Oct 8, 2025; Los Angeles, California, USA; Philadelphia Phillies first baseman Bryce Harper (3) celebrates with Philadelphia Phillies heart fielder Brandon Marsh (16) after scoring on a Los Angeles Dodgers throwing error in the course of the fourth inning throughout recreation three of the NLDS spherical for the 2025 MLB playoffs at Dodger Stadium. Obligatory Credit score: Jayne Kamin-Oncea-Imagn Photographs LOS ANGELES — Kyle Schwarber hit two house runs, together with a mammoth shot to spark a three-run fourth inning and the Philadelphia Phillies stayed alive within the Nationwide League Division Collection with an 8-2 victory over the Los Angeles Dodgers on Wednesday.
Aaron Nola and Ranger Suarez (1-0) mixed to permit one run over seven innings and J.T. Realmuto added a house run because the Phillies rolled in Recreation 3 after the Dodgers received the primary two video games at Philadelphia.
Tommy Edman hit a house run for the defending champion Dodgers, whereas Shohei Ohtani went 0-for-5 and has one hit in 14 at-bats in the course of the sequence with seven strikeouts. Los Angeles misplaced for the primary time in 5 playoff video games.
Recreation 4 within the best-of-five sequence is ready for Thursday at Los Angeles.
Nola opened with a pair of scoreless innings earlier than giving solution to Suarez, who allowed Edman’s house run on his first pitch.
Schwarber tied the sport 1-1 with a 455-foot house run to guide off the fourth in opposition to Dodgers right-hander Yoshinobu Yamamoto. Philadelphia scored twice extra within the fourth when Bryce Harper got here house on an Alec Bohm single and throwing error from heart fielder Andy Pages, with Bohm scoring on a sacrifice fly from Brandon Marsh.
Schwarber opened the sequence 0-for-8 with 5 strikeouts earlier than the house run.
Yamamoto (1-1) gave up three runs on six hits over four-plus innings.
The Dodgers turned to veteran left-hander Clayton Kershaw trailing 3-1 as he wiggled out of hassle within the seventh inning earlier than the Phillies unloaded for 5 runs within the eighth. Realmuto hit a leadoff homer and Schwarber added a two-run shot after a two-run single from Trea Turner.
Kershaw, who is ready to retire following the playoffs after 18 seasons, allowed 5 runs (4 earned) over two innings with three walks.
Suarez settled down to permit the one run on 5 hits over 5 innings with 4 strikeouts.
Edman added an RBI single for the Dodgers within the ninth earlier than Ohtani flew out to proper area to finish the sport.
–Doug Padilla, Discipline Degree Media
