2022 National League Championship Series
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| Dates | October 18–25 | |||||||||
| Umpires | Lance Barrett, Ted Barrett (crew chief), Doug Eddings, Adam Hamari, Brian Knight, Todd Tichenor, Quinn Wolcott | |||||||||
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| Television | FS1 (Games 1–3 and 5–7) Fox (Games 2, 4 and 7) | |||||||||
| TV announcers | Joe Davis, John Smoltz, Ken Rosenthal and Tom Verducci | |||||||||
| Radio | ESPN | |||||||||
| Radio announcers | Jon Sciambi and Doug Glanville | |||||||||
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The 2022 National League Championship Series is the best-of-seven playoff between the San Diego Padres and the Philadelphia Phillies for the National League (NL) pennant and the right to play in the 2022 World Series.
The series began on October 18 with a potential Game 7 scheduled for October 25, with the only planned off day being October 20. Fox and FS1 are televising all games in the United States.[1] This is the first time in Major League history that two Wild Card teams are facing each other in the League Championship Series (prior to 2022, only one Wild Card team per league could advance to the Division Series; as such, it was not possible for two Wild Card teams to face each other in the LCS until 2022).[citation needed] The Phillies and Padres have the worst combined winning percentage in League Championship Series history.
Background
The San Diego Padres qualified for the postseason as the fifth seed wild card entrant. In the Wild Card Series, they defeated the New York Mets in three games. In the Division Series, they defeated the National League West division winner Los Angeles Dodgers, who held the best regular season record of 111–51 at the time of the postseason, in four games. The Padres made it to the National League Championship Series for the first time since 1998.[2]
The Philadelphia Phillies qualified for the postseason as the sixth seed wild card entrant. In the Wild Card Series, they swept the St. Louis Cardinals, who was the National League Central division winner at the time and locked into the third seed of the postseason. In the Division Series, they defeated the defending World Series champion and National League East division winner Atlanta Braves in four games. The Phillies made it to the National League Championship Series for the first time since 2010.[3]
This is the first postseason meeting between the Padres and the Phillies. Philadelphia won four of the seven regular-season games against San Diego.[4] Brothers Aaron Nola, of the Phillies, and Austin Nola, of the Padres, are the first pair of brothers to face each other as pitcher and batter in the postseason.[5]
Summary
Philadelphia leads the series, 2–1.
| Game | Date | Score | Location | Time | Attendance |
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| 1 | October 18 | Philadelphia Phillies – 2, San Diego Padres – 0 | Petco Park | 2:43 | 44,826[6] |
| 2 | October 19 | Philadelphia Phillies – 5, San Diego Padres – 8 | Petco Park | 3:57 | 44,607[7] |
| 3 | October 21 | San Diego Padres – 2, Philadelphia Phillies – 4 | Citizens Bank Park | 3:23 | 45,279[8] |
| 4 | October 22 | San Diego Padres at Philadelphia Phillies | Citizens Bank Park | 7:45 pm ET | - |
| 5 | October 23 | San Diego Padres at Philadelphia Phillies | Citizens Bank Park | 2:37 pm ET | - |
| 6 | October 24† | Philadelphia Phillies at San Diego Padres | Petco Park | 8:03 pm ET | - |
| 7 | October 25† | Philadelphia Phillies at San Diego Padres | Petco Park | 8:03 pm ET | - |
† If necessary
Game summaries
Game 1
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |||||||||||||||||||||
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| Philadelphia | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| San Diego | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| WP: Zack Wheeler (1–0) LP: Yu Darvish (0–1) Sv: José Alvarado (1) Home runs: PHI: Bryce Harper (1), Kyle Schwarber (1) SD: None Attendance: 44,826 Boxscore | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Game 1 was a low-scoring pitcher's duel between Philadelphia's Zack Wheeler and San Diego's Yu Darvish, the latter giving up a home run to Bryce Harper in the top of the fourth inning, as well as a towering second-deck homer from Kyle Schwarber in the top of the sixth. Wheeler struck out eight batters in Game 1, earning the win.
