The Philadelphia Phillies head to Dodger Stadium in Los Angeles under the weight of mounting pressure. The crowd will roar, the towels will swirl, and yet the stakes have rarely felt higher. After splitting the first two games of the National League Division Series, every pitch in Game 3 will carry the tension of a season on the line.

The atmosphere surrounding the club is tense yet hopeful. The Phillies have made dramatic postseason comebacks before, but this one feels different. Momentum has swung toward the Los Angeles Dodgers, who are firing on all cylinders both at the plate and on the mound.

Still, with their backs against the wall, Aaron Nola is set to take the ball, knowing that his start may determine not only the outcome of the series but perhaps the trajectory of the franchise

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