Daily News | Phillies-Padres Game 4: A home clincher with Zack Wheeler on the mound is how you draw it up
first sold themselves and their fan base on an improbable vision, this is how the best version of it would have looked: an October afternoon, a sold-out crowd at Citizens Bank Park, a win away from the World Series, Zack Wheeler on the mound.that gave them a commanding 3-1 series lead on Saturday night. Still, here they are: all the momentum in the world, an ace on the mound, a home crowd that may yet set a new standard for itself.
Hoskins, who cost the Phillies a game in the NLDS with a fielding error and then rebounded to hit a pivotal home run in their postseason opener, scaled the latest peak of his postseason on Saturday, crushing a pair of two-run home runs to help lead the Phillies to victory. This came one night after he dropped an easy chopper at first base that led to a run. The guy may not be a perfect player, but he has been perfect at the right times this postseason.