LOS ANGELES -- Tanner Scott was absent for what was later described as a personal matter, two other left-handed relievers had already been used, and Los Angeles Dodgers manager Dave Roberts didn't want to use his three best relievers -- two of them converted starting pitchers -- in a deficit.

And so, in the eighth inning of a two-run game Wednesday night, Clayton Kershaw spilled back onto the field hoping to keep a score manageable by providing his team with three additional outs -- and that's when Game 3 of the National League Division Series unraveled.

J.T. Realmuto led off with a home run, six other batters reached base, and by the end of it, the Philadelphia Phillies had tacked on five additional runs, cruising to the 8-2 victory that saved their season.

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