00:01So last night was the 13th National League East title for the Philadelphia Phillies,
00:06but there is work to do.
00:07When you look at how just the postseason is set up at the moment for the Dodgers,
00:10they could be seeing the Phillies in the NLDS.
00:13And with Shohei Otani, for him today, going up against a very talented Phillies lineup,
00:17as much as the plan for him is only to get through five innings of work,
00:21today, like Dave Roberts was saying, is going to, in fact, be a very good test for him.
00:25For Otani, as Kirsten told you, it's his first start in 11 days.
00:28You go back to September 5th in Baltimore.
00:31Three and two-thirds scoreless innings in just one run, giving up his last two times out.
00:352-2.
00:37Strikes him out.
00:38Popped out of his hand, but caught the zone, and Schwarber watches it.
00:42Strike three.
00:433-1 pitch.
00:45And it's down low.
00:46He lays off a breaking ball.
00:47And it'll bring Brandon Marsh to the plate.
00:49First one from Otani is a fastball bounce back to him.
00:53And a scoreless top of the first for Otani, who hustles over there to put on the hitting gear.
00:57Numbers for Christopher Sanchez.
00:59He's at 13-5 with an ERA of 2.57.
01:03Just a spectacular, spectacular year for the young lefty.
01:07Otani on the mound to record the final out, and then he sprinted from the mound.
01:11He suited up to come to the plate.
01:13Grounded his second.
01:14Knocked down by Wilson and has no play.
01:17And Otani's aboard to start this game.
01:19A play that Wilson should have made but couldn't.
01:21Just that simple mistake showing Otani's already on first base.
01:24It's now Mookie Betts.
01:26Swing and a miss.
01:27He gets it with a changeup.
01:28That is some pitching right there.
01:30Yeah, and this beautiful changeup, one of the best pitches in baseball.
01:33Ground ball softly left side.
01:35Stott charges.
01:37And he throws out Hernandez.
01:39And there are two outs here in the first.
01:41Freddie Freeman stands in.
01:43And he bounces one right at Bryson Stott.
01:45He's got it in shallow center field.
01:46He's going to hurry.
01:47And he does.
01:48And the inning is over.
01:49And he'll face off of five, six, and seven here in the second.
01:52As the number one strikeout rate in the National League this year.
01:56Gets strike three.
01:5799.
01:59Perfectly placed on the inner half.
02:01And Kemp stared at strike three.
02:03And he strikes him out.
02:05Throws the sweeper out of that same tunnel.
02:07Bookending Kays in a one, two, three second for Shohei Otani.
02:11He brings up Alex Call, who has homered against Sanchez before.
02:15Waits on this 2-1 from Sanchez.
02:17He coughs one to left field.
02:19Back it goes.
02:20He's gotten him again.
02:23Alex Call off Christopher Sanchez.
02:26Dodgers strike first.
02:28So he's homered against him twice.
02:30Both have come against a pitch that he rarely throws against right-handed hitters.
02:34His slider.
02:36408 feet off the bat of Alex Call.
02:38And how about the confidence?
02:40He knew he got it.
02:41And Andy Pajas in the bottom of the ninth tied it with a home run on Philong Duran.
02:46Digs it out.
02:47Serves a base hit in the left field.
02:48Another impressive piece of hitting for Andy Pajas on a two-strike offering.
02:53Kike Hernandez likes it.
02:55He's got a duck on the pond here with a 1-0 lead in the second.
02:58Hernandez lifts the fly ball to deep left field.
03:01Goodbye.
03:02Two-run home run.
03:04Kike Hernandez.
03:06And Sanchez just unable to get the put-away pitch with two strikes.
03:10So Hernandez ends that 0-13 in loud fashion with his first home run since June.
03:16First home run since coming off of the injured list.
03:19The second home run that Sanchez has given up all season on the change-up.
03:23And that's how good that pitch has been for him.
03:25Three Ks for Otani over three no-hit innings.
03:28Strikes him out on three pitches.
03:30His back foots the curveball right there.
03:33That's a pitch that he's been leaning on lately, but we haven't seen a whole lot of it so far
03:37tonight.
