The Phillies have taken Game 2 of the NLCS by a score of 8-7! Both starters were not long for the game as the Cubs took a quick 2-0 lead in the 2nd inning. The Phillies got to Kyle Hendricks big time in the 4th inning tagging him for 7 runs with the big blow coming from a Grand Slam by Scott Kingery. Nick Williams went back-to-back with Kingery with a solo home run. Tommy Hunter imploded out of the pen as his Postseason ERA soared to an unsightly 33.75. He allowed the tying run to score for the Cubs thanks to a huge 3-run home run by Albert Almora Jr. The game goes to the 10th inning with Shea Simmons coming in from the pen for the Cubs. He could not find the strike zone as he walked 3 straight batters which set up pinch hitter Cesar Hernandez's walk-off sacrifice fly to give the Phillies the win and a split in the series thus far.
Game 3 will be in Wrigley Field as Cole Hamels faces Yu Darvish.
In the ALCS, the Yankees and Indians are currently tied at 1 game each.
<html><head><meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" /><link href="http://dynasties.operationsports.com/css/osdyn.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"></head><body><table cellpadding="3" cellspacing="1" class="osdyn" width="575"><tr class="masthead"><td align="center" colspan="14">2018 NLCS Game 2: Chicago Cubs at Philadelphia Phillies </td></tr><tr class="stathead"><td width="37%">Oct 15, 2018</td><td align="right" width="4%">1</td><td align="right" width="4%">2</td><td align="right" width="4%">3</td><td align="right" width="4%">4</td><td align="right" width="4%">5</td><td align="right" width="4%">6</td><td align="right" width="4%">7</td><td align="right" width="4%">8</td><td align="right" width="4%">9</td><td align="center" width="15%">Extras</td><td align="right" width="4%">R</td><td align="right" width="4%">H</td><td align="right" width="4%">E</td></tr><tr class="oddrow"><td>Chicago (1-1)</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right">2</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right">1</td><td align="right">4</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="right" class="active">7</td><td align="right">9</td><td align="right">0</td></tr><tr class="oddrow"><td>Philadelphia (1-1)</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right">7</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="center">1</td><td align="right" class="active">8</td><td align="right">11</td><td align="right">3</td></tr><tr class="evenrow"><td align="center" colspan="14"><b>W:</b> Seranthony Dominguez (1-0) <b>L:</b> Shea Simmons (0-1)</td></tr></table><table cellpadding="3" cellspacing="1" class="osdyn spacer" width="575"><tr class="masthead"><td colspan="5">Scoring Summary</td></tr><tr class="stathead"><td colspan="3" width="84%">SCORING DETAILS</td><td align="right" width="8%">CHC</td><td align="right" width="8%">PHI</td></tr><tr class="oddrow"><td align="center" width="7%">CHC</td><td align="center" width="7%">2</td><td width="70%">Javier Baez singled to CF (Bryant scores)</td><td align="right" width="8%">1</td><td align="right" width="8%">0</td></tr><tr class="oddrow"><td align="center" width="7%">CHC</td><td align="center" width="7%">2</td><td width="70%">Kyle Hendricks SF to CF (Happ scores)</td><td align="right" width="8%">2</td><td align="right" width="8%">0</td></tr><tr class="evenrow"><td align="center" width="7%">PHI</td><td align="center" width="7%">4</td><td width="70%">Wilson Ramos singled to CF (Hoskins scores)</td><td align="right" width="8%">2</td><td align="right" width="8%">1</td></tr><tr class="evenrow"><td align="center" width="7%">PHI</td><td align="center" width="7%">4</td><td width="70%">Domingo Santana singled to CF (Ramos scores)</td><td align="right" width="8%">2</td><td align="right" width="8%">2</td></tr><tr class="evenrow"><td align="center" width="7%">PHI</td><td align="center" width="7%">4</td><td width="70%">Scott Kingery Grand Slam to LF (Herrera scores, Santana scores, Crawford scores)</td><td align="right" width="8%">2</td><td align="right" width="8%">6</td></tr><tr class="evenrow"><td align="center" width="7%">PHI</td><td align="center" width="7%">4</td><td width="70%">Nick Williams solo HR to RF</td><td align="right" width="8%">2</td><td align="right" width="8%">7</td></tr><tr class="oddrow"><td align="center" width="7%">CHC</td><td align="center" width="7%">6</td><td width="70%">Anthony Rizzo solo HR to LF</td><td align="right" width="8%">3</td><td align="right" width="8%">7</td></tr><tr class="oddrow"><td align="center" width="7%">CHC</td><td align="center" width="7%">7</td><td width="70%">Nick Markakis singled to CF (La Stella scores)</td><td align="right" width="8%">4</td><td align="right" width="8%">7</td></tr><tr class="oddrow"><td