Phillies (3-1), who defeated the Braves in four games, will now host the Arizona Diamondbacks in the National League Championship Serieswhich starts next Monday in Philadelphia.
With his two home runs, Castellanos became the first player in Major League history to hit two home runs in consecutive games in the MLB postseason.
The Cuban outfielder reached four home runs and tied for the lead in home runs this postseason, which he shares with his compatriot Yordan Alvarez and Royce Lewis.
The Phillies, who hit 11 home runs in the series, also got a four-corner shot from Trea Turner.
The Venezuelan Ranger Suarez (1-0) pitched five innings at Citizens Bank Park in Philadelphia, during which he was hit three times and scored only one run while striking out two, in response to the expectations of manager Rob Thomson, who gave him the responsibility of to launch this. meeting.
The Braves alleviated the pressure they faced in this game by taking the lead in the fourth inning, with an Austin Riley solo home run off Suárez’s pitches.
The Phillies destroyed the visitors’ temporary joy and with a full return shot from Castellanos against Spencer Strider (0-2), they tied the score at the end of the fourth inning (1-1).
The locals took control (2-1) in the fifth act, when TTurner area He hit a slider left to Strider in the Strike zone, sending the ball into the stands located behind left field at Citizens Bank Park.
Castellanos returned to the attack in the sixth inning and once again the ball went out of the park against Strider, increasing the Phillies’ lead in the game.
The Braves posed a serious threat in the seventh inning, when the Venezuelan with two outs Ronald Acuna Jr. He came to the batter’s box with the bases loaded and had a strong hit on a 97 mph fastball from reliever Craig Kimbrel, which was caught by Dominican outfielder Johan Rojas, leaping and crashing into the wall, to end the inning.
Source: El heraldo

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