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

“Giving those guys three outs on the bases,” Roberts said, “that’s something that we have to clean up.”

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As a result, the Dodgers’ perfect start to the season fell two wins shy of the all-time franchise record of 10-0, set by the 1955 “Boys of Summer” World Series squad.

And they got their first reminder that, in this year’s National League pennant race, they will still be tested by fellow contenders, from divisional rivals like the San Francisco Giants (who are 6-1) and San Diego Padres (who also lost their perfect record Friday, dropping to 7-1), to perhaps the World Series-starved Phillies (also 6-1) most of all.

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