The Philadelphia Phillies and San Diego Padres continue their National League Championship Series Wednesday. First pitch in Game 2 at Petco Park is slated for 4:35 p.m. ET (FOX). Let’s analyze Tipico Sportsbook’s lines around the Phillies vs. Padres odds with MLB picks and predictions.
Series: Phillies lead 1-0; won regular-season series 4-3
The Phillies swept the St. Louis Cardinals 2-0 in their Wild Card Series and beat the Atlanta Braves 3-1 in their Division Series to reach the NLCS for the first time since 2010. Now, after a masterfully pitched Game 1, Philadelphia is 6-1 this postseason. The Phils — who logged a 3.98 ERA in the regular season — have authored a 2.18 ERA over their 7 playoff games.
The Padres were also a wild card entrant into these October brackets and they have already defeated 212 wins worth of regular-season dominance in their series triumphs over the New York Mets (2-1) and Los Angeles Dodgers (3-1). San Diego had scored 4.20 RPG in its previous 5 games, but the Friars were held to just 1 hit in Tuesday’s series lid-lifter. RHP Zack Wheeler and 2 Phillies relievers combined to put the Padres to sleep.