Padres vs Phillies

Philadelphia Phillies third baseman Alec Bohm reacts after hitting an RBI double in the sixth inning of Game 3 of the National League Championship Series ...

[The Phillies game is scheduled to begin at 7:37 p.m.](https://www.inquirer.com/phillies/phillies-game-3-san-diego-padres-tv-channel-stream-live-time-fs1-20221021.html). The first man up is Suárez, who will take the mound in Game 3, 10 days after going just 3⅓ innings in a 7-6 win in Game 1 of the NLDS in Atlanta. Hand relieved Aaron Nola in Game 2 with two outs in the fifth inning of a tie game with runners on second and third. He was sent to triple-A Lehigh Valley, and was traded to the Angels, minutes before the Aug. He also led the Padres to a clinching victory over the New York Mets, allowing just one hit and one walk in seven innings. He finally had his October moment.](https://www.inquirer.com/phillies/phillies-braves-nlds-realmuto-mlb-playoffs-20221015.html) Howard will be the fourth member of the 2008 World Series championship team to throw a first pitch in this postseason. Then Rhys Hoskins botched a grounder that led to a run in the fifth inning. Segura dropped a double-play ball that led to a run in the fourth inning. While we wait for some more action in the game, here’s a look at how Schwarber celebrated his homer in the dugout. Alec Bohm drove him home with a hard-hit double of his own, giving the Phillies a 4-2 lead, and knocking Musgrove out of the game. Jean Segura, who had a wild night in Game 3, made up for a one-run error with a two-run single in the fourth.

The San Diego Padres and Philadelphia Phillies are continuing the National League Championship Series on Friday night with Game 3, this time in the friendly ...

This was not the case in Game 1 of the NLDS, when he allowed five runs in 2 2/3 innings against the Dodgers. The one time he faced the Phillies this season he worked five scoreless innings on May 17. Alvarado threw 27 pitches, too, but the bottom line is the Phillies had to hold this lead and they did. José Alvarado struck out two in his inning of work and went back out for the eighth, but he gave up a leadoff single to Juan Soto. The only Phillies pitcher to record a six-out playoff save, previously, was Tug McGraw. Ranger Suárez was up to the task for the Phillies. It should be noted that the ball wasn't well struck, but also let's give credit to Soto for fighting off a two-strike pitch for a shift-beating single to left. Schwarber had a brutal first two rounds of the playoffs, but he hit a monster shot -- 488 feet -- in Game 1 and now this one put the Phillies up 1-0 early. It was quite an up-and-down night for the veteran who is a playoff rookie. He had seven leadoff homers in the regular season and this was his 11th career playoff homer in his 137th at-bat. The Phillies had a 1-0 lead at the time, so they had the corners in, ready to throw home on a grounder. Much to the delight of the 45,279 fans packed into Citizens Bank Park, the Phillies prevailed in an entertaining game from start to finish.

The San Diego Padres and Philadelphia Phillies meet in Game 3 of the National League Championship Series on Friday, October 21.

Musgrove is the better starting pitcher, and there is not enough of a discrepancy in bullpen usage or lineups to take the Phillies in this game. The Phillies have five batters on the NLCS roster with a .320+ xwOBA since August 1 in the regular season against righties. San Diego also has five batters on the NLCS roster with a .320+ xwOBA. The Padres have struggled out of the bullpen, but Musgrove has gone at least six innings in each playoff appearance. Lastly, the Philly bullpen is relatively similar to the Padres. Outside of not allowing hard contact (73rd percentile in average exit velocity and hard hit rate), his peripherals are not encouraging. The Phillies have the fourth-highest chase rate on the season at nearly 31%. Suárez only has one appearance in the playoffs this year, in which he allowed one earned run in 3 1/3 innings. He also ranked in the 82nd percentile in walk rate and the 74th percentile in chase rate. Ranger Suárez will start in Game 3 for the Philadelphia Phillies against Joe Musgrove and the San Diego Padres. He did so by not allowing hard contact (90th percentile in average exit velocity and 88th in hard hit rate). In addition, Josh Hader has looked more like himself in the playoffs.

