Tuesday, October 17, 2023 • 8:07 PM
Citizen Bank Parks • Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
RHP Aaron Nola (2-0, 1.42 ERA) vs. Merrill Kelly (1-0, 0.00 ERA)
TBS

The Arizona Diamondbacks and Philadelphia Phillies face off in Game 2 of the 2023 NLCS on Tuesday night.

In Game 1 on Monday, the Phillies hit a barrage of first-inning home runs off Zac Gallen, with Kyle Schwarber, Bryce Harper and Nick Castellanos going deep. Zack Wheeler tossed a gem, too, allowing just two runs in six innings (both coming in his final frame).

The D’Backs will look to bounce back Tuesday behind Merrill Kelly, who made his first career postseason start 10 days ago against the Dodgers. He shut them down across 6.1 scoreless innings, ultimately leading to the first win in Arizona’s sweep of Los Angeles.

Well rested, Kelly will look to slow down the Phillies’ homer-heavy offense, that has produced 16 home runs in seven games and outscored opponents 36-13.

Bryce Harper. Bill Streicher-USA TODAY Sports

Diamondbacks Lineup

  1. Corbin Carroll – RF
  2. Ketel Marte – 2B
  3. Tommy Pham – DH
  4. Christian Walker – 1B
  5. Gabriel Moreno – C
  6. Lourdes Gurriel Jr. – LF
  7. Alek Thomas – CF
  8. Evan Longoria – 3B
  9. Geraldo Perdomo – SS

Phillies Lineup

  1. Kyle Schwarber – DH
  2. Trea Turner – SS
  3. Bryce Harper – 1B
  4. Alec Bohm – 3B
  5. Bryson Stott – 2B
  6. J.T. Realmuto – C
  7. Nick Castellanos – LF
  8. Brandon Marsh – LF
  9. Johan Rojas – CF