Los Angeles Dodgers starting pitcher Blake Snell celebrates after striking out Philadelphia Phillies’ Otto Kemp to end the top of the seventh inning of a baseball game Wednesday, Sept. 17, 2025, in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Mark J. Terrill)
Los Angeles Dodgers’ Freddie Freeman, left, watches his home run along with Philadelphia Phillies starting pitcher Jesus Luzardo, center, and catcher J.T. Realmuto during the second inning of a baseball game Wednesday, Sept. 17, 2025, in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Mark J. Terrill)
Los Angeles Dodgers’ Freddie Freeman celebrates his home run during the second inning of a baseball game against the Philadelphia Phillies Wednesday, Sept. 17, 2025, in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Mark J. Terrill)
Los Angeles Dodgers’ Shohei Ohtani watches his fly out during the second inning of a baseball game against the Philadelphia Phillies Wednesday, Sept. 17, 2025, in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Mark J. Terrill)
Blake Snell strikes out season-high 12, Shohei Ohtani hits 51st homer as Dodgers beat Phillies 5-0
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Blake Snell struck out a season-high 12 over seven innings, Shohei Ohtani hit his 51st homer and the Los Angeles Dodgers beat the Philadelphia Phillies 5-0 on Wednesday night to avoid a three-game sweep.
Los Angeles Dodgers starting pitcher Blake Snell celebrates after striking out Philadelphia Phillies’ Otto Kemp to end the top of the seventh inning of a baseball game Wednesday, Sept. 17, 2025, in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Mark J. Terrill)
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Blake Snell struck out a season-high 12 over seven innings, Shohei Ohtani hit his 51st homer and the Los Angeles Dodgers beat the Philadelphia Phillies 5-0 on Wednesday night to avoid a three-game sweep.
Freddie Freeman also homered for the Dodgers, who blew multiple-run leads in on Tuesday and 6-5 in 10 innings on Monday, when the for the second straight year.
Snell (5-4) gave up two hits — back-to-back, two-out singles to Bryson Stott and Harrison Bader in the third — and beat the Phillies for the first time in his career.
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Snell issued consecutive two-out walks that brought the tying run to the plate in the seventh. Manager Dave Roberts visited the mound and reliever Alex Vesia began jogging from the bullpen, but Roberts left Snell in.
Snell responded by getting rookie Otto Kemp on a swinging strike to end the inning. The two-time Cy Young Award winner let out a yell as the crowd of 50,859 erupted. He tossed a season-high 112 pitches, 69 for strikes.
Freeman homered leading off the second and Ben Rortvedt added an RBI single for a 2-0 lead.
Luzardo (14-7) allowed four runs and four hits in seven innings. He struck out six while throwing 106 pitches — one off his season high.
Key moment
After the Phillies struck for six homers in the first two games, their bats went silent. Kyle Schwarber, whose 53 homers are second most in the NL, and Bryce Harper were a combined 0 for 7. Schwarber struck out three times.
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Key stats
Ohtani extended his on-base streak to 22 games — longest in the majors this season. Teammate Mookie Betts shared the mark until going 0 for 4. ... Luzardo had not given up a homer to a left-handed hitter this season until Freeman and Ohtani went deep.
Up next
The Phillies visit Arizona on Friday and had not announced a starter. The D-backs start RHP Ryne Nelson (7-3, 3.34 ERA). Dodgers RHP Yoshinobu Yamamoto (11-8, 2.66) starts Thursday against the visiting San Francisco Giants and RHP Logan Webb (14-10, 3.34).
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