The Phillies quietly packed the equipment bags in front of their lockers on Monday night at Citizens Bank Park. There was little to say.

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.

They were moments that the Phillies’ front office would dream of: Big players in big spots with a chance for big postseason ramifications. And both times, the Phillies’ stars came up small.

Sure enough, the Phillies had Stott push a bunt with a 1-0 count toward third base, as a means of advancing Castellanos to third base and setting up a potential sac fly situation. That's not how things played out, however. Instead, third baseman Max Muncy and Betts combined to nail the lead runner, changing the entire dynamic of the inning.

On the brink of an early elimination, this Phillies team is at risk of being remembered most for what it never accomplished.

Philadelphia Phillies manager Rob Thomson called out his stars, Bryce Harper and Kyle Schwarber, after a crushing Game 2 loss.

Philadelphia is struggling with a lack of big swings and little things, and it is costing it dearly against the defending champion Dodgers.

Imagine knowing in August that the lights would turn off in Citizens Bank Park in October for Jhoan Duran’s entrance and the crowd would boo. That’s how bad things have turned in South Philly as the Undertaker’s gong was met with jeers Monday night as Red October once again filled with dread.