The Los Angeles Dodgers held off a late rally from the Philadelphia Phillies to snatch a 4-3 victory and take a commanding 2-0 lead in their Major League Baseball playoff series on Monday.

The reigning World Series champions, who stunned the Phillies in game one of the best-of-five National League Divisional Series on Saturday, can complete a sweep with a victory in game three at Los Angeles on Wednesday.

“That was a heck of a game,” Dodgers manager Dave Roberts said afterwards. “Huge, huge momentum-maintainer. We’re looking forward to getting back home, but great ball game, great plays and a huge win.”

A tense game two at a deafening Citizens Bank Park in Philadelphia quickly unfolded as a classic pitchers duel, with Phillies starter Jesus Luzardo and Dodgers counterpart Blake Snell do

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