The Padres lost to the Phillies 4-2 in Game 3 of the NLCS, but there's still Game 4 tomorrow! ⚾ Check here for the full game recap.
Kyle Schwarber, who hit the longest home run in Petco Park history in Game 1 of this series, launched a leadoff homer against Joe Musgrove to put the Phillies on top after one batter. Musgrove walked the next two hitters to bring up Bryce Harper, the reigning MVP ... and showed everyone just how tough he is.
Philadelphia starter Ranger Suarez hit Juan Soto with a pitch and advanced to 3rd base when Brandon Drury broke his bat but hit a dribbler through the shifted infield for a single. Jake Cronenworth followed with a double play ball but 2nd baseman Jean Segura dropped the feed from Bryson Stott, allowing Soto to score and make it 1-1. In the bottom half, Philly got the run back back plus interest.
Alec Bohm singled and went to 3rd on a line drive by Stott that should have been a single but Soto took an awful angle on the ball and played it into a double. That turned out to be important because it allowed another run to score. Segura fouled off a few Musgrove pitches then got his bat on a ball down and out of the strike zone, flipping it into short right field for a single that should have scored one run but brought in two to make it 3-1 Phillies.
In the bottom of the 6th, Musgrove got the first two outs before giving up a double to Nick Castellanos. In the playoffs, that's usually when a skipper goes to the bullpen. Melvin let Joe face Bohm, who hit a sinking liner to right that landed in front of a diving Soto. It was not an easy catch but it's one that a Gold Glove Award finalist needs to make. The double brought home Castellanos to make it 4-2 and with the way the Padres offense was going that was too large a hill to climb.