Harrison Bader believes he'll still be able to play in the NLDS.

The centerfielder had to exit the Phillies' 5-3 Game 1 loss to the Dodgers in the seventh inning on Saturday night, with what manager Rob Thomson said postgame was "groin tightness."

Nick Castellanos took up Bader's No. 8 spot in the batting order, and Brandon Marsh slid over to center field from left for the last two innings.

The Phillies are off Sunday. Bader will have imaging done in the morning, and he and the club will go from there as they approach Game 2 Monday night back at Citizens Bank Park.

He seemed optimistic in the Phillies' clubhouse.

"Definitely feel like I'll be able to play," Bader said. "Just running between first and second base, kind of pulled it at second base, just felt a little weird. I don't kn

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