Two starting pitchers dominating two helpless lineups.
A low-scoring contest in which every stranded baserunner felt like a monumental missed opportunity.
A nail-biting affair decided by one team cashing in a rare scoring chance, and the other failing to do the same.
In the bottom of the sixth inning in Game 2 of the National League Division Series on Monday, the Philadelphia Phillies had two aboard with one out, but came up empty.
In the next half-inning, the Dodgers faced the same situation, but came away with four runs.
That was the difference in the Dodgers’ 4-3 victory at Citizens Bank Park, giving them a commanding 2-0 lead in a best-of-five series that will shift to Dodger Stadium for Game 3 on Wednesday.