(San Diego) Bryce Harper and Kyle Schwarber homered, Zack Wheeler allowed a hit in seven innings of work, and the Philadelphia Phillies defeated the San Diego Padres 2-0 on Tuesday in Game 1 of the NBA Finals. the National League.
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Wheeler and two relievers combined to limit the Padres to one hit in the game. The Phillies racked up just three hits at the expense of Yu Darvish and the Padres’ bullpen — the total of four hits in a game tied the record for the lowest total hits in a game in series.
The Phillies will look to take a 2-0 lead when they send Aaron Nola to the mound to face Blake Snell on Wednesday afternoon. Aaron Nola will be pitted against his brother, Austin Nola, a receiver for the Padres.
The Padres eliminated the Los Angeles Dodgers, who have won 111 games, in their second-round series. The hosts sent just four batters on base in the game, including a single by Wil Myers in the fifth inning. However, they had a chance to win in the ninth against José Alvarado.
Jurickson Profar walked one with one out then Juan Soto reached first base when third baseman Alec Bohm made a bad throw to second base. However, moments later, Manny Machado’s arrow was caught easily and Alvarado then struck out Josh Bell for the final out.
Harper, trying to reach her first World Series final, hit the long ball into left field in the fourth.
It was the fourth homer of the playoffs for Harper, who was playing in San Diego for the first time since breaking his left thumb. He was hit by a pitch from Blake Snell on June 25, which sidelined him for two months.
Harper managed to send the ball over the fence in the third straight playoff game. The two-time National League Most Valuable Player winner, who won the award last year, hit nine homers in 26 career playoff games.
Schwarber’s shot, at the expense of Darvish’s first pitch in the sixth, landed right.