NLCS: Phillies Beat Padres to Move One Win From World Series

“The fans have showed out for us each night. It was rocking again tonight. Just so much fun. So much fun.”

Before the game, Padres Manager Bob Melvin was saying that “every day in the postseason, it feels as if you’re on the brink, to tell you the truth. When you’ve lost a game the day before, it feels even more so.”

By evening’s end, Philadelphia had updated that from every day to every inning for the Padres. They were on the brink all evening Saturday, and now there is nowhere else to go. They are on the cliff’s edge.

“Hey, it’s tough to play in the jungle, man,” Castellanos said. “All evening, the cheering, the noise, it’s rough. It definitely has an effect on the game.”

That said, from Castellanos to Schwarber to everyone else in the Phillies clubhouse, they all went to extremes to emphasize that there will be no letting down now.

Article source: https://www.nytimes.com/2022/10/22/sports/baseball/phillies-padres-nlcs-game-4-score.html