{"id":485807,"date":"2025-10-06T21:58:23","date_gmt":"2025-10-07T01:58:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/deultimominuto.net\/en\/uncategorized\/dodgers-prevail-in-philadelphia-and-travel-to-los-angeles-up-2-0\/"},"modified":"2025-10-06T21:58:23","modified_gmt":"2025-10-07T01:58:23","slug":"dodgers-prevail-in-philadelphia-and-travel-to-los-angeles-up-2-0","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/deultimominuto.com\/en\/sports\/baseball\/dodgers-prevail-in-philadelphia-and-travel-to-los-angeles-up-2-0\/","title":{"rendered":"Dodgers prevail in Philadelphia and travel to Los \u00c1ngeles up 2-0"},"content":{"rendered":"<strong>PHILADELPHIA.<\/strong> \u2014 In a pitching duel worthy of the postseason, the <strong>Los Angeles Dodgers<\/strong> held on until the last out to beat the <strong>Philadelphia Phillies<\/strong> 4-3 on Monday night and take a <strong>2-0 lead in the National League Division Series (NLDS)<\/strong>.\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>You may be interested in:<a href=\"https:\/\/ab.deultimominuto.net\/deportes\/beisbol\/vladimir-guerrero-jr-estalla-en-octubre-y-los-azulejos-huelen-a-serie-de-campeonato\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"> <\/a><\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/ab.deultimominuto.net\/deportes\/beisbol\/vladimir-guerrero-jr-estalla-en-octubre-y-los-azulejos-huelen-a-serie-de-campeonato\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Vladimir Guerrero Jr. explodes in October and the Blue Jays smell a Championship Series<\/a><\/p>\n\n\nWith <strong>Blake Snell<\/strong>&#8216;s dominance from the mound and a key play by Puerto Rican <strong>Enrique \u201cKik\u00e9\u201d Hern\u00e1ndez<\/strong>, the Californians prevailed in a dramatic finish that leaves them just one win away from advancing to the Championship Series.\n\nThe decisive moment came in the <strong>seventh inning<\/strong>, when Hernandez hit a <strong>weak ground ball of 35.4 mph<\/strong> that barely surpassed the mound, enough to allow the Dominican <strong>Te\u00f3scar Hernandez<\/strong> to score the first run of the game. That action opened the offensive floodgates for the Dodgers, who secured a lead that almost slipped away in the ninth inning.\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">BALLGAME! DODGERS HOLD OFF THE PHILLIES TO TAKE A 2-0 LEAD IN THE NLDS \ud83d\udd25 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/16scDg3yAw\">pic.twitter.com\/16scDg3yAw<\/a><\/p>&mdash; Bleacher Report (@BleacherReport) <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/BleacherReport\/status\/1975371371204259937?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">October 7, 2025<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.x.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\nIn the closing, the Phillies threatened a comeback by scoring twice with no outs, forcing manager <strong>Dave Roberts<\/strong> to use three relievers \u2014<strong>Blake Treinen, Alex Vesia, and Roki Sasaki<\/strong>\u2014 to get the final three outs. The victory was sealed thanks to a <strong>spectacular catch by Freddie Freeman<\/strong> on a deflected throw by <strong>Tommy Edman<\/strong> that averted disaster.\n\nFor his part, <strong>Blake Snell<\/strong> shone again on the mound with a pitching gem: <strong>six scoreless innings allowing only one hit<\/strong>, becoming only the <strong>second pitcher in Dodgers history<\/strong> to record that line in the postseason, along with <strong>Walker Buehler (2019)<\/strong>.\n\nThe bullpen withstood the final pressure and <strong>Shohei Ohtani<\/strong> \u2014who won Game 1\u2014 was once again the protagonist, while <strong>Roki Sasaki<\/strong> was credited with the save.\n\nThe history also favors the Los Angeles team: teams that take a <strong>2-0 lead in a best-of-five series<\/strong> have won <strong>88.9%<\/strong> of the time (80 of 90), and under the current format (2-2-1), <strong>the visiting team that goes up 2-0<\/strong> has advanced in <strong>16 of 18 occasions<\/strong>, including <strong>12 sweeps<\/strong>.\n\nWith the series now moving to the <strong>Dodger Stadium<\/strong>, Los Angeles will have the opportunity to close at home.","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>PHILADELPHIA. \u2014 In a pitching duel worthy of the postseason, the Los Angeles Dodgers held on until the last out to beat the Philadelphia Phillies 4-3 on Monday night and take a 2-0 lead in the National League Division Series (NLDS). 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