The Philadelphia Phillies fell into a 0-2 hole after losing Game 2 of the NLDS. Los Angeles Dodgers manager Dave Roberts almost let Philadelphia back in the game with a questionable pitching move in the ninth inning. But Roki Sasaki bailed out Roberts , earning his second-career save and closing out a 4-3 Dodgers win.

Philadelphia earned home field advantage by finishing the regular season as the league’s No. 2 seed. But the team lost the advantage with a collapse in Game 1 . Now the series shifts to Los Angeles with the Phillies on the brink of elimination.

Philadelphia won the NL East for the second-straight season in 2025, finishing with the second-best record in baseball. But after losing the NLDS to the New York Mets last year, drastic changes could be made over the offseason if

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