It’s not that the Phillies couldn’t have come back to win the NLDS had they lost Game 2 on Sunday night.

It’s that the odds would have been heavily against them.

But after they continued to chase pitches out of the strike zone at an alarming rate through five innings in Game 2, Bryce Harper settled everybody’s nerves when he crushed a two-run homer into the batter’s eye in center field to cut the Mets’ lead to 3-2. Nick Castellanos, who got booed and Bronx cheered in the fourth, followed with a game-tying solo homer.

Harper and Castellanos continued from there.

They led the Phillies to a dramatic 7-6 walk-off victory, which Castellanos ended with a single to left.

Bryson Stott came through with a huge hit.

Cristopher Sánchez pitched well.

We also talk about Rob Thomson’s decision to bench Alec Bohm in Game 2, and if Edmundo Sosa might start at second base against a tough lefty in Game 2.

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Oh, boy.

Phillies ace Zack Wheeler had another start that further established himself as one of the best postseason pitchers in baseball history, but it’s difficult to win when the offense can’t string together a couple hits in a row. That’s exactly what happened in the Phillies’ 6-2 loss to the Mets in Game 1 of the 2024 National League Division Series at Citizens Bank Park. Wheeler allowed one hit in seven scoreless innings, but the Phillies managed just one hit between Kyle Schwarber’s leadoff homer and the eighth inning. And by that time the Phillies two most trusted relievers (Jeff Hoffman and Matt Strahm) turned a 1-0 lead into a 5-1 deficit.

Ruben, Jim and Todd break down a thoroughly disappointing Game 1, and discuss what needs to happen to even the series in Game 2.

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Buckle up, everybody.

The Phillies and Mets have played in the NL East for 63 years. They’ve only finished with winning records in the same season in 10 times. They’ve never played each other in the postseason … until now. The Phillies and Mets will play each other in the NL Division Series, beginning on Saturday afternoon with Game 1 at Citizens Bank Park.

The Phillies finished the regular season with the second-best record in baseball. But the Mets had the second-best record in baseball since these teams met in London in June. The Mets are playing well, they’ve got mojo on their side … and that has Phillies fans a little nervous.

We break down this series, and give our predictions.

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