The Philadelphia Phillies enter a postseason series as the prohibitive favorite for the first time this group’s postseason runs dating back to last season. They welcome the upstart Arizona Diamondbacks to Citizens Bank Park to begin the 2023 National League Championship Series on Monday night. For the Phils, the expectation is a return trip to the World Series. Anything less and it would be a disappointment. The Diamondbacks, well, they’re playing with house money.
Arizona has swept their way through the Postseason to date, sweeping the Milwaukee Brewers and Los Angeles Dodgers in the NLWCS and NLDS. However, streaks are the D-Backs’ MO dating back to the 2023 MLB regular season and they haven’t always been positive. Arizona lost 9-games in a row to start August before ripping off a six-game win streak later in the month. Arizona nearly missed out on the postseason as a whole when they lost four-straight to close out the regular season.
As for the Phillies, everyone knows what they’re capable of. The 2023 Phillies look like a carbon copy of the 2022 National League Champions. They will have the advantage of Citizens Bank Park for the NLCS, something that is not lost on Arizona or the media.
Game 1 will feature a tremendous pitching matchup when Arizona sends South Jersey native Zac Gallen to the mound against Zack Wheeler. Here’s how to watch, betting odds, matchups, and more for NLCS Game 1.
How To Watch 2023 National League Championship Series Game 1
- Arizona Diamondbacks at Philadelphia Phillies
- 📅When: October 16, 2023
- 🏟️Where: Citizens Bank Park | Philadelphia, PA
- ⚾First Pitch: 8:07 PM/EDT
- 🌙Gameday Weather: 58-degrees, clear, winds at 7-MPH (N)
- 📺Telecast: TBS with Brian Anderson (PxP), Jeff Francoeur (analyst), and Matt Winer (dugout reporter)
- 📻Broadcast: 94.1 WIP and the Phillies Radio Network with Scott Franzke (PxP) and Larry Andersen (analyst) along with Tom McCarthy and Kevin Stocker
- 📊NLCS Series (Best-of-7 Games)
- 🎲Betting Odds: Arizona (-150) | Phillies (+125)
NLCS Game 1 Betting Odds
| Bet | Arizona | Phillies | Play |
|---|---|---|---|
| Moneyline | -150 | +125 |  |
| Spread | -1.5 (+110) | +1.5 (-130) | |
| Total Points | Over 8.5-Runs (-120) | Under 8.5-Runs (+100) | |
NLCS Game 1 Probable Pitchers
ARZ Zac Gallen vs. PHI Zack Wheeler
| Pitcher | W-L | ERA | WHIP | IP | H | K | BB | HR |
| Gallen | 2-0 | 3.18 | 1.32 | 11.1 | 10 | 8 | 5 | 1 |
| Wheeler | 1-0 | 2.08 | 0.69 | 13.0 | 8 | 18 | 1 | 1 |
NLCS Game 1: Philadelphia Phillies Lineup vs. Zac Gallen
| Player | PA | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | SO | BA | OBP | SLG | OPS | SH | SF | IBB | HBP | GIDP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Trea Turner | 20 | 18 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 | .222 | .300 | .444 | .744 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bryce Harper | 13 | 12 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | .333 | .385 | .417 | .801 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Kyle Schwarber | 8 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 3 | .143 | .250 | .571 | .821 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Alec Bohm | 6 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .000 | .167 | .000 | .167 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Bryson Stott | 6 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .333 | .333 | .333 | .667 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nick Castellanos | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .250 | .400 | .250 | .650 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Garrett Stubbs | 5 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .200 | .200 | .200 | .400 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Brandon Marsh | 4 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .500 | .500 | .500 | 1.000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| J.T. Realmuto | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .000 | .250 | .000 | .250 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
NLCS Game 1: Zac Gallen vs. Philadelphia Phillies (Career)
| Season | Team | W | L | W-L% | ERA | G | GS | GF | CG | SHO | SV | IP | H | R | ER | UER | HR | BB | IBB | SO | HBP | BK | WP | BF | BR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | ARI | 1 | 0 | 1.000 | 0.00 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 4 |
| 2021 | ARI | 1 | 0 | 1.000 | 0.00 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5.0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 6 |
| 2022 | ARI | 1 | 1 | .500 | 4.15 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8.2 | 9 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 36 | 11 |
| 2023 | ARI | 0 | 0 | 3.18 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5.2 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 | 7 | |
| Totals | 3 | 1 | .750 | 2.22 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24.1 | 18 | 10 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 9 | 0 | 24 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 98 | 28 |
NLCS Game 1: Arizona Diamondbacks Lineup vs. Zack Wheeler
| Player | PA | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | SO | BA | OBP | SLG | OPS | SH | SF | IBB | HBP | GIDP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Christian Walker | 17 | 17 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 4 | .529 | .529 | .882 | 1.412 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tommy Pham | 15 | 11 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 2 | .455 | .600 | .727 | 1.327 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ketel Marte | 12 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | .400 | .500 | .800 | 1.300 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Lourdes Gurriel Jr. | 10 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | .300 | .300 | .600 | .900 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Evan Longoria | 9 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .222 | .222 | .333 | .556 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Pavin Smith | 9 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .111 | .111 | .444 | .556 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jace Peterson | 8 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .250 | .250 | .250 | .500 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Geraldo Perdomo | 7 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | .143 | .143 | .286 | .429 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Corbin Carroll | 6 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .000 | .167 | .000 | .167 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Gabriel Moreno | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Emmanuel Rivera | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| José Herrera | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Alek Thomas | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
