LOS ANGELES — The Phillies needed to fight to see another day and packed so much punch, it sucked the life out of Dodger Stadium.

They’re not done yet and an offensive explosion reinstated the Phillies’ confidence for an 8-2 win over the Dodgers to force a Game 4 Thursday.

A change of scenery. An early pitching change. A home run that still hasn’t landed. They’re not done yet.

That was apparently the recipe to finally come out on top. Let’s see if they have at least two more wins in them. Or 10 … but let’s not get ahead of ourselves here.

Here are a few instant observations off the win.

•It’s hard to not be amazed every time Kyle Schwarber demolishes a baseball. In the fourth inning, he squashed a 455 foot home run and it nearly left Dodger Stadium. It may not have even landed at this point. Schwarber now has five 450+ foot home runs in the playoffs during the statcast era. No other player has more than two. That one swing might’ve reminded the Phillies of the damage they’re capable of offensively. Heck, it reminded Schwarber of it so much, he hit another home run in the eighth inning. It’s his second-career multi-home run game in the playoffs. Good things happen when Schwarber goes yard.

•Aaron Nola pitched two scoreless innings but Rob Thomson saw enough to pull him for Ranger Suarez. The whole Game 3 starter situation has been a bizarre one, having Suarez available from the pen for the first two games and then handing the ball to Nola when the series turned to Los Angeles. We’ve seen preemptive pitching changes from Thomson in the past that have come back to bite him in the playoffs. And after Suarez gave up a first-pitch home run to Tommy Edman, the immediate thought was “Oh boy, here we go again.” Luckily, for all parties involved, they got through it.

•Not only did Ranger get through it, he completely dominated. The Phillies’ starters have been phenomenal in this series and it’s unfortunate to look back at the first two games knowing they couldn’t squeak out a win with Cristopher Sanchez and Jesus Luzardo on the mound. Hopefully they’ll learn from the mistakes for tomorrow. With Sanchez back on the mound, it’d be hard to not want to battle for an alternate outcome.

•The Phillies’ pitching staff has done a number on keeping Shohei Ohtani at bay during this series. Rob Thomson even joked postgame how he doesn’t want to bring much attention to it because that can change at any minute. Ohtani has had 15 plate appearances in this series and has been virtually invisible, with only one hit, one run batted in and a whopping seven strikeouts.

•Confidence on the base paths goes a long way. A double steal getting runners to second and third with no outs was a huge opportunity to swing the momentum even more in favor of the Phillies. Even up the two runs, you want to add against the Dodgers because you never know when they’ll wake up. Kyle Schwarber wound up getting picked off at first base in the seventh inning. Base running can change the trajectory of a game. Thankfully, it didn’t come back to bite the Phillies. This time.

•Harrison Bader has quickly made his mark on the Phillies. There’s been a hole in the lineup since he was pulled from Game 1 with a hamstring injury. Alec Bohm was intentionally walked twice to have Brandon Marsh face off against left-handed pitchers. It ended in the Dodgers’ favor both times, with Marsh striking out and lining out to right field. Bader was available to pinch hit but wouldn’t have stayed in the game, so the decision wouldn’t have just been for one at-bat, but also shifting the defense in the outfield. Thomson opted for the defense.

•Citizens Bank Park brings an energy unlike any other, especially in the postseason. But with it also comes undeniable pressure to perform well. A change of scenery might’ve been what the club needed. If the Phillies fight to bring this series back to Philadelphia for a Game 5, expect a different energy. Not from the fans, from the players.

•Only 10 teams have crawled back from a League Division Series down 0-2. The Phillies dealt with numerous injuries up and down the lineup and lost their ace in Zack Wheeler and still went on to win the division. Even though the Dodgers took the first two games of this series, now it’s a first to three. Crazier things have happened.

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