Oct 8, 2025; Los Angeles, California, USA; Philadelphia Phillies designated hitter Kyle Schwarber (12) hits a solo residence run through the fourth inning towards the Los Angeles Dodgers throughout recreation three of the NLDS spherical for the 2025 MLB playoffs at Dodger Stadium. Obligatory Credit score: Jayne Kamin-Oncea-Imagn Photos LOS ANGELES — Lastly feeling extra just like the squad that completed with the second-best document within the Nationwide League, the Philadelphia Phillies staved off elimination and may now lean into some momentum.
The Phillies nonetheless will head into Recreation 4 of their best-of-five Nationwide League Division Sequence on Thursday trailing the Dodgers 2-1, but additionally they really feel just like the staff that has the higher hand.
The highest three batters within the Philadelphia order — Trea Turner, Bryce Harper and Kyle Schwarber — went a mixed 2-for-21 with one RBI and 11 strikeouts in a pair of residence losses to open the sequence. Nevertheless, within the Phillies’ 8-2 victory in Recreation 3 on Wednesday, the trio mixed for seven hits, 5 RBIs and 4 runs.
Schwarber hit a pair of residence runs, together with a game-tying 455-foot blast within the fourth inning that bought his staff’s consideration. The Phillies scored three runs within the inning and by no means trailed once more.
“We had been lacking the slug, lacking the homer,” Turner mentioned. “And no higher particular person to do it than (Schwarber). I additionally thought the at-bats proper after that had been nice. To get these further runs in that inning had been massive, and it begins with him.”
Philadelphia supervisor Rob Thomson had a brief assembly earlier than Recreation 3 to remind his gamers to have enjoyable. Schwarber embodied that within the elimination recreation that included a house run from J.T. Realmuto.
“We all know what the battle goes to be. We all know it isn’t going to be straightforward,” Schwarber mentioned. “However … we’ve got the blokes to do that, and we’ll hold preventing and scratching and clawing for something that we are able to get.”
Whereas the Phillies will return to left-hander Cristopher Sanchez in Recreation 4 on 4 days’ relaxation, the Dodgers will go to right-hander Tyler Glasnow for his first begin of the postseason.
Sanchez opened with 5 scoreless innings in Recreation 1 earlier than the Dodgers scored two runs off him within the sixth and added three extra within the seventh towards the bullpen for a 5-3 victory.
In 4 profession regular-season begins towards the Dodgers, Sanchez is 2-0 with a 4.01 ERA, together with an 0-0 mark and a 5.68 ERA in two outings this 12 months.
Glasnow will grow to be the fourth Dodgers starter in six video games this postseason. It marks a change from final season once they used simply three conventional starters over their 16-game postseason run.
Since Sept. 21, Glasnow has pitched simply 4 2/3 innings, together with a three-inning begin Sept. 27 towards the Seattle Mariners and a five-out reduction look in Recreation 1 vs. the Phillies. He did not allow a run in both outing.
“It was good to get him in there in Philly, however so far as type of his buildup, I believe it is only a regular begin,” Dodgers supervisor Dave Roberts mentioned. “We’ll simply type of learn and react and see how he is throwing the baseball.”
Glasnow completed 4-3 with a 3.19 ERA in 18 regular-season begins after lacking greater than two months with shoulder irritation. He’s 1-0 with a 7.56 ERA in 5 regular-season appearances (three begins) towards the Phillies, who pounded him for 5 runs in two-plus innings on April 6. He walked 5 in that temporary outing.
Whereas the Dodgers’ offense relied on Shohei Ohtani and his 55 residence runs within the common season, the two-way star is 1-for-14 with seven strikeouts within the present sequence.
“He is actually not giving himself an opportunity to hit a mistake,” Roberts mentioned. “I simply suppose that he is in between slightly bit, however the swing choices are simply not the place they should be proper now.”
Left-handed reliever Tanner Scott was not out there for Los Angeles in Recreation 3 due to a private matter.
–Doug Padilla, Area Stage Media
