Continuing to swing the bats emphatically and in a timely manner – Turner had been 0-for-16 in the previous four postseason games before getting two hits Sunday – will be imperative, though the Phillies will need their bullpen to also rediscover its knack.

An October classic was unfolding around them. And they knew it when they saw it. They felt it as they lived it.

This time, the Mets were on the wrong side of an instant classic as they dropped Game 2 of the NLDS against the Phillies. NewsdayTV's Tim Healey reports.

The Mets NLDS roster featured two adjustments, the surprise unveiled a day earlier. Kodai Senga, who has made one start all season and who has been rehabbing from both a calf strain and triceps tightness,

Los Angeles Dodgers veteran pitcher Clayton Kershaw was left off the official 26-man roster for the NLDS. His absence comes as no surprise since he's been battling a reoccurring toe injury. Kershaw has continued his rehab process and could be available for the Dodgers in the coming weeks.

The Los Angeles Dodgers' playoff roster doesn't include Clayton Kershaw or Joe Kelly, with Edgardo Henriquez back for the NLDS vs. the San Diego Padres.