Two solo home runs by their big boppers and a gem from one of their two aces is all the Philadelphia Phillies needed to take Game 1 of the NLCS on Tuesday.
It was the first National League Championship Series game the
Zack Wheeler signed with the Phillies before the 2020 season for five years worth $118 million. Some questioned the deal, as Wheeler hadn't even been named an All-Star once in his time with theIn his third career postseason start - all of which have come in the last couple of weeks, he didn’t allow a hit through 4.1 innings of work, but that weak single in the fifth was the only hit he allowed in his seven scoreless innings. He also walked just one batter while whiffing eight.
His postseason ERA is now 1.40 . He has a 1.05 ERA in six starts since coming off the IL, and Phillies starters have a 1.17 ERA this postseason.tagged him for a solo homer, opening the scoring. In the sixth, Kyle Schwarber launched an upper-decker 488 feet off Darvish to give the Phillies a 2-0 lead. , because his final line was awesome: he allowed just four hits and walked one while striking out seven, but the two homers combined with no help from his offense earned him the hard-luck loss.
Seranthony Dominguez struck out two of the three batters he faced in relief, but it wasn't that easy for Jose Alvarado, who came in for the save.to the plate as the tying run. On the first pitch, Soto grounded weakly to third base on what likely would have been a game-ending double play, but Alec Bohm threw it wide, putting the tying run on first and the winning run in Manny Machado at the plate. However, Machado flied out, and Josh Bell struck out swinging to end the game.
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