Overview

• The Dodgers lead the NL Division Series 2–0 after a one‑run win in Game 2 at Philadelphia.
• Shohei Ohtani went 1-for-5 and lined a seventh‑inning RBI single to right that produced Los Angeles’ fourth run.
• Reliever Sasaki earned his second consecutive save by inducing a game‑ending groundout with two outs and runners on the corners.
• Game 3 is scheduled for Oct. 8 in Los Angeles, where Yoshinobu Yamamoto is set to take the mound.
• Separately, MLB named Ohtani an NL Hank Aaron Award finalist after a 55‑home run season, while Baseball America selected Aaron Judge as its MVP for a second straight year.