The Los Angeles Dodgers entered Wednesday with a mission to close out their 2025 National League Division Series against the Philadelphia Phillies via a 3-0 sweep.
But that simply did not turn out right for Dave Roberts ' side, as the reigning World Series champions suffered their first loss in the 2025 MLB postseason to the tune of an 8-2 score.
Tommy Edman thrilled fans at Dodger Stadium when he put LA on the board first in Game 3 with a solo blast in the third inning, but the Phillies responded by scoring the next eight runs.
The Phillies blew the game wide open in the eighth inning, where they clobbered Clayton Kershaw for five runs. Edman had a single RBI at the bottom of the ninth but that ultimately was not enough to spark a huge rally for LA.
Despite LA failing to sweep Phi