Sose’s Phillies arrive with a lead over Arizona in the National

The Philadelphia Phillieswhere the Panamanian plays Edmundo Sosatoday they will put it on the mound Venezuelan left-hander Ranger Suárez, who will have the task of achieving a victory that puts them one step away from going to World Series, against the Diamondbacks who are betting on an offensive awakening in their territory.

In the afternoon of the previous day, it became known that Suárez (1-0) will take the mound at Chase Field in Arizona, looking to extend the good time for Phillies (2-0). Those of Philadelphia They are two wins away from taking over National League Championship Series, which was contested in the best of seven games.

The Venezuelan left-hander will be making his third appearance of the postseason after totaling 8.2 innings of just one run with six strikeouts in his previous two appearances.

The Phillies They had two quality opening aces Zack Wheeler and Aaron Nola in the first two games of the series and for this third match, with Suarezon the mound, expectations are high.

In the postseason, Suárez was a “horse” on the field of the Phillies, for whom he played in seven games in his career, all of which ended in victories for the Phillies. Philadelphia.

In this tour, the left-handed pitcher has pitched 23.1 innings, allowing just three runs, while striking out 19, accumulating a 1.16 earned run percentage while holding a personal best of three wins, no losses and one save. .

in season, Suarez He faced Diamondbacks, going no-decision on both occasions, after allowing five runs in 12 innings, in which he recorded 12 strikeouts.

Difficult situation in Diamondbacks when he faces Suárez, it is after scoring five times against them on May 24 in Philadelphia, The Venezuelan traveled to Arizona and had seven zeroes, with seven shots in the Chase Field the scenario in which it will be launched this Thursday.

Knowing that they will have an opponent in front of them, they did not show weakness when throwing in Arizona and with their history of postseason success, Diamondbacks they will struggle to put behind them the production problems they have shown during Championship Series.

Although Arizona’s pitcher has allowed 15 runs in the two games they have faced the Phillies, it is no less true that the hitter has not been able to respond, scoring just three runs in the two losses they have suffered, including a shutout suffered in the second game of the series.

Dominicans Geraldo Perdomo (home run and two RBIs) and Ketel Marte (8-3) They were the best men for those led by Torey Lovullo. The team needs an offensive awakening Christian Walker (7-1), Corbin Carroll (7-1)from Venezuela Gabriel Moreno (7-1) and Cuban Lourdes Gurriel (8-0) to be able to produce series.

An example of this lack of offensive support was evident in this Tuesday’s departure from Merrill Kelly, who limited the Phillies to two runs in the first five innings, before scoring two more in the sixth, with no support from their hitters.

In this postseason the Diamondbacks They played just one game as the home team, defeating the Dodgers 4-2, eliminating them in the Division Series, a victory they built on a four-run home run in the third inning of that game. They failed to score on the remaining seven occasions they came to bat.

The hope for those led by Lovullo is that their best offensive results have come as the home team, where they hit a combined .260 in the regular season, compared to the .240 they hit on the road.

This matchup represents a step toward glory for the Phillies and a step toward avoiding the abyss for the Diamondbacks.