LOS ANGELES -- After leaving a hostile Citizens Bank Park with two hard-fought wins -- one away from advancing to the NL Championship Series -- the Dodgers were looking forward to being back in front of their home fans.

But a Dodger Stadium crowd that wanted to get loud had few reasons to reach its full volume on Wednesday night. The Dodgers lost for the first time this postseason, falling 8-2 to the Phillies in Game 3 of the NL Division Series.

The Dodgers had several factors working in their favor as they looked to punch their ticket to a consecutive NLCS berth. Their ace, Yoshinobu Yamamoto , was on the mound. Their offense had been clicking when the series began in Philadelphia. And after a tumultuous season from the 'pen, they have finally landed on Roki Sasaki as someone they

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