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Schwarber, Segura lift Phillies over Padres for 2-1 NLCS lead

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Kyle Schwarber led off with his latest scintillating home run, Jean Segura atoned for a run-scoring error with a go-ahead single and the Phillies edged the San Diego Padres 4-2 on Friday night in Philadelphia to take a 2-1 lead in the NL Championship Series.

Game 4 is Saturday at Citizens Bank Park. The Phillies returned home to another packed house for the first NLCS game in the city since 2010 and are now only two wins away from playing for their first World Series championship since 2008.

The Phillies can take solace they survived the Padres without playing their best baseball. Outside of Schwarber's homer — Schwarbombs as they're affectionately known in Philly — the big bats were pretty quiet.

Segura and Rhys Hoskins also made costly errors that made the game closer than it ever needed to be. With one out and a runner on in the ninth, Dominguez struck out Jurickson Profar on a full-count check swing that sent the outfielder into a rage.

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