The Philadelphia Phillies and the San Diego Padres split a pair at Petco Park and now the NLCS moves to the Phillies home turf, Citizens Bank Park, for the next three. The Padres will have confidence and momentum on their side moving forward. With comeback wins against the Dodgers on Saturday and the Phillies on Wednesday, the Padres know they can beat anybody at any time and come back in any situation, and that makes them a very dangerous team. San Diego will hand the ball to their ace, Joe Musgrove. Musgrove delivered all season long and that has carried over to the postseason. In his two starts, he is 1-0 with an ERA of only 1.38 and a nasty 0.85 WHIP in 13 innings of work. Philadelphia will counter with southpaw Ranger Suárez. Suárez is 0-0 in the postseason with a 2.70 ERA and an elevated WHIP of 2.40 in just 3.1 innings of work. The Friars are 18-4 in their last 22 following a day off and 7-3 in their last 10 road games against a left-handed starter. Machado, Bell, Soto, and Drury can all do a lot of damage and should be able to get to Suárez.
TONIGHT’S PICK: SAN DIEGO PADRES