PHILADELPHIA -- For most of the postseason, Will Smith ’s name has come up in the context of whether he has been healthy enough to contribute to this year’s run. With the bases loaded in the seventh, the Dodgers’ veteran catcher flipped that narrative with one swing of his bat.

Smith reached across the plate on a sweeper from Phillies reliever Orion Kerkering, lining it into left field for a single as two crucial runs crossed home plate to give the Dodgers a three-run lead in their eventual 4-3 win in Game 2 of the National League Division Series at Citizens Bank Park, pushing Philadelphia to the brink of elimination.

“That hit felt great,” Smith said. “Bases loaded, two outs. Yeah, that felt good.”

The rally started with a leadoff single from Teoscar Hernández and a double by Fre

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