PHILADELPHIA -- The way both Blake Snell and Jesús Luzardo were dealing, it took the smallest of breaks to make a difference in Game 2 of the NL Division Series on Monday night.

The break in question for the Dodgers: a 35.4 mph dribbler just past the mound from Kiké Hernández, which scored Teoscar Hernández to snap a scoreless tie in the seventh inning and opened the proverbial floodgates for Los Angeles.

Behind another dominant start from Snell, the Dodgers beat the Phillies, 4-3 , on Monday night, taking the first two games at Citizens Bank Park before the series shifts to Dodger Stadium for Game 3.

In postseason history, all teams taking a 2-0 lead in any best-of-five series have gone on to win that series 80 of 90 times (88.9%). In Division Series with the current 2-2-1 format,

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