align="center" width="7%">CHC</td><td align="center" width="7%">7</td><td width="70%">Albert Almora Jr. 3-run HR to LF (Russell scores, Markakis scores)</td><td align="right" width="8%">7</td><td align="right" width="8%">7</td></tr><tr class="evenrow"><td align="center" width="7%">PHI</td><td align="center" width="7%">10</td><td width="70%">Cesar Hernandez SF to CF (Alfaro scores)</td><td align="right" width="8%">7</td><td align="right" width="8%">8</td></tr></table><table cellpadding="3" cellspacing="1" class="osdyn spacer" width="575"><tr class="masthead_alt"><td bgcolor="#005596" colspan="9"><span style="color:#FFFFFF">Chicago Cubs</span></td></tr><tr class="stathead"><td width="41%">HITTERS</td><td align="right" width="7%">AB</td><td align="right" width="7%">R</td><td align="right" width="7%">H</td><td align="right" width="7%">RBI</td><td align="right" width="7%">BB</td><td align="right" width="7%">SO</td><td align="right" width="7%">HR</td><td align="right" width="10%">AVG</td></tr><tr class="oddrow"><td>Nick Markakis, RF</td><td align="right">5</td><td align="right">1</td><td align="right">1</td><td align="right">1</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right">2</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right" class="active">.194</td></tr><tr class="evenrow"><td>Albert Almora Jr., CF</td><td align="right">5</td><td align="right">1</td><td align="right">1</td><td align="right">3</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right">1</td><td align="right">1</td><td align="right" class="active">.423</td></tr><tr class="oddrow"><td>Anthony Rizzo, 1B</td><td align="right">5</td><td align="right">1</td><td align="right">2</td><td align="right">1</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right">1</td><td align="right">1</td><td align="right" class="active">.192</td></tr><tr class="evenrow"><td>Kris Bryant, 3B</td><td align="right">3</td><td align="right">1</td><td align="right">1</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right">2</td><td align="right">2</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right" class="active">.214</td></tr><tr class="oddrow"><td>Willson Contreras, C</td><td align="right">5</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right">1</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right">2</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right" class="active">.179</td></tr><tr class="evenrow"><td>Ian Happ, LF</td><td align="right">4</td><td align="right">1</td><td align="right">1</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right" class="active">.304</td></tr><tr class="oddrow"><td>Javier Baez, 2B</td><td align="right">4</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right">1</td><td align="right">1</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right" class="active">.148</td></tr><tr class="evenrow"><td>Kyle Kendricks, P</td><td align="right">1</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right">1</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right">1</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right" class="active">.000</td></tr><tr class="oddrow"><td>Mike Montgomery, P</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right" class="active">.000</td></tr><tr class="evenrow"><td style="text-indent:20px;">Tommy La Stella, PH</td><td align="right">1</td><td align="right">1</td><td align="right">1</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right" class="active">1.000</td></tr><tr class="oddrow"><td>Justin Wilson, P</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right" class="active">.000</td></tr><tr class="evenrow"><td style="text-indent:20px;">Marcus Semien, PH</td><td align="right">1</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right">1</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right" class="active">.125</td></tr><tr class="oddrow"><td>Steve Cishek, P</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right" class="active">.000</td></tr><tr class="evenrow"><td>Shea Simmons, P</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right" class="active">.000</td></tr><tr class="oddrow"><td>Addison Russell, SS</td><td align="right">4</td><td align="right">1</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right" class="active">.100</td></tr><tr class="stathead"><td>TEAM TOTALS</td><td align="right">38</td><td align="right">7</td><td align="right">9</td><td align="right">7</td><td align="right">2</td><td align="right">10</td><td align="right">2</td><td align="right">.236</td></tr><tr class="evenrow"><td colspan="9"><b><u>BATTING:</u></b><br /><b>HR:</b> Rizzo (2), Almora Jr. (3)<br /><b>RBI:</b> Hendricks (1), Markakis (3), Baez (1), Rizzo (5), Almora Jr. 3 (7)<br /><b>SF:</b> Hendricks<br /><b>GIDP:</b> Contreras</td></tr></table><table