The Philadelphia Phillies (92-76) are on the road to face the San Diego Padres (94-75) at Petco Park on Tuesday for the opener of the National League Championship Series. The Phillies won three out of four in their last series against the Braves, taking the finale 8-3 on Saturday at Citizens Bank Park. Brandon Marsh was 2 for 4 with a home run and a double. He drove in three runs. Jean Segura went 3 for 4 with a double and two runs. The Padres won three of four against the Dodgers in their last series, taking the finale 5-3 on Saturday at Petco Park. Jake Cronenworth went 2 for 4 with two RBIs.
HEAD-TO-HEAD
The Phillies won four of seven in the regular season series between the teams, including an 8-5 victory in their most recent meeting on June 26 at Petco Park. Nick Nelson threw 3.1 scoreless innings out of the bullpen to get the win, and Andrew Bellatti picked up his first save of the season with a scoreless ninth.
ON THE MOUND
For San Diego, RHP Yu Darvish (18-8, 3.10 ERA) will toe the rubber. He has made two appearances against the Phillies this season, both as the starter, giving up three runs over 13 innings (1-0, 2.08) with 14 strikeouts and one walk. In his last start on Wednesday, Darvish got the win on the road against the Dodgers. He threw five innings and gave up three runs on seven hits, striking out seven and walking two in the 5-3 triumph. The RHP is tied for second in the NL in wins.
AT THE PLATE
The Philadelphia offense is averaging 4.6 runs per game for the season, with a slash line of .253/.317/.422. Kyle Schwarber leads the team in OPS at .827. The left fielder is slashing .218/.323/.504 with 46 home runs, 96 RBIs, and 102 runs over 161 games. Against righties like Darvish this season, the Phils have a .727 OPS. Schwarber also is the team’s strongest performer against right-handers with a .900 OPS in 380 at-bats. San Diego is slashing .241/.318/.382 for the season and averaging 4.4 runs per game. Manny Machado leads the team with ann .898 OPS. The third baseman has 34 home runs, 107 RBIs, and 102 runs scored with a slash line of .298/.366/.531.
HOME AND AWAY
Philadelphia is 43-42 on the road in 2022, scoring 4.3 runs per game while allowing 4.2 runs. San Diego has gone 46-37 at their home park this season, averaging 3.7 runs per game while surrendering 3.7. Philadelphia is 7-3 in the last 10 games at Petco Park between the teams with an average scoreline of 5.0-4.0.
STANDINGS UPDATE
The Phillies finished third in the NL East. The Padres were second in the NL West.
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