PHILADELPHIA — Dave Roberts did not hang his head.
Nor did the Dodgers manager punch the air or show any other signs of frustration. Once catcher Will Smith flew out to the warning track in right field to seal the club’s fate on Wednesday night, Roberts calmly gathered his laminated game notes from the dugout railing and shuffled past a gaggle of players toward the clubhouse steps.
For the second straight night, the Dodgers fell to the MLB-best Philadelphia Phillies, this time by a score of 4-3. The game was tight, interesting, competitive and witnessed by yet another rowdy, sold-out Citizens Bank Park crowd.