T03:15:13","slug":"dodgers-beat-phillies-4-3-in-nlds-game-2-blake-snell-shines-as-bullpen-holds-off-ninth-inning-rally","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sportpro.cc\/?p=2339","title":{"rendered":"Dodgers Beat Phillies 4-3 in NLDS Game 2: Blake Snell Shines as Bullpen Holds Off Ninth-Inning Rally"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

The Los Angeles Dodgers secured a thrilling 4-3 victory over the Philadelphia Phillies<\/strong> in Game 2 of the NL Division Series, taking a 2-0 lead in the best-of-five matchup. Blake Snell dominated<\/strong>, striking out nine over six shutout innings, while relievers Alex Vesia and Roki Sasaki<\/strong> held off a late Phillies rally to preserve the win.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Dodgers\u2019 Offense Explodes in Seventh Inning<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Shohei Ohtani contributed his first hit of the series with an RBI single during a four-run seventh inning<\/strong>, giving the Dodgers a 4-1 lead heading into the ninth. Key hits from Will Smith<\/strong> and Teoscar Hern\u00e1ndez<\/strong> earlier in the game helped the Dodgers break the pitchers\u2019 duel against Jes\u00fas Luzardo.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Phillies Rally Falls Short in Ninth<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Philadelphia\u2019s Nick Castellanos<\/strong> delivered a headfirst slide for a two-run double off Blake Treinen, cutting the deficit to 4-3 and sending the crowd into a frenzy. However, Dodgers\u2019 defense responded: Max Muncy and Mookie Betts executed a clutch relay to get Castellanos out, while pinch-hitter Harrison Bader singled before Roki Sasaki retired NL batting champion Trea Turner<\/strong> to secure the final out.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Dodgers\u2019 Bullpen and Defense Shine<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Freddie Freeman made a spectacular play at first base, catching a poor throw from Tommy Edman while keeping his foot on the bag and rolling to secure the out. The Dodgers\u2019 bullpen, featuring Vesia and Sasaki, showed resilience, maintaining the lead despite Philadelphia\u2019s late-game surge.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Blake Snell Dominates Phillies<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Two-time Cy Young winner Blake Snell was sensational, allowing just one hit over six innings. The Phillies\u2019 lineup, including Bryce Harper<\/strong>, Kyle Schwarber<\/strong>, and Trea Turner<\/strong>, struggled against Snell, combining for only one hit in 10 at-bats with five strikeouts. Snell worked out of a sixth-inning jam, striking out Harper and getting Alec Bohm to end the threat.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Dodgers Poised to Clinch NLCS<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

The Dodgers, finally mostly healthy after a season plagued by injuries, need just one win in their next two home games<\/strong> to advance to the National League Championship Series. Historically, teams taking a 2-0 lead in a best-of-five series have an 89% success rate, including multiple sweeps.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Game 3 Preview<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

The Dodgers will send RHP Yoshinobu Yamamoto<\/strong> to the mound for Game 3, facing Aaron Nola<\/strong> and the Phillies. Yamamoto struck out a postseason-high nine batters in the Wild Card Series clincher, giving the Dodgers a strong chance to complete the sweep and advance to the NLCS.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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The Los Angeles Dodgers secured a thrilling 4-3 victory over the Philadelphia Phillies in Game 2 of the NL Division Series, taking a 2-0 lead in the best-of-five matchup. Blake Snell dominated, striking out nine over six shutout innings, while relievers Alex Vesia and Roki Sasaki held off a late Phillies rally to preserve the […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"saved_in_kubio":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2339","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/sportpro.cc\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2339","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/sportpro.cc\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/sportpro.cc\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sportpro.cc\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sportpro.cc\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=2339"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/sportpro.cc\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2339\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2340,"href":"https:\/\/sportpro.cc\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2339\/revisions\/2340"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/sportpro.cc\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=2339"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sportpro.cc\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=2339"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sportpro.cc\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=2339"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}