Phillies manager Rob Thomson will look pretty smart if Nola wins in Game 3, after he elected to let Cris Sánchez start in Game 2 in South Philly's friendly confines. Sánchez tossed five 2-run innings and looked like he could have gone another frame if needed.

Wheeler struck out nine batters while giving up just one hit and four walks. The ace continued his stellar regular season form into the playoffs, as he ranked third in the MLB with a 2.57 ERA in 32 appearances. He also was third with 224 strikeouts and tied for second with 16 wins, via MLB.com.