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Dodgers win NLDS on walk-off error by Phillies

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True Blue LA @truebluela.bsky.social · 2d

The ending of the Dodgers-Phillies NLDS was wilder than the wild card round

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Great pitching duel took 11 innings to decide & the Dodgers beat the Phillies on a walk-off throwing error to win the National League Division Series in 4 games

Dodgers pitching plan unravels, Phillies pull away late to take Game 3

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True Blue LA @truebluela.bsky.social · 3d

Dodgers for once did not get a good start on the mound, and the offense didn't do much at all. Phillies pulled away late in a Game 3 blowout to stay alive in the NLDS

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Yoshinobu Yamamoto was chased in the fifth inning and the Dodgers played behind for most of the night, losing Game 3 to Kyle Schwarber and the Phillies in LA.

One big inning was just enough to win Game 2

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True Blue LA @truebluela.bsky.social · 5d

Dodgers this postseason have three 4-run innings and a 3-run inning in their four games to date. A 4-run seventh inning was all they got in Game 2 in Philadelphia, and was just enough to win

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Once again facing a starter on his game, the Dodgers’ offense was able to maximize its opportunities with one big inning to secure a win in Game 2 of the NLDS

Dodgers Notes: Roki Sasaki, Clayton Kershaw, Alex Vesia

True Blue LA @truebluela.bsky.social · 5d

How Roki Sasaki returned from the injured list and became an exciting option in the Dodgers postseason bullpen, plus other off-day notes

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As Roki Sasaki and Clayton Kershaw head to the bullpen, pitching is top of mind for the Dodgers.

Dodgers executed ‘picture-perfect’ wheel play to save Game 2

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True Blue LA @truebluela.bsky.social · 5d

More on the wheel play that saved the Dodgers in the 9th inning of Game 2

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A closer look at the key out at third base on a bunt by Max Muncy and Mookie Betts in the ninth inning that preserved the Dodgers NLDS Game 2 win over Phillies.

Blake Snell puts up zeroes, Dodgers barely hold on to beat Phillies in NLDS Game 2

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True Blue LA @truebluela.bsky.social · 5d

The ride was bumpy as hell, but Blake Snell's brilliance and a 4-run seventh inning held up for the Dodgers, just barely

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Blake Snell struck out nine in Phillies in six scoreless innings, and the Dodgers scored four runs in the seventh inning to win Game 2 & go up 2-0 in the NLDS.

Shohei Ohtani a finalist for Hank Aaron Award

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True Blue LA @truebluela.bsky.social · 5d

Shohei Ohtani won the Hank Aaron Award as the top offensive player in the AL in 2023, and won it again in the NL in 2024. The Dodgers star is a finalist again for the Aaron Award in 2025, too

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Shohei Ohtani won the Hank Aaron Award as the top offensive player in his league in 2023 with the Angels and 2024 with the Dodgers. He’s a finalist again in 2025

Dodgers NLDS Game 2 lineup includes Miguel Rojas at third base

True Blue LA @truebluela.bsky.social · 5d

Here's the Dodgers Game 2 lineup, plus a look at how they are managing Will Smith's time behind the plate and navigating three straight LHP Phillies starters

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Dodgers lineup for Game 2 includes Ben Rortvedt & Miguel Rojas vs. Phillies. It is without Will Smith & Max Muncy, though both figure to play later in the game.

Dodgers NLDS notes after Game 1

True Blue LA @truebluela.bsky.social · 5d

Dodgers pitching this postseason:

Three 8th innings: 5 hits, 5 runs, 9 walks, 5 strikeouts
Other 24 innings: 13 hits, 4 runs, 4 walks, 32 strikeouts

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The Dodgers snapped a 7-game losing postseason streak in Philadelphia with their Game 1 win in the NLDS over the Phillies. Plus a look at Dodgers 8th-inning woes

Dodgers look to take full control of NLDS in Philly

True Blue LA @truebluela.bsky.social · 5d

Not sure if you heard, but the Dodgers can go up 2-0 in the NLDS tonight

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The Dodgers went into Philly and flipped the home field advantage. They need to not let up and win Game 2 so they can clinch at home.

Teoscar Hernández collecting RBI at a rapid rate

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True Blue LA @truebluela.bsky.social · 5d

Teoscar Hernández has 9 RBI in the Dodgers' first three games this postseason. That's more than any other Dodger through the first *four* games of a postseason

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Dodgers outfielder Teoscar Hernández already has nine RBI through three games this postseason, the most in team history through the first four playoff games.

60 years ago: Sandy Koufax skips Game 1 of 1965 World Series

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True Blue LA @truebluela.bsky.social · 5d

60 years ago today was Game 1 of the World Series. Dodgers ace Sandy Koufax did not pitch, because it was on Yom Kippur

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Sandy Koufax made the decision to forego his start for Game 1 of the 1965 World Series to observe Yom Kippur 60 years ago.

