Two games of the NLCS are in the books, and the stacks are leaning very heavily towards the Philadelphia Phillies, who smoked the Arizona Diamondbacks 10-0 in Game 2 to sweep at home and pack a commanding 2-0 series lead to Chase Field. Aaron Nola picked up the win with six strong shutout innings, while Merrill Kelly was saddled with the loss despite throwing 5 2⁄3 innings of very solid ball, making only a few mistakes — all punished — before the visiting bullpen unraveled with the game on the line.
The Phillies once again struck early on Kelly and the Diamondbacks, adding to their historic postseason power surge — 15 home runs hit in a four-game series sets an MLB postseason record — with a Trea Turner solo shot as the second batter of the game.