Take #905 Phillies over D-Backs
(MLB) Philadelphia vs. Arizona,
Money Line: -124.00 Philadelphia (Away)
Result: Loss
Rookie Brandon Pfaadt has a daunting task on his hands Thursday when the Arizona Diamondbacks bid to subdue the homer-happy Philadelphia Phillies in Game 3 of the National League Championship Series in Phoenix. The Phillies have gone deep 15 times in the past four playoff games, the most homers hit by a team in a four-game span in major league postseason history. Philadelphia has homered three times in each of the first two contests of the NLCS to take a 2-0 lead in the best-of-seven series. Kyle Schwarber went deep in the Phillies' 5-3 victory in Game 1 Monday and homered twice the following night in a 10-0 rout in Game 2. Schwarber's multi-homer performance was the fourth by a Philadelphia player this postseason, with Nick Castellanos accomplishing the feat twice and Bryce Harper doing so in Game 3 of the NL Division Series. We like the Phillies to keep rolling here as they are just a team on amission right now and we think Pfaadt struggles.