The Arizona Diamondbacks and the Philadelphia Phillies meet in game seven of the NLCS in MLB action from Citizens Bank Park on Tuesday night.
Diamondbacks Force Game Seven
The Arizona Diamondbacks come into this one looking to get to the World Series for the first time since 2001 after forcing a game seven with their 5-1 win in game six on Monday. Ketel Marte went 2 for 5 with a triple and two RBIs while Tommy Pham and Lourdes Gurriel Jr. each had a solo home run. Evan Longoria added a double and an RBI to round out the scoring for the Diamondbacks in the winning effort. Gerardo Perdomo added a pair of base hits while Corbin Carroll, Gabriel Moreno and Alek Thomas each had a base hit as well to round out the offense for the Diamondbacks in the victory. Merrill Kelly got the win to improve to 2-1 on the year after allowing one run on three hits with eight strikeouts over five innings of work. Brandon Pfaadt will start here and is 0-0 with a 2.13 ERA and 15 strikeouts this season.
Arizona Diamondbacks Team Facts
- The Diamondbacks have won 12 of their last 15 games as underdogs against National League opponents.
- The Diamondbacks have covered the run line in eight of their last nine night games against NL East opponents following a road win.
- The Diamondbacks have led after 7 innings in five of their last seven games as road underdogs.
Arizona Diamondbacks Player Prop Facts
- Ketel Marte has recorded a hit in each of the Diamondbacks’ last 15 playoff games.
- Lourdes Gurriel Jr. has recorded a Double in three of his last four road appearances against the Phillies after playing the previous day.
- Alek Thomas has hit a home run in two of the Diamondbacks’ last three games as underdogs.
- Ketel Marte has recorded at least one Single in each of his 10 previous appearances at Citizens Bank Park against opponents that held a winning record.
- Jake McCarthy has recorded at least one total base in each of his last 11 appearances against NL East opponents.
- Jake McCarthy has scored a run in each of his last 10 appearances against the Phillies.
- Alek Thomas has recorded at least one RBI in three of his last four appearances against the Phillies after playing the previous day.
- Corbin Carroll ranks 3rd in the league in Steals (54) this season.
Phillies One Win Away From Repeat
The Philadelphia Phillies come into this one looking to rebound from their loss in game six and a win here would have them repeat as NL champions looking to go back to the world series. Brandon Marsh went 2 for 4 with an RBI while Alec Bohm went 2 for 4 and J.T. Realmuto added a double as well. Bryson Stott added a base hit as well as the Phillies cranked out just six hits as a team in the losing effort. Aaron Nola took the loss for the first time in the playoffs, falling to 3-1 after allowing 4 runs on six hits with 4 strikeouts over 4.1 innings of work. Ranger Suarez will start here for the Phillies and is 1-0 with a 0.64 ERA and 13 strikeouts this season.
Philadelphia Phillies Team Facts
- The Phillies have won each of their last eight games as home favorites against National League opponents following a loss.
- The Phillies have failed to cover the run line in each of their last seven night games against NL West opponents following a home loss.
- The Phillies have led after 7 innings in each of their last six Tuesday playoff games.
- The Phillies have led after 5 innings in each of their last five Tuesday playoff games.
Philadelphia Phillies Player Prop Facts
- Trea Turner has recorded an RBI in each of his last five home playoff appearances after playing the previous day.
- Bryce Harper has scored at least one run in nine of the Phillies’ last 10 games as home favorites against NL West opponents.
- Brandon Marsh has recorded at least one total base in each of his last 13 appearances with the Phillies as favorites against NL West opponents.
- Brandon Marsh has recorded at least one hit in each of his last 13 appearances with the Phillies as favorites against NL West opponents.
- Ranger Suarez has recorded three or more strikeouts in each of his last 16 appearances with the Phillies as favorites.
- J.T. Realmuto has recorded a Double in four of the Phillies’ last five games as home favorites against NL opponents.
- Rhys Hoskins has hit at least one home run in each of his last four appearances with the Phillies as home favorites against NL opponents.
- Bryce Harper has recorded at least one Single in six of the Phillies’ last seven home games against NL West opponents that held a winning record.
- Ranger Suarez has recorded a win in each of his three previous home playoff appearances as starting pitcher.
- Kyle Schwarber ranks 2nd in the league in Home Runs (47) this season.
Matchup/League Facts
- The Philadelphia Phillies are one of only 3 teams in the league to rank top 10 in both steals and batting average this season.
- The Philadelphia Phillies are one of only 3 teams in the league to rank top 10 in both steals and home runs this season.
- The Arizona Diamondbacks rank 1st in the league for triples this season (44).
- The Arizona Diamondbacks rank 2nd in the league for steals this season (166).
Chris’ Pick
I’m rolling with the Phillies here. The Phillies just have the edge of being in these high-pressure situations and while we saw the Rangers on Monday, an inexperienced team in game sevens pull off the win, I think there’s a difference between having Max Scherzer as a starter and Brandon Pfaadt, no offense. I’m not a huge Ranger Suarez fan but I think he’s the slightly better option here and I trust the Phillies lineup to bounce back here. Give me Philadelphia.
