Overview

• Blake Snell baffled the Phillies over six scoreless innings, allowing one hit with nine strikeouts on 99 pitches.
• A 35.4 mph dribbler by Kiké Hernández broke a scoreless tie to spark a four-run seventh that included Will Smith’s pinch-hit two-run single and a Shohei Ohtani RBI.
• Philadelphia cut the deficit to one in the ninth before Alex Vesia and Rōki Sasaki secured the final outs, capped by Freddie Freeman’s scoop on a short-hop throw.
• Will Smith remains out of the starting lineup as he ramps up from a September hairline fracture, with Ben Rortvedt continuing to start at catcher.
• Manager Dave Roberts said Ohtani will not pitch in relief and is lined up for a potential Game 5 on normal rest, as the series shifts to Dodger Stadium with the Phillies facing elimination and best-of-five teams up 2-0 historically advancing 88.9% of the time.