SAN DIEGO — Brandon Drury hit a go-ahead, two-run single throughout a five-run rally within the fifth inning and the San Diego Padres surprised Aaron Nola and the Philadelphia Phillies 8-5 on Wednesday to tie their all-wild card NL Championship Series at one sport apiece.
The outburst began with Padres catcher Austin Nola hitting an RBI single off his youthful brother that introduced the sellout, rally towel-twirling crowd of 44,607 at Petco Park to life. Three innings earlier, the Phillies had taken a 4-0 lead with a rally that included bloop hits, a sun-aided double on a stunning, 92-degree afternoon and a few shoddy Padres protection.
But simply as they did Saturday evening in eliminating the 111-win Los Angeles Dodgers, the Padres have been spurred by the underside of their lineup in an enormous comeback.
Drury and Josh Bell hit back-to-back homers for the Padres, and Manny Machado went deep late.
The collection shifts to Philadelphia for 3 video games beginning with Game 3 on Friday evening. The Phillies, making an attempt to succeed in their first World Series since 2009, outscored Atlanta 17-4 in two house Division Series video games final weekend to eradicate the defending World Series champion Braves.
Blake Snell acquired the win and Josh Hader the save after placing out the aspect within the ninth to ship the group right into a frenzy. Aaron Nola, within the playoffs for the primary time in his profession and off to an excellent begin, took the loss.
The Padres, enjoying of their first NLCS since 1998, seemed to be in serious trouble after Snell threw 37 pitches within the Phillies’ four-run second.
San Diego started its comeback with homers on consecutive pitches by Drury and Bell to open the underside of the inning. Drury lined a shot to left subject and Bell lifted a fly ball deep to proper that stayed simply truthful.
Bell and Juan Soto, who had an RBI double within the fifth, have been obtained in a blockbuster commerce with Washington on Aug. 2, the identical day the Padres acquired Drury from Cincinnati.
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