On Monday evening, the Philadelphia Phillies dropped to 0-2 in their NLDS series against the Los Angeles Dodgers , having lost both games in front of their home fans as the series shifts to Los Angeles. The Phillies are now just one game away from being eliminated in the NLDS for the second straight year after winning the NL East in the regular season.
The Dodgers, of course, are the reigning World Series champions, and not a typical opponent that one would have to face in the NLDS as the team with the higher playoff seed.
Recently, Phillies star Alec Bohm indirectly insinuated that the Phillies are on the same tier as the Dodgers in the baseball world, likely not something that most fans or pundits would agree with, and that this series is the real one for all the marbles.
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