Phillies bring 3-1 NLCS lead into Game 5

Phillies bring 3-1 NLCS lead into Game 5 against Padres October 23 sharefacebooktwitterredditlink San Diego Padres (89-73, second in the NL West during the regular season) vs. Philadelphia Phillies (87-75, third in the NL East during the regular season)Philadelphia; Sunday, 2:37 p.m. EDTPITCHING PROBABLES: Padres: Yu Darvish (16-8, 3.10 ERA, .95 WHIP, 197 strikeouts); Phillies: Tyler Eifert Jersey Zack Wheeler (12-7, 2.82 ERA, 1.04 WHIP, 163 strikeouts) LINE: Phillies -140, Padres +118; over/under is 6 1/2 runsBOTTOM LINE: The Philadelphia Phillies square off against the San Diego Padres on Sunday in Game 5 of the NLCS. The Phillies lead the series 3-1 and will move on to the World Series with a victory.Philadelphia is 87-75 overall and 47-34 in home games. The Phillies have a 54-21 record in games when they did not Mark Walton Jersey allow a home run.San Diego is 89-73 overall and 45-36 in road games. The Padres are 70-19 in games when they out-hit their opponents.The teams meet Sunday for the 12th time this season. The Phillies lead the season series 7-4.TOP PERFORMERS: Alec Bohm is fifth on the Phillies with a .278 batting average, and has 23 doubles, four triples, 13 home runs, 31 walks and 72 RBI. Bryce Harper is 16-for-39 with four home runs and nine RBI over the past 10 games.Manny Machado leads San Diego with Josh Shaw Jersey 32 home runs while slugging .531. Trent Grisham is 7-for-32 with two home runs and four RBI over the last 10 games.LAST 10 GAMES: Phillies: 8-2, .239 batting average, 3.07 ERA, outscored opponents by 21 runsPadres: 5-5, .229 batting average, 4.08 ERA, even run differentialINJURIES: Phillies: Kent Emanuel: 60-Day IL (shoulder), Mark Appel: 60-Day IL (elbow), Simon Muzziotti: 60-Day IL (knee), Corey Knebel: 60-Day IL (lat), Hans Crouse: 60-Day IL (biceps), James McArthur: 60-Day IL (elbow), Damon Jones: 60-Day IL (shoulder)Padres: Drew Pomeranz: 60-Day IL Clint Boling Jersey (elbow), Austin Adams: 60-Day IL (forearm)___The A sociated Pre s created this story using technology provided by and data from . in this topic National League Major League Baseball Philadelphia Phillies San Diego Padres Corey Knebel Kent Emanuel Mark Appel Alec Bohm Manny Machado Zack Wheeler Bryce Harper Drew Pomeranz Austin Adams Damon Jones San Diego Padres Philadelphia Phillies share Ottawa hosts Los Angeles after Giroux's 2-goal game The Ottawa Senators host the Los Angeles Kings after Claude Giroux's two-goal game against the San Jose Sharks in the Senators' 5-2 win 36 MINS AGO ASSOCIATED PRESS Penguins host the Blue Jackets following Kapanen's hat trick The Pittsburgh Penguins host the Columbus Blue Jackets after Kasperi Kapanen's hat trick against the St. Louis Andy Dalton Jersey Blues in the Penguins' 6-2 win 37 MINS AGO ASSOCIATED PRESS Ducks bring losing streak into game against the Hurricanes The Anaheim Ducks aim to end their six-game losing streak when they play the Carolina Hurricanes 38 MINS AGO ASSOCIATED PRESS Blackhawks face the Metropolitan Division-leading Devils The Chicago Blackhawks face the top-ranked team in the Metropolitan Division, the New Jersey Devils 38 MINS AGO ASSOCIATED PRESS Tampa Bay in action against Detroit following overtime victory The Tampa Bay Lightning host the Detroit Red Wings after the Lightning took down the Toronto Maple Leafs 4-3 in overtime 38 MINS AGO ASSOCIATED PRESS