“Heartbreak in the Ninth: Dodgers’ Late Rally Falls Short Against Tenacious Phillies”

Indeed, knocking off the Dodgers was no easy feat.

Over six innings against Yoshinobu Yamamoto, the Phillies had one unearned run. Yamamoto misfired on a pick-off throw to third that allowed Trea Turner to score.

“That was very regrettable,” Yamamoto, who was otherwise flawless in a three-hit, three-walk, five-strikeout start, said through interpreter Yoshihiro Sonoda. “It was a very fundamental play.”

Philadelphia’s starter, burgeoning 27-year-old left-hander Jesús Luzardo, produced one of his best career starts, blanking the Dodgers over seven scoreless innings on two hits, two walks, eight strikeouts — and some help from a howling wind blowing in from center, which kept seemingly surefire home runs from Shohei Ohtani and Teoscar Hernández in the ballpark.

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