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

Blake Snell dominated with nine strikeouts over six shutout innings, allowing one hit and carrying a no-hitter into the fifth as the Los Angeles Dodgers beat the Philadelphia Phillies 4-3 in Game 2 of the NLDS. Shohei Ohtani delivered an RBI single as part of a four-run seventh that gave Los Angeles a 4-1 lead. The Phillies rallied in the ninth when Nick Castellanos doubled in two runs, but relievers Alex Vesia and Roki Sasaki closed the door, and Freddie Freeman’s scoop on the final play preserved the victory. The win gives the defending-champion Dodgers a 2-0 lead in the best-of-five series, and Yoshinobu Yamamoto is scheduled to start Game 3 back in Los Angeles. The result also underscores the impact of the Dodgers’ Japanese stars after Game 1 history involving Shohei Ohtani and Roki Sasaki becoming the first Japan-born duo to record a win and a save in the same postseason game.