03:38Here's his 3-2 to Marsh.
03:41On the ground to second.
03:42Tommy Edmund is there.
03:43Four no-hit innings for Shohei Otani on just 55 pitches.
03:48Edmund is 0-1.
03:49Flew out to center field leading off the second.
03:51Now kicking off the fourth.
03:53Ground ball to third.
03:54Diving stop by Kemp.
03:56Throw is late.
03:57I mean, heck of a play.
03:58This is a double down the line.
03:59Just the fact that he gets to this.
04:01Dives, he gets up so quick.
04:02Tommy Edmund gets down the line even quicker.
04:05Bottom four in the dodge order in this series.
04:07Hitting 400.
04:08And a called strike three.
04:1197 on that heater.
04:13Four strikeouts.
04:14Pahez singled and scored his first time.
04:16He's four out of five in this series.
04:19Pahez fights it off and through.
04:21And he's two for two.
04:24And five out of six in these two games.
04:27Dodgers haven't cornered with one away.
04:29So, so far, Sanchez has held the top four of Otani, Betts, Hernandez, and Freeman.
04:36One for eight with two Ks.
04:37But the second half of the lineup, they're doing work tonight.
04:40Tries to hit another.
04:42Sends it scraping the sky to the left field corner from Marsh.
04:46It'll be deep enough to get in Tommy Edmund and make it four to nothing.
04:49Hernandez is knocked in three.
04:51No hits over four scoreless innings.
04:54Just one base runner against him.
04:56Cam strikes out swinging.
04:58Punch out number five for Shohei Otani.
05:01Kepler drives the ball to left center field.
05:03Kahl running back at the track.
05:05At the wall.
05:06He's got it.
05:07Kahl at the wall for out number two.
05:10Well read and perfectly played by Alex Kahl to keep Otani spotless tonight.
05:16His 2-1 pitch is sliced in the air to right field.
05:19Teoscar Hernandez drifting toward the corner.
05:21He is there to make the catch.
05:22And Shohei Otani is still without a hit against.
05:26Shohei Otani was removed from the game as a pitcher after five no-hit innings on the mound.
05:3368 pitches, 42 strikes.
05:35He walked just one.
05:36He punched out five.
05:38The ball now rests with Justin Robleski for the top of the sixth.
05:42Marshawn bats from the right side.
05:43He's hoped for one tonight.
05:44There's a base hit to right field.
05:46It's the first hit of the night for the Phils.
05:50Raphael Marshawn with a single to right field.
05:53All right.
05:53So we got off the Schneid on the hits.
05:55Now we need to get maybe put a little crooked number up there.
05:59Crooked numbers are good.
06:00Yeah.
06:01Line drive base and it's a left field.
06:03And now the Phils have two on with one man down.
06:07You've got to believe the Dodgers fans.
06:09Well why did they take the guy out of the gate?
06:12Swing and a fly ball out towards center field.
06:14That's going to drop in for a base hit.
06:15And the bases will be loaded for Bryce Harper.
06:19Three straight hits for the Phils.
06:21Swing and a line drive into right center field.
06:24A base hit.
06:24One run is in.
06:25Here comes Bader.
06:26He's going to score.
06:27Harper to second base.
06:29Schwarber to third.
06:30And the Phillies have made this a 4-2 game.
06:36Well we asked for a crooked number and we just got one.
06:39Bryce Harper jumping all over this first pitch.
06:42He stays on it long enough to drive it up the middle.
06:45Tomorrow the eyes.
06:46He has 75 of the year.
06:48And now the Phillies can tie it with a base hit from Brandon Marsh.
06:51Marsh is 0 for 2.
06:52Swing and it's high into right field.
06:54It's way back.
06:55It's still going.
06:56It is gone.
06:59He did it.
07:00Brandon Marsh with a three-run home run.
07:03And the Phillies have taken the lead.
07:07Wow.
07:08You talk about making a quick impact after Otani's exit.
07:11And I mean just unbelievable at bats here from the Phillies.
07:16Dave Roberts walking to the mound and he is hearing a shower of booze here at Dodger Stadium.
07:23He's taking the ball from Justin Robleski.
