It is Musgrove on the road vs Suarez in Game Three of the series. Musgrove has put his mid-season woes aside, pitched well down the stretch, and now has a 1.38 ERA over 13 innings in 3 post season starts. The Phillies got to him for 6 runs in 6 innings earlier in the season, but the Mets and Dodgers managed just a .152 ERA against him in his recent appearances.

Rangers Suarez starts for the Phillies. Suarez wasn’t as dominant this year, finishing at 10-7, with a 3.67 ERA, and struggled in his last regular season start, giving up 6 runs in 3 innings. He hs appeared once in the post season, pitching well but lasting only into the 4th inning. Given the packed nature of the series, the Phillies will need more innings out of Suarez today.

Both teams have been swatting the long ball in the post season; the Padres have a dozen and the Phillies, nine. The Padres have the better options once the starter is removed. I still believe the Phillies’ pen will come back to haunt them, starting today. I am on the Padres. They hit the Phillies’ pitchers especially hard yesterday, and it looks like the offense is starting to realize its full potential. Look for Musgrove to silence the crowd and the Padres to steal this game.