Phillies Can Turn the Tide of NLDS Against Dodgers
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Chicago Cubs look ahead to Game 2 of NLDS
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The day off on Sunday in the two NLDS, despite it not being a travel day, may have been a little bit of a bummer for baseball fans: I certainly would have enjoyed four games on Sunday. But then again,
Teoscar Hernandez’s 2-out, 3-run homer in the seventh inning off Matt Strahm won it for the Dodgers, though David Robertson, who put the two previous runners on, took the loss. They’d cut the Phillies’ lead to 3-2 the previous inning on Kiki Hernandez’s 2-out, 2-run double, which ended the night for starter Cristopher Sanchez.
The Division Series sees the introduction of the top two seeds in each league to the postseason. The AL's No. 1 Toronto Blue Jays and No. 2 Seattle Mariners, and the NL's No. 1 Milwaukee Brewers and No. 2 Philadelphia Phillies earned byes past the Wild Card Series and into the Division Series.
Michael Busch became part of Cubs history by blasting a leadoff homer to open Game 1 of the National League Division Series before Chicago lost to Milwaukee, 9-3, on Saturday afternoon at American Family Field.
The current Phillies outfielders, other than Bader, on the NLDS playoff roster are Nick Castellanos, Brandon Marsh, Max Kepler, Weston Wilson, and Otto Kemp. Castellanos is likely to start Game 2 with the left-hander Blake Snell on the mound, but the other positions are up in the air.
It was shaping up as one of those ear-splitting October nights in South Philly. And then it went mute thanks to Teoscar Hernández. The Phillies face a must-win Game 2 on Monday.
After falling behind 1-0 on a leadoff home run by Michael Busch to open the game, the Brewers regathered and dominated from there. Milwaukee pieced together three consecutive doubles to begin their half of the first inning and by the time the second rolled around, the Brewers held a comfortable 6-1 advantage.
As early as high school, Major League Baseball had its eye on Bryce Harper. In 2009, Sports Illustrated featured a cover story on him—then just a high school player—comparing him to NBA superstar LeBron James and dubbing Harper “The Chosen One," just like James.
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