PHILADELPHIA (KYW Newsradio) — Philadelphia's Ranger Suárez gave up three hits and struck out seven in 5 1/3 innings, leaving after Marte's leadoff double in the sixth. Suarez’s 0.94 ERA is the lowest in a pitcher’s first eight career postseason appearances.
Game Three of the best-of-seven National League Championship Series had Phillies fans biting their nails at Chase Field in Phoenix, and in bars, restaurants and living rooms throughout Philadelphia and South Jersey Thursday night.
Game 3 featured a lot of strikeouts and runners stuck in scoring position and not crossing the plate. This game was all about the pitching.
Pfaadt had managed to shut down the Phillies' offense — something his teammates Zac Gallen and Merrill Kelly could not do — well into the sixth. But after two outs, Diamondbacks manager Torey Lovullo yanked him — to boos in Phoenix.
The first two games of the NLCS were a hot ticket in Philadelphia, with fans paying hundreds of bucks just to get in the door.
Game 3 at Chase Field was much more affordable. Less than an hour before the game, seats were available on SeatGeek for as low as $18 and on StubHub for as low as $14. Prices were so low that Phillies fans claimed they bought tickets just to keep potential D-backs fans out of the stadium.
The D-backs announced a sellout crowd of 47,075 and the seats looked 99% full for a game that started at 2:07 p.m.
AP News contributed to this report.