Padres score five runs in fifth against Phillies to tie NLCS

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The Philadelphia Phillies were on track to head home with a commanding 2-0 lead in the National League Championship Series, but the San Diego Padres became desperate and their bats woke up.

An offensive outburst in the fifth inning gave the Padres an 8-5 win, knotting the series up at one apiece.

Aaron Nola allowed back-to-back homers to Brandon Drury and Josh Bell in the second inning, the first runs Nola allowed all postseason.

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Brandon Drury of the San Diego Padres reacts after hitting a two-run RBI single during the fifth inning against the Philadelphia Phillies in Game 2 of the National League Championship Series at PETCO Park Oct. 19, 2022, in San Diego. (Harry How/Getty Images)

Nola settled down with the Phillies leading 4-2 entering the bottom of the fifth. But that's when he ran into trouble. His brother Austin ripped an RBI single off Aaron to cut the Padres' deficit to one run. (Wednesday marked the first time brothers faced each other as pitcher versus hitter in postseason history.)

With runners on the corners and one out, Juan Soto got redemption after losing a fly ball in the sun earlier. He laced a double down the right field line to tie the game. Nola struck out Manny Machado, but Brad Hand hit lefty Jake Cronenworth, loading the bases.

Drury gave San Diego a 6-4 lead with a two-run single up the middle, and Bell added another to make it a three-run lead. Machado later launched a solo shot in the seventh to put San Diego up four runs.

Juan Soto of the San Diego Padres celebrates at second base after hitting an RBI double during the fifth inning against the Philadelphia