LOS ANGELES – The Phillies will take two out of three against the defending World Champion Dodgers, but they’ll need a better showing against LA’s rotation if the two teams meet again in the postseason.
In 17 2/3 innings against the Dodgers rotation over the three-game series, the Phillies struck out 24 times and scored only one run. Emmett Sheehan, who came into Monday’s game behind opener Anthony Banda, allowed a run over 5 2/3 innings. Shohei Ohtani had a no-hit bid through five innings. Blake Snell was the latest Dodgers starter to shut down the Phillies. He recorded a season-high 12 strikeouts over seven innings to lead his team to a 5-0 victory over the Phillies.