Game 2
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |||||||||||||||||||||
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| Philadelphia | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 8 | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| San Diego | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | X | 8 | 12 | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| WP: Blake Snell (1–0) LP: Aaron Nola (0–1) Sv: Josh Hader (1) Home runs: PHI: Rhys Hoskins (1) SD: Brandon Drury (1), Josh Bell (1), Manny Machado (1) Attendance: 44,607 Boxscore | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Philadelphia jumped on top early in Game 2, scoring four runs off of Blake Snell in the top of the second by way of a bloop single by Alec Bohm that scored Bryce Harper, a Matt Vierling double that was lost in the sun by Juan Soto, an Edmundo Sosa single, and a Kyle Schwarber grounder that was dropped by Brandon Drury, allowing Vierling to score. The Padres answered back in the bottom of the inning with home runs on back-to-back pitches from Brandon Drury and Josh Bell off of Phillies starter Aaron Nola. Nola then faced his brother Austin, who grounded out to third. In the top of the fifth, Austin singled off his brother, scoring Ha-seong Kim. Jurickson Profar then singled to advance Nola to third. The next batter, Juan Soto, doubled to right field, scoring Nola and tying the game at four. Three additional runs would score in the inning, two from a single from Drury, and one from a single from Bell to put the Padres up 7–4. In the seventh inning, Manny Machado homered off Philadelphia's David Robertson, increasing the Padres' lead to four. A first-pitch homer from Rhys Hoskins in the top of the eighth that cut down San Diego's lead to three would be the final run of the game, as Josh Hader earned the save in San Diego's first win in an NLCS game since 1998.
Game 3
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |||||||||||||||||||||
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| San Diego | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Philadelphia | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | X | 4 | 9 | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| WP: Ranger Suarez (1–0) LP: Joe Musgrove (0–1) Sv: Seranthony Domínguez (1) Home runs: SD: None PHI: Kyle Schwarber (2) Attendance: 45,279 Boxscore | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Game 3 featured Philadelphia's Ranger Suarez on the mound in their first NLCS home game since 2008. San Diego countered with Joe Musgrove, who gave up a leadoff home run from Kyle Schwarber in the bottom of the first. In the top of the fourth, with runners at first and third, San Diego's Jake Cronenworth hit a ground ball to shortstop Bryson Stott. Stott threw to second baseman Jean Segura, who dropped the ball, allowing Juan Soto to score and tying the game at one. The Phillies answered in the bottom of the inning with a double from Stott after an Alec Bohm walk. Segura then singled to right center field, scoring both runners and putting the Phillies up 3–1. In the fifth inning, San Diego's Trent Grisham hit a ground ball along the first base line that was misplayed by Rhys Hoskins for a double. Ha-seong Kim then grounded out to score Grisham from third and cut the Phillies' lead to one. In the sixth inning, Bohm doubled to Soto, who dove for the ball and missed, scoring Nick Castellanos from second to raise the Phillies' lead by one. In the top of the ninth, Jurickson Profar was ejected after arguing a check swing call. Seranthony Domínguez earned the save for Philadelphia, his first-ever postseason save.
Game 4
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |||||||||||||||||||||
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| San Diego | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 0 | 2 | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Philadelphia | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Starting pitchers: SD: Mike Clevinger (0–0) PHI: Bailey Falter (0–0) Boxscore | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Game 5
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |||||||||||||||||||||
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| San Diego | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Philadelphia | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Starting pitchers: SD: Yu Darvish (0–1) PHI: Zack Wheeler (1–0) Boxscore | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
See also
References
- ^ "MLB announces 2022 playoff schedule". MLB.com.
- ^ Gonzales, Alden (October 16, 2022). "Padres rally to stun Dodgers, advance to NLCS". ESPN.
- ^ "Phils knock out reigning-champ Braves, reach 1st NLCS since '10". MLB.com.
- ^ "San Diego Padres vs Philadelphia Phillies Preview". Baseball-Reference.com.
- ^ DeMartino, Joe (October 19, 2022). "Nola brothers to make MLB history in Game 2 of NLCS". ESPN.com. Retrieved October 19, 2022.
- ^ "Phillies 2, Padres 0 Final Score". MLB.com. October 18, 2022. Retrieved October 19, 2022.
- ^ "Phillies 5, Padres 8 Final Score". MLB.com. October 19, 2022. Retrieved October 19, 2022.
- ^ "Padres 2, Phillies 4 Final Score". MLB.com. October 21, 2022. Retrieved October 21, 2022.
