Zack Wheeler's gem gives Phillies NLCS win for first time since 2010

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It was the first National League Championship Series game the San Diego Padres have played since 1998, but fans will have to wait just a bit longer for their first win in the round.

The Philadelphia Phillies earned the 2-0 win in Game 1 of the NLCS - it was their first NLCS contest since 2010.

Zack Wheeler signed with the Phillies before the 2020 season for five years worth $118 million. Some questioned the deal, as Wheeler hadn't even been named an All-Star once in his time with the New York Mets. But since Wheeler has taken the turnpike south, he's been one of the game's best.

In his third career postseason start - all of which have come in the last couple of weeks, he didn’t allow a hit through 4.1 innings of work, but that weak single in the fifth was the only hit he allowed in his seven scoreless innings. He also walked just one batter while whiffing eight.

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Zack Wheeler #45 of the Philadelphia Phillies pitches during the fourth inning against the San Diego Padres in game one of the National League Championship Series at PETCO Park on October 18, 2022 in San Diego, California. (Ronald Martinez/Getty Images)

His postseason ERA is now 1.40 (three earned runs in 19.1 innings). He has a 1.05 ERA in six starts (including the postseason) since coming off the IL, and Phillies starters have a 1.17 ERA this postseason.

Yu Darvish dominated early, striking out six of his first 12 batters, but in the top of the fourth, Bryce Harper tagged him for a solo homer, opening the scoring. In the sixth, Kyle Schwarber launched an upper-decker 488 feet off Darvish to give the Phillies a 2-0 lead. 

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