NLCS Game 1: Zack Wheeler vs. Arizona Diamondbacks (Career)
| Season | Team | W | L | W-L% | ERA | G | GS | GF | CG | SHO | SV | IP | H | R | ER | UER | HR | BB | IBB | SO | HBP | BK | WP | BF | BR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | NYM | 1 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.42 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.1 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 | 6 |
| 2014 | NYM | 1 | 1 | .500 | 2.77 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13.0 | 12 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 56 | 19 |
| 2017 | NYM | 0 | 0 | 1.50 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.0 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 26 | 8 | |
| 2018 | NYM | 0 | 0 | 3.00 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.0 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 5 | |
| 2019 | NYM | 2 | 0 | 1.000 | 3.21 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14.0 | 14 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 56 | 16 |
| 2021 | PHI | 0 | 1 | .000 | 8.10 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.2 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 28 | 8 |
| 2022 | PHI | 1 | 0 | 1.000 | 0.00 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 2 |
| 2023 | PHI | 1 | 1 | .500 | 3.00 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12.0 | 12 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 50 | 14 |
| Totals | 6 | 3 | .667 | 2.96 | 11 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 70.0 | 63 | 25 | 23 | 2 | 6 | 12 | 0 | 69 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 282 | 78 |
NLCS Game 1: Zack Wheeler Postseason Record
| Year | Series | Date | Tm | Opp | Rslt | Inngs | Dec | DR | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR | HBP | ERA | FIP | BF | Pit | Str | StL | StS | GB | FB | LD | PU | Unk | GSc | IR | IS | SB | CS | PO | AB | 2B | 3B | IBB | GDP | SF | ROE | aLI | WPA | acLI | cWPA | RE24 | Entered | Exited | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | NLWC g1 | Oct 7 | PHI | @ | STL | W,6-3 | GS-7 | 4 | 6.1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0.00 | 2.80 | 22 | 96 | 64 | 18 | 6 | 6 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 72 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.14 | 0.387 | 11.77 | 2.24% | 3.10 | 1b start tie | 7b — 1 out tie | |||
| 2022 | NLDS g2 | Oct 12 | PHI | @ | ATL | L,0-3 | GS-6 | L(0-1) | 4 | 6.0 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 2.19 | 2.63 | 24 | 79 | 51 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 56 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.00 | -0.035 | 15.32 | -0.31% | 0.08 | 1b start tie | 6b 3 out d3 | ||
| 2022 | NLCS g1 | Oct 18 | PHI | @ | SDP | W,2-0 | GS-7 | W(1-1) | 5 | 7.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 1.40 | 2.13 | 23 | 83 | 59 | 17 | 10 | 4 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 82 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .94 | 0.433 | 24.43 | 6.91% | 3.24 | 1b start tie | 7b 3 out a2 | ||
| 2022 | NLCS g5 | Oct 23 | PHI | SDP | W,4-3 | GS-7 | 4 | 6.0 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 1.78 | 2.36 | 22 | 87 | 60 | 18 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 66 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .97 | 0.183 | 22.93 | 2.44% | 1.55 | 1t start tie | 7t 1– 0 out a1 | ||||
| 2022 | WS g2 | Oct 29 | PHI | @ | HOU | L,2-5 | GS-5 | L(1-2) | 5 | 5.0 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2.67 | 3.01 | 24 | 69 | 41 | 6 | 8 | 10 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 37 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .53 | -0.240 | 27.31 | -6.93% | -2.64 | 1b start tie | 5b 3 out d5 | ||
| 2022 | WS g6 | Nov 5 | PHI | @ | HOU | L,1-4 | GS-6 | L(1-3) | 6 | 5.1 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 2.78 | 2.92 | 20 | 70 | 49 | 13 | 7 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 58 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.21 | 0.152 | 93.95 | 5.88% | 1.68 | 1b start tie | 6b 1-3 1 out a1 | ||
| 2023 | Year | Series | Tm | Opp | Rslt | Inngs | Dec | DR | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR | HBP | ERA | FIP | BF | Pit | Str | StL | StS | GB | FB | LD | PU | Unk | GSc | IR | IS | SB | CS | PO | AB | 2B | 3B | IBB | GDP | SF | ROE | aLI | WPA | acLI | cWPA | RE24 | Entered | Exited | |
| 2023 | NLWC g1 | Oct 3 | PHI | MIA | W,4-1 | GS-7 | W(1-0) | 4 | 6.2 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 1.35 | 0.86 | 24 | 100 | 67 | 17 | 16 | 11 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 68 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .86 | 0.245 | 8.88 | 1.41% | 2.19 | 1t start tie | 7t 12- 2 out a2 | |||
| 2023 | NLDS g2 | Oct 9 | PHI | @ | ATL | L,4-5 | GS-7 | 5 | 6.1 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 2.08 | 1.72 | 24 | 92 | 63 | 11 | 14 | 6 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 66 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 23 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .84 | 0.062 | 12.89 | 0.62% | 0.53 | 1b start a 1 | 7b — 1 out a1 | |||
| 48.2 | 27 | 16 | 14 | 8 | 51 | 3 | 4 | 2.59 | 183 | 0 |
Philadelphia Phillies Lineup
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Arizona Diamondbacks Lineup
Game One, Part III. #EmbraceTheChaos pic.twitter.com/vJszaNfrcL
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