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 through 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’s bat is alive and effectively within the postseason, and so are the Philadelphia Phillies.
Schwarber hit two house runs, together with a mammoth shot to spark a three-run fourth inning, and the Philadelphia Phillies averted elimination 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 Sport 3 after the Dodgers received the primary two video games at Philadelphia.
“I feel all of us knew we have been type of urgent as a bunch within the first two video games and needed to win so dangerous,” mentioned the Phillies’ Trea Turner, who went 3-for-5 with two RBIs. “We all know we’re actually good. We simply have to play like we at all times do.”
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 with seven strikeouts through the collection. Los Angeles misplaced for the primary time in 5 playoff video games this yr.
“The consensus of this interview, it appears like we’re eradicated,” mentioned the Dodgers’ Mookie Betts, who had a triple amongst his two hits. “I feel we now have to know that we’re nonetheless up 2-1. Clearly there’s quite a lot of stress on us to play the sport, however stress is a privilege.”
Sport 4 within the best-of-five collection 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 towards Dodgers right-hander Yoshinobu Yamamoto. The ball landed on the roof of the suitable discipline bleachers and bounced over, simply the seventh homer ever to exit Dodger Stadium solely. The one different two that went out to proper have been each hit by Willie Stargell, in 1969 and 1973.
Philadelphia scored twice extra within the fourth. Bryce Harper got here house on an Alec Bohm single and throwing error from heart fielder Andy Pages, and Bohm scored on a sacrifice fly from Brandon Marsh.
“I used to be simply extra targeted on our guys there,” Schwarber mentioned of his house run. “It may go within the first row, it may hit the freakin’ (scoreboard) proper there. I do not care. Hits are nice, homers are nice, walks are nice, something optimistic for our offense goes to be nice. However, yeah, it was a cool second.”
Schwarber opened the collection 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. He struck out two and walked one.
The Dodgers turned to veteran left-hander Clayton Kershaw whereas trailing 3-1, and he wriggled out of bother 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. He permitted six hits and three walks with out fanning a batter.
“It was a troublesome couple of innings there,” Kershaw mentioned. “… I simply did not make sufficient good pitches. I used to be battling command. It is arduous if you’re attempting to throw strikes versus getting folks out. It simply wasn’t a enjoyable (eighth) inning.”
Suarez settled down to permit the one run on 5 hits over 5 innings with 4 strikeouts and one stroll.
Edman added an RBI single for the Dodgers within the ninth earlier than Ohtani flied out to proper discipline to finish the sport.
–Doug Padilla, Discipline Stage Media
