The San Diego Padres and Philadelphia Phillies are continuing the National League Championship Series on Friday night with Game 3, this time in the friendly confines of Citizens Bank Park. The best-of-seven series is tied at 1-1 after the teams split the first two games in San Diego. The Phillies wasted no time getting on the scoreboard in Game 3, as Kyle Schwarber led off with a home run. Here’s how to watch Game 3.
The Padres are starting Joe Musgrove. During the regular season, he posted a 2.93 ERA (127 ERA+) and a 4.38 strikeout-to-walk ratio while making his first career All-Star Game. The Phillies are countering with lefty Ranger Suárez. He amassed a 3.65 ERA (111 ERA+) and a 2.22 strikeout-to-walk ratio in 29 regular season starts.
The winner of the NLCS will advance to the World Series where they’ll play either the Houston Astros or the New York Yankees. (The Astros are leading that series 2-0.) You can follow along below with all of CBS Sports’ live coverage of Game 3.
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Six-pitch inning for Suárez
Now that’s how it’s done in a series with no more off days. Ranger has thrown 40 pitches through three. He looks great.
8 mins ago
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9 mins ago
Phillies 1, Padres 0 after two
Phillies have a 65.1 percent chance of winning Game 3.
13 mins ago
Gold Glove finalist Juan Soto
Misplayed a Stott hit into a one-out double. He’s stranded at third as Musgrove has at least somewhat settled in. 40 pitches through two innings.
And, no, even before that play, Soto wasn’t in the top three best defensive NL right fielders.
14 mins ago
Phillies leave a runner at third
Phils leave a man stranded for the second inning in a row. Musgrove hasn’t been sharp, but he’s gotten the big outs he’s needed. 1-0 Phillies after two innings.
14 mins ago
@Phillies via Twitter
25 mins ago
Suarez scoreless through two
The Padres made Ranger Suarez work a little harder in the second inning. They had a 35.7-mph single and a 104.8-mph fly out. Suarez has thrown 33 pitches to get six outs.
25 mins ago
Brandon Marsh’s hair
is slick. And so was that catch he made on a hard-hit ball off Wil Myers’ bat.
29 mins ago
30 mins ago
Good open-field tackle by Bohm on that grounder.
33 mins ago
Phillies 1, Padres 0 going into second inning
And the Phillies have a 64 percent chance of winning Game 3.
36 mins ago
Harper and double plays
Bryce Harper was a little more GIDP-prone this season. Coming into 2022, he averaged 11 double plays hit into per 162 games played. This season, however, he hit into 13 in just 99 regular-season games.
37 mins ago
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37 mins ago
Musgrove escapes
Joe Musgrove got no outs on his first 22 pitches. He got three outs on his next two. Musgrove got Harper to ground into a double play and then Nick Castellanos grounded out to end the threat. 1-0 Phillies after one inning.
37 mins ago
Mixed bag for Musgrove
Bryce Harper swinging through that 1-1 fastball seemed to turn things around. The Harper double play and then quick groundout to Castellanos got Musgrove out with just one run allowed. Still, 24 pitches and most were high stress. Could go either way. The Phillies tired him out early or end up regretting not scoring more.
38 mins ago
19 pitches and no outs
Musgrove has walked the next two batters after the Schwarber homer, bringing Bryce Harper to the dish with two on. Some light stirring is occurring in the Padres bullpen, but nobody throwing yet.
44 mins ago
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49 mins ago
As noted, Musgrove likes breaking balls, but so do the Phillies. Well, he went all hard stuff to Schwarber, and he didn’t miss on that full-count cutter.
49 mins ago
1-0 Phillies
Leadoff blast by Kyle Schwarber. That’s fun. First Phillies NLCS batter at home since 2010 and he goes yard.
51 mins ago
Schwarbomb to start
It’s 1-0 Phillies one batter into the game. Kyle Schwarber launches a 3-2 pitch from Joe Musgrove to the seats. Didn’t quite go 488 feet. But these folks don’t care.
51 mins ago
@Phillies via Twitter
56 mins ago
13-pitch first for Ranger
Suarez sets the Padres down 1-2-3 with two looking strikeouts and a Manny Machado flyout. About the best start possible for the Phillies lefty. Here comes Joe Musgrove.
56 mins ago
make it two strikeouts
Both looking K!
59 mins ago