cellpadding="3" cellspacing="1" class="osdyn spacer" width="575"><tr class="masthead_alt"><td bgcolor="#D60024" colspan="9"><span style="color:#FFFFFF">Philadelphia Phillies</span></td></tr><tr class="stathead"><td width="41%">HITTERS</td><td align="right" width="7%">AB</td><td align="right" width="7%">R</td><td align="right" width="7%">H</td><td align="right" width="7%">RBI</td><td align="right" width="7%">BB</td><td align="right" width="7%">SO</td><td align="right" width="7%">HR</td><td align="right" width="10%">AVG</td></tr><tr class="oddrow"><td>Scott Kingery, 2B</td><td align="right">3</td><td align="right">1</td><td align="right">1</td><td align="right">4</td><td align="right">2</td><td align="right">1</td><td align="right">1</td><td align="right" class="active">.208</td></tr><tr class="evenrow"><td>Nick Williams, RF</td><td align="right">5</td><td align="right">1</td><td align="right">2</td><td align="right">1</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right">1</td><td align="right" class="active">.385</td></tr><tr class="oddrow"><td>Carlos Santana, 3B</td><td align="right">5</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right">1</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right">1</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right" class="active">.273</td></tr><tr class="evenrow"><td>Rhys Hoskins, 1B</td><td align="right">5</td><td align="right">1</td><td align="right">1</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right">1</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right" class="active">.261</td></tr><tr class="oddrow"><td>Wilson Ramos, C</td><td align="right">3</td><td align="right">1</td><td align="right">2</td><td align="right">1</td><td align="right">2</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right" class="active">.278</td></tr><tr class="evenrow"><td>Jorge Alfaro, PR</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right">1</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right" class="active">.000</td></tr><tr class="oddrow"><td>Odubel Herrera, CF</td><td align="right">4</td><td align="right">1</td><td align="right">1</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right">1</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right" class="active">.308</td></tr><tr class="evenrow"><td>Domingo Santana, LF</td><td align="right">4</td><td align="right">1</td><td align="right">1</td><td align="right">1</td><td align="right">1</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right" class="active">.200</td></tr><tr class="oddrow"><td>J.P. Crawford, SS</td><td align="right">5</td><td align="right">1</td><td align="right">2</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right">1</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right" class="active">.353</td></tr><tr class="evenrow"><td>Jake Arrieta, P</td><td align="right">1</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right" class="active">.000</td></tr><tr class="oddrow"><td style="text-indent:20px;">Jose Bautista, PH</td><td align="right">1</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right">1</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right" class="active">.250</td></tr><tr class="evenrow"><td>Vince Velasquez, P</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right" class="active">.000</td></tr><tr class="oddrow"><td style="text-indent:20px;">Aaron Altherr, PH</td><td align="right">1</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right" class="active">.000</td></tr><tr class="evenrow"><td>Tommy Hunter, P</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right" class="active">.000</td></tr><tr class="oddrow"><td>James Pazos, P</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right" class="active">.000</td></tr><tr class="evenrow"><td>Edubray Ramos, P</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right" class="active">.000</td></tr><tr class="oddrow"><td style="text-indent:20px;">Dylan Cozens, PH</td><td align="right">1</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right">1</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right" class="active">.000</td></tr><tr class="evenrow"><td>Seranthony Dominguez, P</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right" class="active">.000</td></tr><tr class="oddrow"><td style="text-indent:20px;">Cesar Hernandez, PH</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right">1</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right" class="active">.556</td></tr><tr class="stathead"><td>TEAM TOTALS</td><td align="right">38</td><td align="right">8</td><td align="right">11</td><td align="right">8</td><td align="right">6</td><td align="right">6</td><td align="right">2</td><td align="right">.289</td></tr><tr