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The Dodgers blew a series-clinching opportunity, losing 8-2 to the Phillies at Dodger Stadium and handing Philadelphia momentum in the NLDS.
Yoshinobu Yamamoto and Clayton Kershaw both struggled, while Kyle Schwarber’s two home runs led the Phillies’ resurgence Wednesday night.
The Dodgers still lead 2-1 but face a must-win Game 4 Thursday or risk returning to Philadelphia for a decisive Game 5.
They had them down. They let them up.
They squeezed them down to their last gasps. They backed off and gave them new life.
In any ordinary five-game playoff series, a team leading two-games-to-none can lose a game and maintain a clear advantage. But the heavyweight happenings here betwee