The Philadelphia Phillies took a 4-0 lead into the second inning and a 4-2 lead into the fifth inning, but the San Diego Padres exploded for a five-run fifth, en route to an 8-5 Game 2 win.
The National League Championship Series now heads back to Philadelphia for three games with the series tied 1-1.
Aaron Nola was not his usual self today, allowing seven hits and six earned runs in 4.2 innings, including an RBI single to his brother Austin.
Those were the first earned runs allowed by Nola since September 28th in the regular season against the Chicago Cubs.
Phillies reliever Brad Hand allowed two hits and a run without recording an out in the fifth inning.
Bryce Harper (2-4, R) doubled in the sixth inning, marking his seventh consecutive playoff game with an extra base, which ties an MLB record. Harper is now 13-for-31 this postseason (.375). He leads MLB in postseason hits, home runs (4), and OPS.
Rhys Hoskins (1-4) hit his second home run this postseason.
The Phillies will now host the next three NLCS games at Citizens Bank Park on Friday (7:37pm), Saturday (7:45pm), and Sunday (2:37pm), before returning to San Diego for games six and seven on Monday (8:03pm) and Tuesday (8:03pm), if necessary.
The Phillies were 47-34 at home in the regular season and 2-0 this postseason, beating the Atlanta Braves by a combined score of 17-4 last week.
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