Shohei Ohtani & Dodgers postseason starting pitching streaks

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True Blue LA @truebluela.bsky.social · 7d

The Dodgers getting three straight starts like this from the rotation in the postseason doesn't happen very often for them in the postseason

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Shohei Ohtani picked up the baton from Blake Snell and Yoshinobu Yamamoto, giving the Dodgers three solid postseason starts for the first time in a long while.

Teoscar Hernández home run completes Dodgers comeback over Phillies in Game 1

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True Blue LA @truebluela.bsky.social · 7d

Teoscar Hernández had a low point early, but made up for it and then some with a game-winning 3-run home run in Game 1

Dodgers up 1-0 on the Phillies in the NLDS

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Teoscar Hernández hit a 3-run home run, completing a Dodgers comeback and making a winner of Shohei Ohtani, who struck out 9 to beat Phillies in NLDS Game 1.

Dodgers vs. Phillies, Shohei Ohtani, and cheesesteaks

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True Blue LA @truebluela.bsky.social · 7d

"The Dodgers and Philadelphia Phillies start their five-game series tonight, and the only prediction I will make is that the winner of this series will have an inside track to running the table."
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On the eve of the NLDS between the Dodgers and Phillies, expectations are analyzed.

Tommy Edman back in Dodgers lineup for NLDS Game 1

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True Blue LA @truebluela.bsky.social · 7d

Shohei Ohtani tonight will break a Babe Ruth record

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True Blue LA @truebluela.bsky.social · 7d

Tommy Edman is back in the Dodgers lineup tonight in Philadelphia

Will Smith will be available to catch during the NLDS but he's not starting Game 1

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Dodgers NLDS Game 1 starting lineup includes Tommy Edman at second base after dealing with right ankle sprain. Will Smith is available to catch but not starting.

Two recent NL powerhouses finally meet in the postseason

True Blue LA @truebluela.bsky.social · 7d

Dodgers vs. Phillies is a powerhouse matchup

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After promptly dispatching the Cincinnati Reds, the Dodgers face a steeper climb in an NLDS matchup against the Phillies

Dodgers-Phillies NLDS umpires led by Mark Wegner

True Blue LA @truebluela.bsky.social · 7d

Here are the umpire assignments for the Dodgers vs. Phillies NLDS

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The umpire assignments for the Dodgers vs. Phillies National League Division Series, including Game 1 home plate umpire Nestor Ceja and crew chief Mark Wegner.

Dodgers outfield prospects rated highly in FanGraphs top 100

True Blue LA @truebluela.bsky.social · 8d

Outfielder Eduardo Quintero vaulted into the top-100 prospects list at FanGraphs, one of six Dodgers minor leaguers on the list

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Dodgers minor league outfielders Jose De Paula, Zyhir Hope, Eduardo Quintero are among six Dodgers in the FanGraphs top-100 prospect list at the end of 2025.

Dodgers notes: Shohei Ohtani, Mookie Betts, Blake Snell

True Blue LA @truebluela.bsky.social · 8d

Shohei Ohtani starts tonight on the mound, and the reins have been loosened after his gradual buildup this season

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Ahead of the Dodgers-Phillies NLDS, notes on Game 1 starter Shohei Ohtani, shortstop Mookie Betts, and Game 2 starter Blake Snell.

Dodgers NLDS roster: Clayton Kershaw, Anthony Banda added vs. Phillies

True Blue LA @truebluela.bsky.social · 8d

Dodgers using 15 position players & 11 pitchers for the NLDS, just like they did in the wild card series

Clayton Kershaw and Anthony Banda are active this time around

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Dodgers added Clayton Kershaw and Anthony Banda to their roster for the NLDS. Justin Wrobleski and Edgardo Henriquez are off the roster after wild card series.

Dodgers set Division Series rotation vs. Phillies

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True Blue LA @truebluela.bsky.social · 8d

Dodgers rotation is in order for the NLDS vs. Phillies, plus some roster notes on Will Smith and Clayton Kershaw

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After Shohei Ohtani in Game 1, Dodgers will start Blake Snell in Game 2 and Yoshinobu Yamamoto in Game 3 against Phillies. Tyler Glasnow will be available Game 4

Dodgers-Phillies NLDS will be televised by TBS

True Blue LA @truebluela.bsky.social · 8d

Every game of the Dodgers-Phillies NLDS will be televised by TBS, with Brian Anderson and Jeff Francoeur on the call with reporter Lauren Shehadi

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The Dodgers vs. Phillies National League Division Series will be televised exclusively by TBS, with national radio coverage of the series on ESPN Radio.