This is a rough spot for Blake Snell and the Padres because Aaron Nola is on one of those dominant hot streaks. He has won his last three starts, allowing no earned runs. He has not allowed an earned run in five of his last seven starts. His last two starts were playoff games, and he beat the Astros the start before that. The Padres need to win to avoid going down 0-2, but they need to hit the ball and Nola might be in the best form I’ve ever seen him. Phillies to win.

The Padres were able to muster all of one hit in last night’s game and it was a single, so they will obviously need to pick it up to have a chance in this series, because they can’t go down 2-0 at home then play three games in Philadelphia. Aaron Nola will be tough to do it against though because he hasn’t allowed a run this postseason. He also pitched well against the Padres in the regular season. Blake Snell was much better in his last playoff start, but he struggled before that against the Mets. He also struggled both times he faced the Phillies this season. The Phillies also crush lefties so there really is a lot going the Phillies way in this game, but I think it will be a close game decided by a swing, so I think the Padres manage to even this series at home.