Blake Snell had yielded to the Los Angeles Dodgers' bullpen after a masterful start and was just a bystander when the Phillies — without any help from their All-Star trio at the top of the batting order — finally mustered a rally in the ninth inning.

The Philadelphia Phillies' dramatic ninth-inning rally in Monday's 4-3 loss to the Los Angeles Dodgers in Game 2 of their National League Division Series fell just short, and manager Rob Thomson was questioned for multiple moves.

The Phillies (0-1) face the Los Angeles Dodgers (1-0) in Game 2 of the National League Divisional Series Monday night at Citizens Bank Park at 6:08 p.m. Standing in the quiet clubhouse after the Phillies’ Game 1 loss to the Dodgers, Harrison Bader was optimistic that he would be able to return for the rest of the National League Division Series.

Philadelphia's big bats were silent in Game 1 with Trea Turner, Kyle Schwarber and Bryce Harper coming to go 1-for-11 with six strikeouts. Teoscar Hernandez, whose three-run homer was the difference in the first game,

In what was nearly a comeback by the Philadelphia Phillies in the bottom of the ninth, the Los Angeles Dodgers' infield defense held firm, defeating the Phillies 4-3 on the road Monday to take a 2-0 lead in the National League Division Series.

Game 1 of the Division Series round draws ever closer, and the matchup of goliath franchises between the Philadelphia Phillies and Los Angeles Dodgers has take

The top two candidates for MVP - the Dodgers’ Shohei Ohtani and Phillies’ Kyle Schwarber - who combined for 111 home runs and were the top two sluggers in the National League - will face off in this series. Ohtani, baseball’s only two-way player, is also scheduled to pitch in Game 1.

The National League Division Series is headed to Citizens Bank Park and Dodger Stadium as the Philadelphia Phillies are set to take on the Los Angeles Dodgers.