Even though it's the road team that aims to earn a split in the first two games in a best-of-7, it's the San Diego Padres who should be feeling pretty good ...

While San Diego’s offense is built on patience and the ability to work deep into counts to get a walk or hunt a mistake, the Phillies prefer a swing-and-ask-questions-later approach. What’s more, is that Suarez likely won’t have much of a margin of error to work with on Friday. Lack of command has been an issue for Suarez all season, as he ranks in the 36th percentile in walk rate this season. This will only be Suarez’s second appearance of the postseason after he allowed one earned run in 3.1 innings in Game 1 against the Braves. AZ, CO, IA, IL, IN, LA, MI, NJ, NY, PA, TN, VA, WV, WY only. That simply comes down to the pitching matchup, which looks like a mismatch on paper with Joe Musgrove going for San Diego and Philadelphia turning to Ranger Suarez.

The Philadelphia Phillies host the San Diego Padres in Game 3 of the MLB 2022 National League Championship Series Friday, October 21, at Citizens Bank Park ...

Both stars are looking to win the World Series for the first time. Machado lost in his only trip, with the Dodgers against Boston in 2017. It’s up to Suárez to disarm the Padres in front of a raucous home crowd. Future Hall of Famer Gil Hodges notably went 0 for 21 in the 1952 World Series for Brooklyn against the Yankees. Harper is hammering away at .419 (13 for 31) with four home runs and four doubles for Philadelphia in this year’s postseason. A group of six security guards and police officers pulled the man away before he could shoot a picture with his cell phone. “He kind of hugged me and said something like: ‘OK, we better win today, because I spent all my money on the ticket,’” Altuve said. Houston leads the Yankees 2-0. The best-of-7 series is tied 1-1 after beating San Diego beat Philadelphia 8-5 in Game 2 Wednesday. The game will be Certain triggers that I have, and what it is that really gets to me and being able to have some awareness of what those things are before I got into a moment like this. left-hander Ranger Suarez for the Phillies.

A pivotal Game 4 between Philly and San Diego goes down Saturday at Citizens Bank Park.

[You can view the full postseason schedule by clicking here](https://www.cbssports.com/mlb/news/2021-mlb-playoffs-bracket-postseason-baseball-schedule-as-yankees-red-sox-clinch-final-spots/), and [here's the 2022 playoff bracket](https://www.cbssports.com/mlb/news/2022-mlb-playoffs-bracket-scores-schedule-as-phillies-take-nlcs-game-3-over-padres-astros-lead-yankees/). [Philadelphia Phillies](https://www.cbssports.com/mlb/teams/PHI/philadelphia-phillies/) hold a 2-1 lead over the [San Diego Padres](https://www.cbssports.com/mlb/teams/SD/san-diego-padres/) in the best-of-seven National League Championship Series. The winner of this series will advance to the World Series to face the winner of the New York Yankees-Houston [Astros](https://www.cbssports.com/mlb/teams/HOU/houston-astros/) ALCS. Thomson used his top relievers for a total of four innings in Game 3, so that's a consideration in Game 4. The decision to start Falter doesn't necessarily mean "bullpen game" for the Phillies, but it does probably mean "preemptive hook" mode for manager Rob Thomsen. [Dodgers](https://www.cbssports.com/mlb/teams/LAD/los-angeles-dodgers/).

PHILADELPHIA -- — Jean Segura muffed a soft relay toss at second base on a play he made “3,000 times” over his baseball career. The Phillies second baseman ...

