NLCS Game 1 Preview: How to Watch, Betting Odds, Matchups, and More for Diamondbacks vs. Phillies

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
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	HR	RBI	BB	SO	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	GIDP
Trea Turner	20	18	4	1	1	1	2	6	.222	.300	.444	.744	0
Bryce Harper	13	12	4	1	0	0	1	3	.333	.385	.417	.801	1
Kyle Schwarber	8	7	1	0	1	3	1	3	.143	.250	.571	.821	0
Alec Bohm	6	5	0	0	0	0	1	0	.000	.167	.000	.167	1
Bryson Stott	6	6	2	0	0	0	0	1	.333	.333	.333	.667	0
Nick Castellanos	5	4	1	0	0	0	1	1	.250	.400	.250	.650	0
Garrett Stubbs	5	5	1	0	0	0	0	2	.200	.200	.200	.400	1
Brandon Marsh	4	4	2	0	0	0	0	1	.500	.500	.500	1.000	0
J.T. Realmuto	4	3	0	0	0	0	1	1	.000	.250	.000	.250	0

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NLCS Game 1: Zac Gallen vs. Philadelphia Phillies (Career)


Season	Team	W	L	W-L%	ERA	G	GS	IP	H	R	ER	UER	HR	BB	SO	BF	BR
2019	ARI	1	0	1.000	0.00	1	1	5.0	1	0	0	0	0	3	6	17	4
2021	ARI	1	0	1.000	0.00	1	1	5.0	3	2	0	2	1	2	6	21	6
2022	ARI	1	1	.500	4.15	2	2	8.2	9	6	4	2	2	2	9	36	11
2023	ARI	0	0		3.18	1	1	5.2	5	2	2	0	0	2	3	24	7
Totals		3	1	.750	2.22	5	5	24.1	18	10	6	4	3	9	24	98	28

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NLCS Game 1: Arizona Diamondbacks Lineup vs. Zack Wheeler


Player	PA	AB	H	2B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	GIDP
Christian Walker	17	17	9	3	1	4	0	4	.529	.529	.882	1.412	0
Tommy Pham	15	11	5	0	1	2	4	2	.455	.600	.727	1.327	0
Ketel Marte	12	10	4	1	1	2	2	2	.400	.500	.800	1.300	0
Lourdes Gurriel Jr.	10	10	3	0	1	1	0	4	.300	.300	.600	.900	0
Evan Longoria	9	9	2	1	0	0	0	2	.222	.222	.333	.556	1
Pavin Smith	9	9	1	0	1	1	0	1	.111	.111	.444	.556	0
Jace Peterson	8	8	2	0	0	1	0	0	.250	.250	.250	.500	0
Geraldo Perdomo	7	7	1	1	0	2	0	3	.143	.143	.286	.429	0
Corbin Carroll	6	5	0	0	0	0	1	1	.000	.167	.000	.167	0
Gabriel Moreno	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	0
Emmanuel Rivera	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	1	.000	.000	.000	.000	0
José Herrera	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	2	.000	.000	.000	.000	0
Alek Thomas	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	1	.000	.000	.000	.000	0

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NLCS Game 1: Zack Wheeler vs. Arizona Diamondbacks (Career)


Season	Team	W	L	W-L%	ERA	G	GS	IP	H	R	ER	UER	HR	BB	SO	HBP	WP	BF	BR
2013	NYM	1	0	1.000	1.42	1	1	6.1	6	1	1	0	1	0	4	0	0	24	6
2014	NYM	1	1	.500	2.77	2	2	13.0	12	5	4	1	0	4	10	2	0	56	19
2017	NYM	0	0		1.50	1	1	6.0	7	1	1	0	1	1	6	0	1	26	8
2018	NYM	0	0		3.00	1	1	6.0	3	2	2	0	0	2	8	0	0	22	5
2019	NYM	2	0	1.000	3.21	2	2	14.0	14	5	5	0	2	2	16	0	0	56	16
2021	PHI	0	1	.000	8.10	1	1	6.2	7	6	6	0	0	1	7	0	0	28	8
2022	PHI	1	0	1.000	0.00	1	1	6.0	2	0	0	0	0	0	8	0	0	20	2
2023	PHI	1	1	.500	3.00	2	2	12.0	12	5	4	1	2	2	10	0	0	50	14
Totals		6	3	.667	2.96	11	11	70.0	63	25	23	2	6	12	69	2	1	282	78

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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

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Philadelphia Phillies Lineup

5 more hours. #RingTheBell

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— Philadelphia Phillies (@Phillies) October 16, 2023

Arizona Diamondbacks Lineup

Game One, Part III. #EmbraceTheChaos pic.twitter.com/vJszaNfrcL

— Arizona Diamondbacks (@Dbacks) October 16, 2023

NLCS Game 1 Preview: How to Watch, Betting Odds, Matchups, and More for Diamondbacks vs. Phillies

Michael Lipinski

How To Watch 2023 National League Championship Series Game 1

NLCS Game 1 Betting Odds

NLCS Game 1 Probable Pitchers

ARZ Zac Gallen vs. PHI Zack Wheeler

NLCS Game 1: Philadelphia Phillies Lineup vs. Zac Gallen

NLCS Game 1: Zac Gallen vs. Philadelphia Phillies (Career)

NLCS Game 1: Arizona Diamondbacks Lineup vs. Zack Wheeler

NLCS Game 1: Zack Wheeler vs. Arizona Diamondbacks (Career)

NLCS Game 1: Zack Wheeler Postseason Record

Philadelphia Phillies Lineup

Arizona Diamondbacks Lineup

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