The Philadelphia Phillies and their fans must be experiencing some kind of déjà vu to last year’s National League pennant run. And this time, the Arizona Diamondbacks team over whom they have a chance to take a 2-0 advantage is a lot less intimidating than the Padres squad they took down last fall. Yet another batch of home runs from seemingly perpetual playoff launching pads Bryce Harper, Nick Castellanos, and Kyle Schwarber propelled the Phillies to an easy 5-2 victory in the opener, aided by Zack Wheeler’s continued playoff dominance, needing just 81 pitches to breeze through six innings, only allowing two runs.
Gamethread: NLCS Game 2
