PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Take the results at face value and maybe there’s enough reason for the Phillies to believe they’re in the same encouraging spot as a year ago. They won an opener in Atlanta, then lost a second game.
Philadelphia returned home tied 1-1 in the 2022 National League Division Series — just like this season — then won two at home behind a thunderous Philly crowd.
But if you are a believer in momentum heading into Game 3 Wednesday, then the Braves just might be the team to beat.
A day removed from Game 2’s meltdown, when just a few Phillies stragglers worked out at Citizens Bank Park, the inconceivable series of events that turned the team from the brink of a series sweep was still being unraveled.
— How did ace Zack Wheeler take a no-hit bid and a 4-0 lead into the sixth, only to start the collapse when he gave up Travis d’Arnaud’s two-run homer in the seventh?