The Phillies cannot tie the NLDS on Wednesday night, they can’t wash away the disappointment of losing two in a row at home to begin their biggest series in a year.
What they can do is focus strictly on the task at hand in Game 3, and if they’re able to eke it out, the test in Game 4 wouldn’t be quite as stiff.
The Dodgers will start their right-handed ace, Yoshinobu Yamamoto, Wednesday night opposite Aaron Nola. It’s not a great matchup for the Phillies. Yamamoto did not give up an earned run over six innings at Citizens Bank Park in April, allowing just singles to Bryce Harper and J.