The Los Angeles Dodgers held off a late rally from the Philadelphia Phillies to snatch a 4-3 victory and take a commanding 2-0 lead in their Major League Baseball playoff series on Monday.

The reigning World Series champions, who stunned the Phillies in Game 1 of the best-of-five National League Divisional Series on Saturday, can complete a sweep with a victory in game three at Los Angeles on Wednesday.

"That was a heck of a game," Dodgers manager Dave Roberts said afterwards. "Huge, huge momentum-maintainer. We're looking forward to getting back home, but great ball game, great plays and a huge win."