The Philadelphia Phillies are looking to build on their dominant wildcard series win as they have officially clinched their tickets to the National League Division Series(NLDS).
The Phillies easily cruised by the Miami Marlins in their 2-0 series win this Wednesday.
In the Phillies 4-1 win over the Marlins on Tuesday, pitcher Zach Wheeler fueled this win for Philadelphia after he struck out eight for the Marlins.
In the bottom of the third inning, the scoring started for Philadelphia after Alec Bohn hit a ball down the line giving Johan Rojas the time he needed to reach home.
In the bottom of the eighth inning, Nick Castellanos had a hit to the wall, giving Bryce Harper just enough breathing room to run from first to home, but not without ignoring his coach’s sign to stop.
Bryson Stott and J.T. Realmuto added to the scoring with one run each, locking up the game on victory.
From the pitching mound in game two, Aaron Nola started his first game since Sept. 26, and he was nothing but unstoppable. Nola kept the marlins off the scoreboard for seven innings, and allowed just three hits for Miami.
The scoring started for the Phillies in the bottom of the third after Cristian Pache marched to home plate after a hit to right field by Kyle Schwarber. It was safe to say the scoring wasn’t stopping any time soon.
In the bottom of the fourth inning, J.T. Realmuto added to the rally with a solo home run to his name.
Bryson Stott had Citizens Bank park roaring after hitting a jaw-dropping grand slam in the bottom of the sixth inning, clinching the team’s seven total runs.
Kyle Schwarber, Alec Bohm, Bryce Harper and Nick Castellanos all added to the scoreboard with runs of their own, securing the teams 7-1 victory to head to the NLDS.
The Phillies are set to face the number one Atlanta Braves in the NLDS, with game one on Saturday at Truist Park.
The Phillies pulled off this series in the 2022 season, but it is no secret that the Braves are ready to prove themselves against this thrilling Philadelphia team.
This series is going to be nothing but absolutely special as it is to be one of the most electric and most watched MLB playoff series in years. October could not get much better than this.
The Phillies are entering this best of four series as underdogs, with Atlanta currently being projected at -205.
Bryce Harper is ready to rewrite this team’s story following the 4-2 world series loss, and they are doing nothing but just that.
