Philadelphia Phillies at San Diego Padres 10/19/22 - MLB Picks & Predictions

Game 2 of the National League championship series will take place Wednesday afternoon in San Diego, CA as the San Diego Padres again host the Philadelphia Phillies. Philadelphia comes into game two up by one game in this series following a 2-0 win in game one Tuesday night.  Zack Wheeler was dominate on the mound for Philadelphia allowing no runs on one hit across seven innings of work. The Philadelphia bullpen came on to close the door allowing no runs on no hits over the final two innings to secure the victory.

Offensively Philadelphia did just enough from the plate with three hits in 38 bats but went 0-3 with runners in scoring position to leave two men on base. Kyle Schwarber and Bryce Harper were the difference in this game as each player hit a solo home run to lead the way for Philadelphia.

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The San Diego Padres come into game two with their backs against the wall after dropping game one of this series. Yu Darvish struggled on the mound for San Diego allowing two runs on three hits across 7 innings leading to the loss. The San Diego bullpen however pitched well allowing no runs on no hits over the final two innings of the game.

Offensively Austin Nola has led the way for the San Diego offense this postseason with a .381 batting average in seven games played. Manny Machado leads the team with eight hits and five RBIs, while Trent Grisham supplies the power leading San Diego with three home runs.