[Mike Clevinger](https://www.espn.com/mlb/player/_/id/32769/mike-clevinger), hit hard by the Dodgers in an NLDS start in his only postseason action this year, will start for San Diego. [Zach Eflin](https://www.espn.com/mlb/player/_/id/32804/zach-eflin) and [Jose Alvarado](https://www.espn.com/mlb/player/_/id/36063/jose-alvarado) each tossed scoreless innings and [Seranthony Dominguez](https://www.espn.com/mlb/player/_/id/37793/seranthony-dominguez) earned a six-out save as the Phillies head into a Game 4 expected to be largely a bullpen game. [Ranger Suarez](https://www.espn.com/mlb/player/_/id/39817/ranger-suarez) survived shoddy fielding to earn the win. Dominguez joined Tug McGraw as the only Phillies to record postseason save of at least six outs. He tossed one-hit ball over seven shutout innings in an NL Wild Card Series win over the Mets and followed up with six solid innings to help beat the Dodgers in the NLCS. Suarez, who went 10-7 this season, could have pitched deeper in the game but manager Rob Thomson wants him fresh for another outing if the series goes long. “Worst I felt in a little while.” Musgrove acknowledged this week that he had been “beaten down by the crowds” early in his postseason career. [Schwarbombs](https://twitter.com/bluejaysplzwin/status/1583607268968660992) as they’re affectionately known in Philly -- the big bats were pretty quiet. Schwarber worked a full count and then smashed his second solo homer of the series into the right field seats. The Phillies second baseman even got picked off first, yes, in the same inning as his fielding miscue. It’s just the way we play the game out there.”

The Phillies received clutch hits from three different players and Seranthony Dominguez recorded the final six outs of a 4-2 win over the Padres to help the ...

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The 2022 NLCS continues with a pivotal Game 4 between the Padres and Phillies. After San Diego and Philadelphia split the first two games of the series, ...

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Game 4 is Saturday at Citizens Bank Park. The Phillies returned home to another packed house for the first NLCS game in the city since 2010 and are now only two wins away from playing for their ...

[Mike Clevinger](https://www.espn.com/mlb/player/_/id/32769/mike-clevinger), hit hard by the Dodgers in an NLDS start in his only postseason action this year, will start for San Diego. [Zach Eflin](https://www.espn.com/mlb/player/_/id/32804/zach-eflin) and [Jose Alvarado](https://www.espn.com/mlb/player/_/id/36063/jose-alvarado) each tossed scoreless innings and [Seranthony Dominguez](https://www.espn.com/mlb/player/_/id/37793/seranthony-dominguez) earned a six-out save as the Phillies head into a Game 4 expected to be largely a bullpen game. [Ranger Suarez](https://www.espn.com/mlb/player/_/id/39817/ranger-suarez) survived shoddy fielding to earn the win. Dominguez joined Tug McGraw as the only Phillies to record postseason save of at least six outs. He tossed one-hit ball over seven shutout innings in an NL Wild Card Series win over the Mets and followed up with six solid innings to help beat the Dodgers in the NLCS. Suarez, who went 10-7 this season, could have pitched deeper in the game but manager Rob Thomson wants him fresh for another outing if the series goes long. “Worst I felt in a little while.” Musgrove acknowledged this week that he had been “beaten down by the crowds” early in his postseason career. [Schwarbombs](https://twitter.com/bluejaysplzwin/status/1583607268968660992) as they’re affectionately known in Philly -- the big bats were pretty quiet. Schwarber worked a full count and then smashed his second solo homer of the series into the right field seats. The Phillies second baseman even got picked off first, yes, in the same inning as his fielding miscue. It’s just the way we play the game out there.”

The 2022 NLCS continues with a pivotal Game 4 between the Padres and Phillies. After San Diego and Philadelphia split the first two games of the series, ...

Yankees at Astros (Game 2) Yankees at Astros (Game 1) Phillies at Padres (Game 2) Yankees (Game 4) Yankees (Game 2) Padres at Phillies (Game 3) Padres at Dodgers (Game 2) Phillies at Padres (Game 1) Phillies at Braves (Game 2) Padres at Mets (Game 2) Padres at Dodgers (Game 1) Padres at Mets (Game 1)