Bader MRI Clear but Not Starting Game 2

The Dodgers lead the best-of-five NLDS 1-0, and Game 2 is scheduled for Monday with the Phillies starting Jesús Luzardo against Dodgers lefty Blake Snell. Phillies center fielder Harrison Bader exited Game 1 with left-groin tightness; an MRI showed no major tear or strain, but he is not in the Game 2 starting lineup and could still be available to pinch-hit. Philadelphia started Brandon Marsh in center and reshuffled the outfield corners with Otto Kemp and Nick Castellanos, while Edmundo Sosa started at second base instead of Bryson Stott. Bader, a July 31 trade-deadline pickup who hit .305/.361/.463 in 50 regular-season games, has been an important two-way addition and his absence reduces the club’s defensive stability against a southpaw. Manager Rob Thomson said the team was continuing treatment, planned to reassess Monday, expressed cautious optimism, and stressed a next-man-up approach if Bader can’t play.