Henry Roldán
The National League Championship Series continues this Friday with Game 3 between Padres vs Phillies after two exciting first matchups that ended with one win per team.
Philadelphia took the first game by shutout by winning with a score of 2-0, while San Diego leveled the score on Wednesday night with a 5-8 win in Game 2. Without further ado, here at JefeBet we bring you the best preview of Game 3 of the National League Championship Series between Padres vs Phillies.
Predictions and Betting Preview for the San Diego Padres vs Philadelphia Phillies MLB National League Championship Series Game 3 on October 21, 2022
- Where: Citizens Bank Park, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
- When: Friday, October 21, 2022, 7:37 PM E.T.
Odds courtesy of BetMGM.
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Betting on the San Diego Padres
- Season record: 89-73 (2nd wild card).
- Regular round vs Phillies: 3-4.
- NL Championship Series: 1-1.
- Runline: (-1.5, +155).
- Moneyline: (-110)
- Over/Under: 7.5.
With a five-run rally in the fifth episode of Game 2, the Padres were on their way to even the series and avoid the catastrophe of having lost the first two home games.
San Diego’s offense finally displayed the attack that everyone has come to expect from them. With 13 hits and eight runs, they beat a Phillies’ pitching staff that has performed well throughout the postseason and that in Game 1 shut them out by allowing only one hit.
The offensive leaders were Brandon Drury and Josh Bell, two of San Diego’s season additions. Drury hit a home run and drove in three RBIs, while Bell had three hits, including a four-corner homer, and produced two runs.
This offensive surge, which was aided by Manny Machado’s third playoff home run, helped to erase starter Blake Snell’s bad performance, who allowed four runs, all of them in the second inning, complicating the San Diego team’s hopes.
For Friday, manager Bob Melvin will send Joe Musgrove to the mound, one of his best men in the regular round and who has been unbeatable in this postseason, allowing only two runs in 13 episodes against the Mets and Dodgers. However, in his only start of the season against the Phillies, he was punished with six runs in six innings.
Starting Pitcher: Joe Musgrove (10-7, 2.93 ERA at RR / 1-0, 1.38 ERA at Post.)
Injured: No injuries reported.
Betting on the Philadelphia Phillies
- Season record: 87-75 (3rd wild card)
- Regular round vs Padres: 4-3.
- NL Championship Series: 1-1.
- Runline: (+1.5, -189).
- Moneyline: (-110)
- Over/Under: 7.5.
The Phillies missed a great opportunity to go home with a two-game lead in the series after starter Aaron Nola couldn’t hold the lead the offense had given him.
The right-hander was hit hard by a Padres’ offense that in Game 1 had been limited to one hit by Zack Wheeler and the reliever. This time, Nola couldn’t get the job done, conceding seven hits, two of them home runs, and six runs in four and two-thirds innings.
Philadelphia had jumped out to a four-run lead against starter Blake Snell, continuing a pattern of aggressive offense displayed throughout the postseason. However, their pitching failed to support them, and they will now have to try to win at least two games in a stadium where they were successful in their only two postseason games.
For Game 3, manager Rob Thomson will send to the mound Venezuelan Ranger Suárez, who is living his first major league playoff experience. In his start against the Braves, he allowed one run, five walks and five strikeouts in 3.1 innings played.
As for his performance against the Padres, the right-hander opened one game in the regular round and had a great performance in winning the game after pitching seven and one-third innings of two-run ball.
Starting Pitcher: Ranger Suarez (10-7, 3.65 ERA at RR / 0-0, 2.70 ERA at Post.)
Injuries: No injuries reported.
JefeBet Prediction
Suarez had a good season for the Phillies, but in the mound duel against Musgrove, the Padres’ right-hander comes out on top in terms of numbers and experience. That is why San Diego, in this game, has a certain advantage to take the lead in the series.
Yes, Philadelphia has been hitting well this postseason, and they swept Atlanta at home, but San Diego’s pitching has also reacted, and in Musgrove, they have one of their greatest starts, despite his poor performance against them in the regular round.
Prediction: Padres to win (SD 5 – PHI 3).
