Dodgers Take 2-0 NLDS Lead With 4-3 Win

At Citizens Bank Park, the Los Angeles Dodgers beat the Philadelphia Phillies 4-3 in Game 2 of the NL Division Series to take a 2-0 lead. Blake Snell carried L.A. with six shutout innings and nine strikeouts. The Dodgers broke it open with a four-run seventh highlighted by an RBI single from Shohei Ohtani and a two-run hit from Will Smith, and Freddie Freeman made a key defensive play at first. Philadelphia rallied late — Nick Castellanos’ two-run double in the ninth put the tying run in scoring position — but Roki Sasaki closed it out for the Dodgers. Los Angeles can clinch a berth in the NLCS with one more win, leaving the Phillies on the brink and facing pressure if their regular-season stars continue to struggle; Game 3 is set for Wednesday in Los Angeles.