Phillies vs. Diamondbacks NLCS Game 3 Starting Pitcher Matchup - October 19

Updated Oct. 19, 2023 10:54 a.m. ET

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The Philadelphia Phillies and the Arizona Diamondbacks play in Game 3 of the NLCS on Thursday at 5:07 PM ET at Chase Field. The Phillies are ahead 2-0 in the series.

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The Phillies are projected to start Ranger Suarez (4-6, 4.18 ERA) versus the Diamondbacks and Brandon Pfaadt (3-9, 5.72 ERA).

Phillies Probable Starter: Ranger Suárez

Suarez gets the start for the Phillies, his 23rd of the season. He is 4-6 with a 4.18 ERA and 119 strikeouts in 125 2/3 innings pitched.
The lefty last appeared on Friday against the Atlanta Braves, when he threw five innings, allowing one earned run while giving up three hits.
The 28-year-old has amassed an ERA of 4.18, with 8.6 strikeouts per nine innings, in 22 games this season. Opponents are batting .267 against him.
Suarez is trying to record his 12th quality start of the season in this matchup.
Suarez will try to record his 19th matchup of five or more innings pitched this season. He's averaging 5.7 innings per appearance.
He has made one appearance this season in which he did not surrender an earned run.
He meets a Diamondbacks offense that ranks 14th in the league with 746 runs while batting .250 as a squad. It has a collective .408 slugging percentage (17th in MLB play) and has hit a total of 166 home runs (22nd in MLB).
Suarez has a 3.75 ERA and a 1 WHIP against the Diamondbacks this season in 12 innings pitched, allowing a .205 batting average over two appearances.

Suarez's Game Props

Strikeouts Prop: Over/Under 2.5 (Over Odds: -196)
Hits Prop: Over/Under 4.5 (Over Odds: -130)

Suarez's Recent Appearances

Opponent	Date	IP	H	R	ER	K	BB
vs. Braves	Oct. 12	5.0	3	1	1	2	0
at Braves	Oct. 7	3.2	1	0	0	4	1
vs. Pirates	Sep. 27	4.2	9	6	6	4	2
vs. Mets	Sep. 21	6.2	5	4	4	6	2
at Cardinals	Sep. 16	6.0	4	1	1	5	4

Diamondbacks Probable Starter: Brandon Pfaadt

The Diamondbacks will send Pfaadt (3-9) to the mound for his 19th start this season.
The right-hander's last start was on Thursday, Oct. 12, when he tossed 4 1/3 innings without allowing a run on two hits in a matchup with the Los Angeles Dodgers.
The 25-year-old has pitched in 19 games this season with an ERA of 5.72, a 3.62 strikeout-to-walk ratio and a WHIP of 1.406.
In 18 starts this season, he's earned three quality starts.
In 18 starts, Pfaadt has pitched through or past the fifth inning 12 times. He has a season average of 5.1 frames per outing.
He has three appearances with no earned runs allowed in 19 chances this season.
The Phillies have scored 796 runs this season, which ranks eighth in MLB. They have 1417 hits, ninth in baseball, with 220 home runs (eighth in the league).