It’s been more than a decade in the making, but the Philadelphia Phillies are back in the playoffs and on the brink of reaching the World Series.
After an up-and-down regular season that saw the team fire its manager in June and squeak into playoffs after some late season struggles, the Phillies have taken advantage of MLB’s new playoff format and gone on an unpredictable run past two of the National League’s toughest teams.
They will look to stay hot against the San Diego Padres in the National League Championship Series in hopes of returning to the World Series for the first time since 2009. The 89-win Padres head into the series on a roll after knocking off the 111-win Los Angeles Dodgers in the NLDS.
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When do the Phillies play?
- NLCS Game 1: Phillies at Padres on Tuesday, Oct. 18 at 8:03 p.m. EST
- NLCS Game 2: Phillies at Padres on Wednesday, Oct. 19 at 4:35 p.m. EST
- NLCS Game 3: Padres at Phillies on Friday, Oct. 21 at 7:37 p.m. EST
- NLCS Game 4: Padres at Phillies on Saturday, Oct. 22 at 7:45 p.m. EST
- ∗NLCS Game 5: Padres at Phillies on Sunday, Oct. 23 at 2:37 p.m. EST
- ∗NLCS Game 6: Phillies at Padres on Monday, Oct. 24 at 8:03 p.m. EST
- ∗NLCS Game 7: Phillies at Padres on Tuesday, Oct. 25 at 8:03 p.m. EST
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What channel is the Phillies game on?
NLCS Game 1: FS1NLCS Game 2: FOX/FS1NLCS Game 3: FS1NLCS Game 4: FOX∗NLCS Game 5: FS1∗NLCS Game 6: FS1∗NLCS Game 7: FOX/FS1
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Scheduled starters for the Phillies-Padres series
Game 1
Phillies: Zack Wheeler (12-7, 2.82 ERA, IP 153, SO 163)
Padres: Yu Darvish (16-8, 3.10 ERA, IP 194.2, SO 197)
San Diego weather looking good for Games 1 and 2
The Southern California city is known for its picturesque weather, and it won’t disappoint to start the series. The forecast for Tuesday and Wednesday calls for clear skies with temperatures in the 80s for any Phils fan who happens to make the trip to the West Coast.
What’s the Philly weather look like for Games 3 and 4?
The temperatures will be more like October baseball weather when the series heads to Philly later in the week. Temperatures will be in the mid-60s to low-70s throughout the weekend with hardly any clouds until Sunday. The series’ East Coast leg wraps up just before the anticipated rain showers Tuesday.
Phillies-Padres season series
The Phillies won the regular season series 4-3. The last game came June 26, which was an 8-5 Phils’ win in San Diego. This will be the first time the teams have met in the playoffs.
How did the Phillies reach the NLCS?
After finishing third in the NL East with an 87-75 record, the Phils locked up the third and final Wild Card spot in the third to last game of the regular season.
They swept through the best-of-three Wild Card round against the NL Central champion Cardinals.
Moving onto the NLDS, the Phils shocked the 101-win Braves by holding on for a 7-6 Game 1 victory in Atlanta before routing the reigning World Series champs in Games 3 and 4 in Philly to lock up the best-of-five series.
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