The padres were stymied by Phillies pitching

At Petco Park over the weekend, the Padres eliminated the Dodgers, sending San Diego into one thing of a city-wide party.

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In spite of everything for the last decade, they have been waiting to clear the hurdle.

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But for beating L.A., their reward was a date with Philadelphia in the National League Championship Series

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Like the Padres, the Phillies, entered the NLCS red-hot, having set their rotation and having vanquished a rival.

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On Tuesday night, In Game 1 of the NLCS, the Padres couldn't solve Zack Wheeler in a dispiriting 2-0 loss.

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With seven innings of two-run ball, Right-hander Yu Darvish was mostly solid.

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But, he had surrendered a pair of Phillies home runs - the first opposite-field shot of a Bryce Haper that landed within the first row.

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Then a moonshot of Kyle Schwarber that landed in the first row in the right field of the second deck.

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At Petco Park, Statcast's home run was recorded as the longest home run.

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