Following a 5-3 loss in Game 1 of the Phillies' National League divisional series against the Los Angeles Dodgers, it was evident that Philadelphia's streaky and inconsistent offensive tendencies were back.

A resurgence at the plate was necessary to secure a Game 2 victory and head to the West Coast with a tied series. Phillies fans left Citizens Bank Park on Saturday night with a pain in their chests, but still held on to hope. There was still a chance this was just a rough game, and Game 2 would be different.

Yet another sold-out crowd filed into the hollowed confines of The Bank, ready to support their team yet again, waiting for the batters to find their stride. Instead, for eight of nine innings, fans were met with a lifeless offense, completely shut down by Dodgers' starter Blake Snell.

Once again, the top of the order struggled at the plate, runners were left in scoring position and the home-field advantage was erased. Despite an energizing ninth-inning effort, Philadelphia fell short, 4-3, dropping both games at home with a plane ticket booked to Los Angeles down 2-0 in the series.

For the second game in a row, Trea Turner, Kyle Schwarber and Bryce Harper, the Phillies' one, two and three spot hitters, went 1-11, this time with three walks and five strikeouts. Turner was the only one to produce anything at the plate with an RBI single in the bottom of the eighth inning.

After the regular season that he had, smashing 56 home runs, just two shy of Ryan Howard's single-season franchise record, Kyle Schwarber has been invisible in the 2025 postseason. Philadelphia's designated hitter is a combined 0-7 with a walk and five strikeouts through the first two games, completely absent from the stat sheet.

Additionally, Harper is a combined 1-7 with a walk and three strikeouts. Having the two big-name players at the top of this Phillies order shy away from the spotlight and struggle on the team's biggest stage of the year is a recipe for disaster, and that's exactly what's cooking.

Outside of the top three in the order, Alec Bohm is 1-6 with two walks and Brandon Marsh is 1-5 with a walk and two strikeouts. Only two players have more than one hit for Philadelphia in the first two games, and that's J.T. Realmuto and Max Kepler, and they have two each.

Finally, the Phillies are 3-14 with runners in scoring position, and have been outscored by Los Angeles, 9-6, in the series. The run differential is close. If Philadelphia converted on one of the 11 chances they missed, this series might have looked entirely different going into Game 3 on Wednesday night. 

After a disappointing two nights of offense, it's safe to say that, if the Phillies' offense doesn't shape up quick, it'll be a second-straight divisional round exit coupled with a lot of angry fans.