The Los Angeles Dodgers lost to the Philadelphia Phillies, 8-2, on Wednesday night and now lead them 2-1 in the National League Division Series. LA will be back at it again on Thursday with Tyler Glasnow set to take the mound. <\/p>\n
The final score wouldn’t indicate the energy felt at Dodger Stadium ahead of first pitch with a chance to punch a ticket to the NL Championship Series, but it certainly reflected the deflation felt as the devastation went on. <\/p>\n
More news: Dodgers’ Dave Roberts Called Out for Questionable Blake Treinen Decision<\/a><\/p>\n The excitement started with a Mookie Betts triple in the first inning followed by Freddie Freeman getting hit by a pitch to get runners on the corners for All-Star catcher Will Smith, making his first start of the postseason. But he struck out looking to end the first inning.<\/p>\n The fireworks started in the third inning with a Tommy Edman solo shot, but the Phillies answered back in the fourth inning with a solo shot of their own via Kyle Schwarber, the NL’s home run leader.<\/p>\n The Phillies added two more runs before the inning was over, as the Dodgers took a 3-1 deficit into the bottom of the fourth. <\/p>\n LA left two men on in the fourth, and Dodgers ace Yoshinobu Yamamoto was knocked out of the game before recording an out in the fifth. The right-hander’s final stat line included four innings, six hits, three earned runs, two strikeouts and a walk. <\/p>\n