The Dodgers followed a 6-8 loss in Game 1 on Thursday with a 2-1 win on Friday before heading to Philly for Games 3, 4, and 5.
Clayton Kershaw couldn’t find his usual groove on Thursday, giving up five runs on four hits before leaving with two outs in the fifth. A three-run homerun by Carlos Ruiz in the fifth sent Kershaw to the clubhouse. Raul Ibanez also knocked a three-run homerun in the eighth off Sherrill to give the Phillies a four-run lead. James Loney got the Dodgers on board first with a solo homerun in the second, and Manny Ramirez cut the Phillies lead to one with a two-run shot in the fifth. The Dodgers added two more in the eighth, but also left two runners stranded that inning.
Vincente Padilla pitched a gem on Friday, holding the Phillies to one run (a Ryan Howard solo shot in the fourth), while notching six K’s before leaving with one out in the eighth. It was Kuo who picked up the win after closing out the eighth, and Broxton picked up the save with a 1-2-3 ninth. Pedro Martinez held the Dodgers scoreless through his seventh innings, before Andre Ethier drew a bases-loaded walk in the eighth to tie it. Juan Pierre then scored the go-ahead run after a throwing error by Chase Utley.
