Phillies Grind Past Pfaadt, Edge Snakes 2-1 to Cash DarkHorse Ticket

The Phillies did exactly what we said they'd do—lean on their bats and recent momentum to overcome a starting pitching mismatch—and walked out of the desert with a 2-1 win that cashed our -120 ticket. Aaron Nola wasn't supposed to outpitch Brandon Pfaadt on paper, but baseball doesn't care about your ERA spreadsheets…