LOS ANGELES—Just one win from the World Series, the Phillies took their swings Tuesday during batting practice.

The Dodgers? They took the day off.

“I just thought getting away from it would probably benefit them more than anything else,” manager Joe Torre said after canceling Los Angeles’ workout.

Coming off a late-inning loss, the Dodgers are down 3-1 in the best-of-seven NL championship series heading into Wednesday night’s Game 5 at Dodger Stadium. The day off gave Torre a few extra moments to come up with something to say with his team needing a conside...

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