Dodgers pitcher battles in NLDS win over Phillies
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Phillies outfielder Harrison Bader exited Game 1 of the NLDS vs. the Los Angeles Dodgers with a groin injury, but he could be available for Game 2.
The Chicago Cubs will turn to their other left-handed start, Shota Imanaga, to try and even their series with the Milwaukee Brewers.
The NLDS on Monday, Oct. 6 at 9:08 p.m. ET will see the Milwaukee Brewers take on the Chicago Cubs live from American Family Field, and airing on TBS. Tickets for Game 2 of the Brewers vs. Cubs playoff series are still available on StubHub.
After stumbling out of the gate against the Brewers, the Cubs used a Sunday break in their best-of-five division series to brush themselves off and regroup for a critical Game 2 Monday night. Cubs manager Craig Counsell announced that Shota Imanaga will start Monday night's game.
After falling behind 1-0 on a leadoff home run by Michael Busch to open the game, the Brewers regathered and dominated from there. Milwaukee pieced together three consecutive doubles to begin their half of the first inning and by the time the second rolled around, the Brewers held a comfortable 6-1 advantage.
The Milwaukee Brewers scored six runs in the first and cruised to a 9-3 playoff win over the Cubs, but it came with an injury concern.
The Phillies had Shohei Ohtani on the ropes on the mound and tied up at the plate, the Dodgers’ two-way star seemingly losing the air of invincibility that surrounds him. Ohtani the ace recovered, and he did it one swing-and-a-miss at a time against a string of All-Stars in the Phillies’ lineup.
As Gelb's report indicates, the Phillies aren't ruling BAder out for Game 2 of the NLDS against the Dodgers. With lefty Blake Snell on the mound, Bader's return to the lineup would be a huge boon for Philadelphia.
It was shaping up as one of those ear-splitting October nights in South Philly. And then it went mute thanks to Teoscar Hernández. The Phillies face a must-win Game 2 on Monday.
Harrison Bader has been a sparkplug both on and off the field since arriving in Philadelphia just a little more than two months ago. Now, his status for the remainder of the National League Division Series is suddenly up in the air.
Teoscar Hernandez’s 2-out, 3-run homer in the seventh inning off Matt Strahm won it for the Dodgers, though David Robertson, who put the two previous runners on, took the loss. They’d cut the Phillies’ lead to 3-2 the previous inning on Kiki Hernandez’s 2-out, 2-run double, which ended the night for starter Cristopher Sanchez.