First look: Padres vs. Phillies in NL Championship Series

The Padres and the Phillies were the last teams in the NL to clinch postseason spots and will now meet in NLCS after upsetting top two seeds

The Phillies outscored the Padres 21-15 in winning the series, 4-3. The Padres won two of three in Philadelphia in May but lost three of four at Petco Park in late June.The Padres are in the NLCS for just the third time in franchise history. Their other two trips led them to the World Series in 1984 and 1998. The Phillies, meantime, are in the postseason for the first time since 2011, the end of a five-year run of berths that included winning the 2008 World Series.

Aaron Nola , was 6-for-9 in save chances since arriving via trade and threw a scoreless inning in the wild-card round before missing the NLDS because of injury.

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