Connor Brogdon, Andrew Bellatti, Brad Hand, Noah Syndergaard, David Robertson and Zach Eflin combined to pitch 8⅓ innings. They allowed just two runs -- both charged to Hand -- and put only six men on base:
"It was a lot of fun, wasn't it?" Robertson said after recording the final two outs of the seventh inning and all three in the eighth of the Phillies' 10-6 win.
Brogdon was a major key. He ended a tense top of the first and then pitched 1-2-3 innings in the second and third to stabilize things after the Phillies had scored three early to make it a one-run game. If Brogdon falters , it's a completely different game. The Phillies are now 4-0 in the playoffs in the games not started by Zack Wheeler or Aaron Nola. They've won both of Ranger Suarez' starts, Game 4 of the NLDS started by Syndergaard and Game 4 of the NLCS started by Falter.
Thomson's pitching plans for Games 5 and 6 will be much more traditional. Wheeler will start Sunday at Citizens Bank Park opposite Yu Darvish as the Phillies look to send the Padres home for the year. Nola is lined up to start Game 6, if necessary.