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Tyler Glasnow threw six scoreless innings and Roki Sasaki had three perfect innings of relief as Dodgers pitchers matched Cristopher Sánchez, Jhoan Duran and Phillies' pitchers until they won it in the 11th.
The 6-foot-8, 225-pound Tyler Glasnow can be an imposing figure, the pitcher’s mound adding to his stature. The Phillies will expect to reduce Glasnow’s pitching prowess in their attempt to stay alive in the National League Division Series’ Game 4 at Dodger Stadium.
After going hitless in the first two games of the series in Philly - both losses - the veteran crushed a fourth inning pitch from Yoshinobu Yamamoto in Game 3 almost out of Dodger Stadium. That tied the game at one and from there the Phillies rolled to an 8-2 win to claw back into their Best-of-5 series against the Dodgers.
Those two facts together explain why Nola and not Ranger Suarez will take the ball for the Phillies in Game 3 of the National League Division Series, trailing the Los Angeles Dodgers two games to none. Despite his struggles this season – Nola had a 6.01 ERA in 17 starts – manager Rob Thomson trusts Nola and his long resume.
The Phillies will beat the Dodgers again on the road on Thursday night to force a Game 5 in Philadelphia on Saturday, Stitches predicts.
Game 4 of the NLDS between the Philadelphia Phillies and Los Angeles Dodgers at Dodger Stadium in Los Angeles, Calif., started unusually early on
Kyle Schwarber and the Phillies jump into the lead in the fourth inning before scoring five runs off Clayton Kershaw in the eighth in an 8-2 win in Game 3.
The low point of the game came after a two-run double by Nick Castellanos, who served as the tying run in the ninth inning, and the Phillies failed to cash in. The NBC Sports Philadelphia postgame crew was unsure where to direct the blame, and engaged in a heated debate over who was at fault for the latest loss.
Yesavage opened his first pro season in March with Toronto’s low-A affiliate. And on Friday, he will be the youngest player to start a World Series game since 2010.
Teoscar Hernández hits a three-run home run in the seventh inning to help lift the Dodgers to a 5-3 comeback win over the Philadelphia Phillies in Game 1 of the NLDS.