LOS ANGELES -- Finally feeling more like the squad that finished with the second-best record in the National League, the Philadelphia Phillies staved off elimination and can now lean into some momentum.

The Phillies still will head into Game 4 of their best-of-five National League Division Series on Thursday trailing the Dodgers 2-1, yet they also feel like the team that has the upper hand.

The top three batters in the Philadelphia order -- Trea Turner, Bryce Harper and Kyle Schwarber -- went a combined 2-for-21 with one RBI and 11 strikeouts in a pair of home losses to open the series. However, in the Phillies' 8-2 victory in Game 3 on Wednesday, the trio combined for seven hits, five RBIs and four runs.

Schwarber hit a pair of home runs, including a game-tying 455-foot blast in the fo

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