The narrative coming into the National League Division Series between arguably the two best teams in baseball - the Phillies and Los Angeles Dodgers - was if it came down to a battle of bullpens the Phillies would win.

It was the one area where the Phillies had a clear advantage over the Dodgers.

It was also known the Dodgers’ struggling relievers would receive a boost because they could move starters into the bullpen to record some key outs.

On Saturday night, the Phillies’ perceived strength evaporated in a crushing 5-3 loss to the Dodgers that could set the tone for which team advances out of this series and becomes the World Series favorite going forward.

Every big move Phillies manager Rob Thomson made blew up on him. On the surface, they were all questionable yet understand

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