07:25Enriquez 17 games this year has put up zeros and 16 of them.
07:29And there are two outs.
07:31And Max Kepler is the batter.
07:33That one is smoked deep to right field.
07:36Towering shot.
07:38It is gone.
07:39Gone solo home run by Max Kepler into the Knights.
07:46And the Phillies now lead it 6-4.
07:49Wow.
07:50What a display these guys are throwing on him here in the sixth inning.
07:54A majestic home run for Max.
07:57His 17th and it's 6-4 Phillies.
08:0189 pitches so far for Christopher Sanchez facing the bottom third of the order for the Dodgers.
08:06Swing and a miss.
08:07He got him.
08:097 innings for Christopher Sanchez.
08:12He closed beautifully.
08:14Otani the lead off the 8.
08:16And David Robertson was able to close it down last night.
08:19He's on the pitch.
08:20We did not think Robertson would necessarily be available today.
08:24This is three times in four days for Robertson.
08:27High fly ball to deep right field.
08:30Five no-hit innings on the mound.
08:33And a skyscraping home run.
08:35There's nobody like him.
08:38Never has been.
08:39Doubtful there ever will be.
08:42It is his 50th of the year.
08:45Back-to-back 50 home run seasons to begin his time with the Dodgers.
08:50It went 430 feet and we got a one-run game.
08:54Now you need some runners.
08:56Rips one down the left field line.
08:58That's a fair ball.
09:00And it scoots by Marsh.
09:04Tied running scoring position.
09:06And it's Oscar Hernandez double.
09:08Dodgers last night could not take advantage.
09:10They were 0 for 8 runners in scoring position.
09:13So far tonight only one at bat.
09:16And that was not productive.
09:17Phillies are up by one.
09:19Freddie Freeman is the hitter.
09:21And Tanner Banks is the pitcher.
09:23Takes ball four.
09:25Passes the baton to Tommy Edmond.
09:27Tommy's one for three.
09:28Singleton scored back in the fourth.
09:30Edmond with a base set to left field.
09:33They had to be certain that it would get through.
09:35So it's just station to station.
09:36They're loaded up.
09:38What a spot for Alex Cole.
09:40He started the scoring today with his first homerun at Dodger Stadium.
09:45Flagged to left center field.
09:47Should be deep enough to tie this game.
09:50Here comes Hernandez.
09:51Marshall's throw goes to third.
09:53It's 6 to 6.
09:56Alex Cole with a game-tying sacrifice fly.
10:00Pajes with two out.
10:01Popped him up.
10:03Breaking ball.
10:04Into foul ground goes Harper.
10:05Back of first.
10:06He's under it.
10:07He makes the catch.
10:08And the side is retired.
10:09The only inning they got hits was the 6th inning.
10:13That's it.
10:14That's all they needed.
10:16But now they need a little bit more.
10:17That ball's drilled deep toward left field.
10:19Going back on it is called.
10:20It's a one hop off the wall.
10:22Wilson's on his way to second.
10:24He better hurry and he'll get there.
10:26He just top spun it enough for it not to go out of the ballpark.
10:29But a nice short swing.
10:31And now they're going to make it official and intentionally walk him.
10:34It was Raphael Marchand who started the rally back in the 6th inning.
10:39He had the first hit of the night for the Phillies.
10:41Line drive down the right field line.
10:44That one is over the head and out of the ballpark.
10:47It hit the top of the fence.
10:48Went out of the yard.
10:50A three run lightning bolts by Raphael Marchand.
10:55And the Phillies have retaken the lead.
10:58It's a 9-6 game.
11:01What a jolt by Marchand.
11:04Got it.
11:04I love it for that kid.
11:05What a great at bat.
11:07The Dodgers are down to their last out.
11:09This one would be a remarkable victory against one of the better teams in the National League.
11:15Bouncer back to the mound.
11:16Knocked down by Durant.
11:18He gets his bearings.
11:19Throws to first in time.
11:20And the Phillies have won the season series against the Dodgers.
11:24It's an epic come-from-behind victory.
11:27They win it 9-6.
11:29And their magic number to get the bye in the National League has been whittled down to four.
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