Phillies 4, Marlins 1
NLWCS Game 1 - Tuesday Night, October 3rd in Philadelphia
Phillies lead series, 1-0
One Sentence Summary: Zack Wheeler was fantastic and the Phillies offense pushed across four runs in this Game 1 win over the Marlins.
What It Means: The Phillies won the all-important Game 1, and they can proceed to the next round of the playoffs with a win against the Marlins on Wednesday night.
What Happened: Wheeler was dominant, only fading towards the end of his 6 2/3 inning outing. He allowed a run on five hits while striking out eight and walking none. The bullpen trio of Jose Alvarado, Jeff Hoffman and Craig Kimbrel closed it out, allowing just two Marlins hits over the final 2 1/3 innings.
What It Means: The Phillies won the all-important Game 1, and they can proceed to the next round of the playoffs with a win against the Marlins on Wednesday night.
What Happened: Wheeler was dominant, only fading towards the end of his 6 2/3 inning outing. He allowed a run on five hits while striking out eight and walking none. The bullpen trio of Jose Alvarado, Jeff Hoffman and Craig Kimbrel closed it out, allowing just two Marlins hits over the final 2 1/3 innings.
The Phillies offense could have done a lot more damage, and they were 3 for 14 overall on the night with runner's in scoring position. In the third, Johan Rojas singled to start the inning and would come home on an Alec Bohm double to left. In the fourth, J.T. Realmuto singled and Nick Castellanos doubled to put runners at second and third. Bryson Stott singled home Realmuto and Castellanos was thrown out at the plate, giving the Phillies just a 2-0 advantage. Cristian Pache would later single Stott home, making it 3-0 Phillies. The Phillies scored an insurance run in the eighth when Castellanos doubled home Bryce Harper, who had singled to start the inning. Harper ran threw a clear stop sign from third base coach Dusty Wathan on his way to scoring.
Featured Card: Similar to what I did last season, I'm going to create a custom card to commemorate each game of the postseason and I hope it's a fairly lengthy checklist.
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Field Report: Our oldest son Doug and I were there, and honestly I'm still a little tired after the raucous and late night. When tickets went on sale to partial season ticket holders, I opted for seats in our favorite section, Section 315. It seemed as if there wasn't a ton of postseason merchandise available for sale yet, and the only thing we found mentioning the Marlins as the Wild Card Series opponent was a collectible pin. Doug did pick up a souvenir scorecard for the series and we enjoyed our usual dinner at Bull's BBQ. The pregame ceremony was once again impressive, and having fan favorite (and injured) Rhys Hoskins throw out the ceremonial first pitch was an emotional highlight.
Transactions: To trim the roster down to 26, the Phillies omitted Michael Lorenzen (rhp) and Nick Nelson (rhp).
Transactions: To trim the roster down to 26, the Phillies omitted Michael Lorenzen (rhp) and Nick Nelson (rhp).
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