NLDS Gameday: Phillies at Reds, Game 3

Philadelphia Phillies (2-0) at Cincinnati Reds (0-2) Cole Hamels (12-11, 3.06 ERA)  vs. Johnny Cueto (12-7, 3.64 ERA) Time: 8:07 p.m., Great American Ball Park Weather: Clear, 73 TV: TBS Follow Phillies Nation on Twitter We’re on the precipice of history, here, Nation. Believe it or not, despite making 13 trips to the postseason, collecting seven pennants and two World Series titles along the way, the Phillies have never, not once, swept a playoff series. Tonight, Cole Hamels, who won the playoff MVP double in 2008, takes the ball in attempt to rectify that situation. So far, it’s taken some concentrated, if not not particularly consistent, hitting (plus a little help from the Reds’ defense) to beat Cincinnati twice. Almost all of the Phillies’ starters are hitting. The problem is that none of them are hitting particularly well–only Raul Ibanez has an OPS over .750. As the series turns to The Nasty ‘Natti, La Furia Roja will try to break out the...