Philadelphia didn’t just lose — they were obliterated. In what can only be described as one of the most brutal postseason beatdowns in MLB history, the Los Angeles Dodgers annihilated the Phillies 20–0 in Game 3, leaving Citizens Bank Park in stunned silence. ESPN’s headline said it best: “The Dodgers just broke baseball.”

From the very first pitch, Yoshinobu Yamamoto looked possessed. His fastball sizzled like lightning, carving through Philadelphia’s lineup with surgical precision. The Phillies couldn’t buy a hit — or an answer. “It was like watching a samurai at work,” one analyst said. The scoreboard read 0–0 in the first, but by the third inning, it had turned into a massacre.

Aaron Nola was the sacrificial lamb. Phillies manager Rob Thomson rolled the dice, starting him over the red-hot Ranger Suárez — and it blew up in spectacular fashion. Nola’s ERA ballooned past 9.00 before he was mercifully yanked. The Dodgers lineup — led by Mookie Betts, Freddie Freeman, and Shohei Ohtani — turned the ballpark into a fireworks show. Every swing felt like vengeance. Every hit, a statement.

Manager Dave Roberts, often criticized for overmanaging in Octobers past, looked like a genius this time. He rotated pitchers like chess pieces, calling in Roki Sasaki in the seventh to strike out the side with 102 mph heat. “The kid’s ice-cold,” Roberts said postgame, smirking like a man who knows he’s three wins away from destiny.

Meanwhile, Phillies hitters completely unraveled. Kyle Schwarber extended his nightmare hitless streak to 21 at-bats, while Bryce Harper could only shake his head in disbelief. Fans booed. Then left early. Then stopped watching altogether. “It felt like a funeral,” one local reporter admitted.

The Dodgers are now undefeated in the 2025 playoffs, sitting on the edge of a sweep — and perhaps, history. Their dominance isn’t just statistical. It’s psychological. They’re playing like a team possessed, hunting a World Series not just to win — but to humiliate.

As the dust settles on this demolition, the question isn’t whether the Dodgers can win it all. It’s whether anyone left in the league can even stop them. Game 4 looms — and if the Phillies can’t summon a miracle, the Dodgers’ juggernaut might go down as the most unstoppable force baseball has ever seen.