Game 7 of the NLCS between the Phillies and Diamondbacks: TV channel, how to watch, live stream, pick, and time
On the line in Philadelphia on Tuesday night is a ticket to the World Series. In order to force Game 7 in the National League Championship Series, the Arizona Diamondbacks defeated the Philadelphia Phillies on Monday evening.
Tuesday night’s Game 7 will determine who wins the National League and whether the Phillies or D-backs advance the World Series twice in team history. Amazingly, this will be the first Game 7 within the franchise’s 141-year history.
The pitching showdown from Game 3 among Brandon Pfaadt and Ranger Suárez will take place in Game 7. In Game 3, both players performed admirably, but neither intentionally lasted six innings.
This playoffs, both managers have quickly connected with their younger pitchers. In Game 7, anticipate a lot of action from the bullpen. Today, that is postseason baseball.
Here is the 2023 playoff bracket, and here is the whole postseason schedule. Let’s go on to the crucial NLCS information now.
In Game 7 of the NLCS against the Arizona Diamondbacks, the Philadelphia Phillies will have their work cut out for them.
How to watch Game 7
- Date: Tuesday, Oct. 23 | Time: 8:07 p.m
- Location: Citizen Bank Park (Philadelphia)
- TV channel: TBS | Live stream: TBS app
- Starting pitchers: RHP Brandon Pfaadt (3-9, 5.72 ERA) vs. LHP Ranger Suárez (4-6, 4.18 ERA)
- Odds: PHI -185 | ARI +155 | O/U: 8
- Live updates: Follow along
The game will serve as a fitting conclusion to a thrilling series in which the D-backs twice overcame behind to tie the game.
After two lopsided losses in its first two games, Arizona was written off by the critics. But they bounced back to win two games in a row by one run.
By winning Game 5, the Phillies managed to send the Diamondbacks to the consolation round.
The final game in the NL Championship will feature a matchup between the Phillies and Diamondbacks. At home on Monday night, Philadelphia with a chance to progress, but Arizona’s 5-1 victory in Game 6 ended that possibility.
Right-hander Brandon Pfaadt will receive the ball from the opponents, and Ranger Suarez will come off the bench for the defending Senior Circuit champions. The winner advances to the World Series to take on the Texas Rangers.
The Arizona Diamondbacks’ departure caused a team to reevaluate its guiding principles, a fervent fan base to jeer at their idolized players, and a national talk show host to announce his retirement.
The National League championship will also be packed inside the Diamondbacks’ carry-on luggage when they leave for Arlington, Texas, on Wednesday afternoon. They will face the Texas Rangers in the World Series.
In Game 7 during the National League Championship Series, the Arizona Diamondbacks upset the Philadelphia Phillies, 4-2, despite playing in a venue that has historically scared visitors.
The majority of the game, the 45,397 fans in the sold-out crowd at Citizens Bank Park stood in quiet, unable to comprehend what they were witnessing.
The first two games during the NLCS were won by this squad by a cumulative score of 15-3, and they were already chilling their champagne the beer for a party into the desert after terrorizing the D-backs the previous time their were in town.
The strong Phillies bats were silenced and put in store until spring training by the D-backs, who won four of the following five games.
The Phillies just stopped making contact, shutting down the remainder of the lineup by pitching behind Bryce Harper on the top of the order.
Nick Castellanos went 0-for-23 after hitting a home run off D-backs ace Zac Gallen in his opening at-bat of the series.
Not much better were his teammates. Harper only scored three runs. Only two runs were scored by Trea Turner or Byson Stott, respectively.
Torey Lovullo’s team managed to defeat the NL pennant winners 5-1, however, defying all expectations and forcing a Game 7 at Philadelphia.