Padres Set Rotation for Game 3 of NLCS

The San Diego Padres lost game 1 of their NLCS matchup against the Philadelphia Phillies and face another stiff test on Wednesday night against Aaron Nola. 

Regardless, going back to Philadelphia with either a 0-2 series or a tied series, the Padres will want to get a win right away.

They'll have a good chance of that when Joe Musgrove takes the mound in Game 3.

Bob Melvin says Joe Musgrove will start Game 3.

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Yu Darvish started Game 1 on Tuesday and Blake Snell is going in Game 2 on Wednesday. Then it'll be Musgrove matching up against Ranger Suarez in Game 3 following Thursday's travel day. 

Musgrove allowed two runs on six hits over six innings in the NLDS Game 4 this past Saturday versus the Los Angeles Dodgers. He dominated the New York Mets across seven scoreless frames in Game 3 of the NL Wild Card Series last Sunday. 

Musgrove had a very good season, posting a 2.93 ERA, 1.08 WHIP, and 184 strikeouts over 181 innings of work. 

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