Blake Snell's resilience for Padres marks another Big Three success; relievers close out Game 2 victory as 'stuff' stands out again against Phillies
should reach the World Series because though the Phillies may have the better ace, the Padres have the better pitching staff.desperately needed victoryDon’t be fooled by the 8-5 score. Blake Snell did his job, despite the four runs charged to him, leading the comeback in Game 2 that evened the National League Championship Series at a game apiece.Snell never came unglued, amid a flurry of parachute hits and defensive miscues that led to four runs in a 37-pitch second inning.
Though Snell lacked his best breaking pitches until the fourth inning, he finished five innings while once again outproducing his counterpart. In hot weather conducive to hitting, Phillies starter Aaron Nola gave up six runs in 4 2/3 innings. But the combination of four singles and four defensive miscues would’ve unraveled many starters — including Snell in other months or other years.The Padres are 6-2 this postseason games in started by their Big Three of Snell, Joe Musgrove and Yu Darvish.All three posted high strikeout rates that correlate to October success.
Harper homered in Game 1 and had singled and doubled Wednesday, extending his MLB-record of consecutive postseason games with an extra-base hit to seven.Harper grounded it to third-baseman Manny Machado, who began a double play, preserving the 8-5 lead.
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