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Things looked bleak in San Diego during the top of the second inning in yesterday’s NLCS Game 2 between the Padres and Phillies. San Diego had Blake Snell on the mound facing a Philadelphia lineup that was soft-contacting its way to a 2–0 series lead. Even the sun gods were smiling upon this Team of Destiny.
Bryce Harper fought off a tough two-strike offering into shallow left-center for a leadoff single. Nick Castellanos blooped a single into short right field. Alec Bohm sent a floating liner into right for an RBI single, and advanced to second on a throwing error. After a strikeout, the sun gods made their presence felt, when Matt Vierling skied one to deep right field, which should’ve been a sac fly for the second out—and the second run—but Juan Soto lost the ball in the early afternoon San Diego sun, allowing Castellanos to score, Bohm to advance to third and Vierling to reach second for a double without an out being recorded. Edmundo Sosa looped another soft single to bring home Bohm and then Vierling scored on a Kyle Schwarber groundout.
