PHILADELPHIA -- It’s no longer “four hours of hell” at Citizens Bank Park.

It’s just a list of "what ifs" and "whys?"

The Phillies’ season is on the brink, following Monday night’s excruciating 4-3 loss to the Dodgers in Game 2 of the National League Division Series. Los Angeles holds a commanding 2-0 lead in the best-of-five series, forcing the Phillies to pray for a miracle to save a season that started in February with World Series-or-bust expectations. Teams to win Games 1 and 2 on the road in the current 2-2-1 Division Series format have won 16 of 18 series (88.9 percent), including 12 sweeps. The 2015 Blue Jays are the last team to do what the Phillies hope to do.

Maybe the Phillies can find salvation on the road.

Because their once suffocating home-field advantage -- an opposi

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