Typically, you would like your team having three chances to only win one more game. Most fans would take those odds. But after last night’s loss, having two more chances doesn’t quite feel like enough.

It would be best to just flush Wednesday’s loss and move on and focus on Game 4. Except a few concerning things happened in Game 3, making winning tonight’s game feel more dire.

The main issue is the Dodgers let the Philly bats get hot, namely the top three in the order, and now they have the momentum. Maybe if Yoshinobu Yamamoto had been able to get back on track after Kyle Schwarber’s massive bomb, things would’ve been ok. But things just spiraled from there, ultimately culminating in Clayton Kershaw being left out to wear the game, in turn giving the Phillies offense more confidence.

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