The Philadelphia Phillies will begin their National League Championship Series against the Arizona Diamondbacks on Monday.
Before the postseason started, it looked like these two teams could be matched up in the Wild Card series.
That ultimately didn't come to fruition as the Diamondbacks fell to the third spot in the Wild Card standings and faced the Milwaukee Brewers.Now, with Arizona dismantling both the Brewers andThe Phillies have gotten a ton of attention for their performance in the NLDS round against theThey now lead all postseason teams in RBI , hits , Slugging and OPS percentages . They're also tied for the lead in home runs with the Diamondbacks .
They're leading the postseason with a 1.53 ERA and are third with 50 strikeouts. Their WHIP of 0.91 and opponent's batting average of .188 are also the lowest in the playoffs. It will be crucial that the starters continue to dominate opposing lineups and the bullpen continues to be shutdown when they're called upon.
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