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Phillies on Brink of Elimination with 4-3 Loss to Dodgers in Game 2 of NLDS

Monday's Game 2 saw the Los Angeles Dodgers beat the Philadelphia Phillies 4-3 at Citizens Bank Park, taking a two-0 series lead.
Blake Snell dominated, pitching six scoreless innings with one hit and nine strikeouts as the Phillies' Game 2 starting lineup hit only.152 lifetime against him.
With a four-run seventh, Will Smith's two-run single and Shohei Ohtani's RBI single broke the scoreless game, then Nick Castellanos' ninth-inning double made it 4-3 before Dodgers relievers Alex Vesia and Roki Sasaki preserved the win.
Now the Dodgers are one win away, leading 2-0 in the best-of-five series with Game 3 Wednesday in Los Angeles where Aaron Nola starts for the Phillies to stay alive.
With a $291.7 million payroll, Phillies manager Rob Thomson said `I wanted to play for the tie` and `This a resilient group` as a sweep could affect potential free agents Schwarber, Realmuto and Suárez.

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