Dodgers 8, Phillies 6

Jonathan Broxton’s eighth save might been his toughest — he had to face eight batters and record four outs to get it — but he finished it off. The lineup exploded for six in the third and one in the fourth, and the game seemed to be over at that point. But the Phillies climbed back into it and got the go-ahead run to the plate in the ninth. Never easy for this team. But for all the hangover of this past weekend, they’re right back to .500 (59-59) and right back to within one game of the idle Snakes. This homestand is HUGE for the boys. It’s their second one in a row of 10 games, and they managed to win seven on the last one. They really need to win seven again. When it’s over, they’ll have 35 games left — 23 of them on the road.