Kyle Schwarber broke out of a cold streak in dramatic fashion Wednesday night, crushing two home runs to lift the Philadelphia Phillies past the Los Angeles Dodgers 8\u20132 in Game 3 of the NLDS, keeping their playoff hopes alive. His first blast, a towering shot deep into the right-field pavilion, ignited a three-run rally in the fourth inning that gave Philadelphia early momentum.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Pitchers Aaron Nola and Ranger Su\u00e1rez combined for a dominant effort, holding the Dodgers to just one run through seven innings while striking out eight. J.T. Realmuto added an RBI double in the eighth before Schwarber launched his second homer of the night\u2014this one off veteran left-hander Clayton Kershaw\u2014to seal the victory. The Phillies\u2019 bullpen held firm down the stretch, quieting a Los Angeles lineup that had scored 15 runs in the first two games of the series.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The win snapped Philadelphia\u2019s seven-game postseason losing streak against the Dodgers and sends the series to a critical Game 4 back in Los Angeles. Manager Rob Thomson praised the team\u2019s resilience, saying the club \u201crefused to go quietly.\u201d For Schwarber, the performance was a reminder of his October pedigree\u2014his power surge arriving just when the Phillies needed it most.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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