Phillies overcome early miscues to take Game 3 over Padres, 4-2, lead NLCS 2-1

In the fourth inning, with the Phillies still nursing a 1-0 lead, their defense began to let them down. 

With runners on first and third and one out, Suarez forced Jake Cronenworth to hit into what looked like a no-doubt, tailor-made double-play ball. However, Jean Segura fumbled the throw to second from shortstop Bryson Stott, allowing the tying run to score. 

In the bottom half of the fourth, the Phillies put together a two-out rally to regain the lead. 

After Nick Castellanos grounded into a double-play to nullify a Bryce Harper lead-off single, Alec Bohm singled before a Stott line drive sneaked under the glove of a diving Juan Soto in right field for a double. 

With runners at second and third, Segura got some redemption after his error, slapping a looping single to right, scoring Bohm and Stott to put the Phillies up 3-1. 

In the fifth, an error would bite the Phillies again. This time, a routine chopper got past first baseman Rhys Hoskins, allowing Trent Grisham to reach second leading off the inning. Two batters later, Ha-Seong Kim grounded out to Stott, driving in Grisham to cut the Phillies' lead to 3-2. 

In the sixth inning, the Phillies' offense would come up with another clutch hit two-out hit. 

After ground outs from J.T. Realmuto and Harper, Castellanos doubled down the left-field line, keeping the inning alive for Bohm to drive him home with a two-bagger, making it 4-2 Phillies. 

The Phillies bullpen closed the door from there. Zach Eflin and Jose Alvarado pitched scoreless innings in the sixth and seventh before Seranthony Dominguez took the ball in the eighth, nailing down a six-out save to seal the victory for the Phillies. 

Dominguez's six-out save is the first by a Phillies pitcher since Tug McGraw closed out the franchise's first World Series against the Kansas City Royals in 1980. 

Suarez earned the win, pitching five solid innings, allowing one earned run off just two hits. 

The Phillies will host the Padres for Game 4 of the NLCS Saturday at 7:45 p.m. ET. Mike Clevinger will take the hill for the Padres, while Bailey Falter will take the ball for the Phillies.