Phillies-Padres National League Championship Series: Schedule, tickets, and everything else you need to know

The Philadelphia Phillies are one step closer to their first World Series appearance since 2009 after defeating the Atlanta Braves at Citizens Bank Park on Saturday 8-3.

The Phillies, who entered the playoffs as the National League’s final wild-card team, eliminated the defending World Series champs in the National League Division Series 3-1 with a range of contributions, from Aaron Nola’s pitching gem in Game 3 to a three-run blast by Brandon Marsh in Game 4.

The Phillies now move on to the National League Championship Series, where they will face the San Diego Padres. The first game will be on the road at Petco Park Tuesday at 8:03 p.m. on FS1. The Phillies will play Games 3, 4 and 5 at Citizens Bank Park, if the best-of-seven series goes that far.

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Here’s everything we know about the Phillies’ upcoming playoff schedule, announcers, and the rules in place for the postseason. This will be updated as more information becomes available:

The 2022 MLB playoffs began Oct. 7 with 12 teams — the six division winners and six wild-card teams. By Tuesday, that number will be reduced to four.

National League Championship Series

Philadelphia Phillies vs. San Diego Padres

American League Championship Series

Cleveland Guardians or New York Yankees (Series tied 2-2) vs. Houston Astros

The Phillies will face the Padres in the National League Championship Series, thanks to San Diego’s comeback win late Saturday night in Game 4 against the Los Angeles Dodgers. The Padres won their National League Division Series 2-1.

The National League Championship Series is a best-of-seven series with a 2-3-2 format, meaning the Phillies play two games on the road before coming back to Citizens Bank Park, where the energetic crowd gave the Phillies a decisive edge during the divisional series.

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Fox will continue to broadcast the Phillies games during the National League Championship Series and all the way through the World Series, if they make it that far. As with the divisional series, the game will air on both Fox and FS1.

Remaining in the booth will be play-by-play announcer Joe Davis and analyst John Smoltz. Ken Rosenthal will report from the stadiums (and at times, the dugouts) during the broadcasts.

The American League Championship Series will air on TBS.

Here is the Phillies’ National League Championship Series schedule against the Padres:

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While Phillies playoff games won’t air on NBC Sports Philadelphia, they will be carried on 94.1 WIP throughout their playoff run, with Scott Franzke and Larry Andersen on the call.

The last time the Phillies played a home game in the National League Championship Series was 2010, when they lost Game 6 against the San Francisco Giants at Citizens Bank Park. Needless to say, demand for playoff tickets at Citizens Bank Park is extraordinarily high.

The Phillies put a handful of tickets for sale on their website Monday morning, but they appear to have quickly sold out by early afternoon.

Tickets can also be found on the secondary market... for a price.

Tickets to Game 3, which will take place on Friday, were available on StubHub, Seat Geek, and Vivid Seats Saturday afternoon, but the cheapest tickets were going for about $350 each.

There are no “ghost runners” during this year’s playoffs.

During the regular season, MLB brought back the designated runner rule, which puts a player on second base to begin each half inning if a game is tied after nine innings. The rule was an attempt to preserve pitching staffs and avoid extra-long regular season games.

But during the playoffs, that rule is out the window. So if any Phillies games enter extra innings, you won’t see anyone on second base to start the inning.

Here is the full MLB postseason schedule. All times are Eastern.

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