class="evenrow"><td colspan="9"><b><u>BATTING:</u></b><br /><b>2B:</b> Hoskins (2), Williams (2)<br /><b>HR:</b> Williams (1), Kingery (2)<br /><b>RBI:</b> Hernandez (1), Williams (1), D. Santana (2), Ramos (5), Kingery 4 (7)<br /><b>SF:</b> Hernandez</td></tr><tr class="evenrow"><td colspan="9"><b><u>BASERUNNING:</u></b><br /><b>SB:</b> Kingery 2 (2)<br /><b>CS:</b> Crawford (1)</td></tr></table><table cellpadding="3" cellspacing="1" class="osdyn spacer" width="575"><tr class="masthead_alt"><td bgcolor="#005596" colspan="9"><span style="color:#FFFFFF">Chicago Cubs</span></td></tr><tr class="stathead"><td width="41%">PITCHERS</td><td align="right" width="7%">IP</td><td align="right" width="7%">H</td><td align="right" width="7%">R</td><td align="right" width="7%">ER</td><td align="right" width="7%">BB</td><td align="right" width="7%">SO</td><td align="right" width="7%">HR</td><td align="right" width="10%">ERA</td></tr><tr class="oddrow"><td>Kyle Hendricks</td><td align="right">3.1</td><td align="right">8</td><td align="right">7</td><td align="right">7</td><td align="right">2</td><td align="right">2</td><td align="right">2</td><td align="right" class="active">11.88</td></tr><tr class="evenrow"><td>Mike Montgomery</td><td align="right">2.2</td><td align="right">1</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right">1</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right" class="active">0.00</td></tr><tr class="oddrow"><td>Justin Wilson</td><td align="right">1.0</td><td align="right">2</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right">1</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right" class="active">4.50</td></tr><tr class="evenrow"><td>Steve Cishek</td><td align="right">2.0</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right">1</td><td align="right">2</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right" class="active">9.82</td></tr><tr class="oddrow"><td>Shea Simmons (L, 0-1)</td><td align="right">0.2</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right">1</td><td align="right">1</td><td align="right">3</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right" class="active">2.25</td></tr><tr class="stathead"><td>TEAM TOTALS</td><td align="right">9.2</td><td align="right">11</td><td align="right">8</td><td align="right">8</td><td align="right">6</td><td align="right">6</td><td align="right">2</td><td align="right">7.82</td></tr></table><table cellpadding="3" cellspacing="1" class="osdyn spacer" width="575"><tr class="masthead_alt"><td bgcolor="#D60024" colspan="9"><span style="color:#FFFFFF">Philadelphia Phillies</span></td></tr><tr class="stathead"><td width="41%">PITCHERS</td><td align="right" width="7%">IP</td><td align="right" width="7%">H</td><td align="right" width="7%">R</td><td align="right" width="7%">ER</td><td align="right" width="7%">BB</td><td align="right" width="7%">SO</td><td align="right" width="7%">HR</td><td align="right" width="10%">ERA</td></tr><tr class="oddrow"><td>Jake Arrieta </td><td align="right">4.0</td><td align="right">3</td><td align="right">2</td><td align="right">2</td><td align="right">2</td><td align="right">4</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right" class="active">3.60</td></tr><tr class="evenrow"><td>Vince Velasquez</td><td align="right">2.0</td><td align="right">2</td><td align="right">1</td><td align="right">1</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right">2</td><td align="right">1</td><td align="right" class="active">4.50</td></tr><tr class="oddrow"><td>Tommy Hunter (BS, 1)</td><td align="right">0.0</td><td align="right">3</td><td align="right">4</td><td align="right">3</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right">1</td><td align="right" class="active">33.75</td></tr><tr class="evenrow"><td>James Pazos</td><td align="right">1.0</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right">2</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right" class="active">0.00</td></tr><tr class="oddrow"><td>Edubray Ramos</td><td align="right">1.0</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right">1</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right" class="active">6.75</td></tr><tr class="evenrow"><td>Seranthony Dominguez (W, 1-0)</td><td align="right">2.0</td><td align="right">1</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right">1</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right" class="active">6.00</td></tr><tr class="stathead"><td>TEAM TOTALS</td><td align="right">10.0</td><td align="right">9</td><td align="right">7</td><td align="right">6</td><td align="right">2</td><td align="right">10</td><td align="right">2</td><td align="right">5.40</td></tr></table></body></html>
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