LOS ANGELES (AP) — The silence in the Los Angeles Dodgers clubhouse was deafening. The few players left quietly dressed and departed after another tough loss to the Philadelphia Phillies.

Once again, the bullpen blew it.

After Shohei Ohtani pitched five hitless innings, Philadelphia's Rafael Marchon hit a tiebreaking, three-run homer off Blake Treinen with two outs in the ninth inning for a 9-6 win on Tuesday night.

The Phillies clinched the NL East title with a 6-5 win in 10 innings on Monday night.

Twelve of the Dodgers' last 19 losses have been charged to relievers and they are 6-14 in their past 20 games decided by one run.

“They’re lacking confidence,” manager Dave Roberts said. “They’re not making good pitches when they need to, a little careful at times.”

Roberts maintains

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