Daily News | Phillies excited to return home as World Series shifts to Philly: ‘There’s nothing like it’
return home Monday to Citizens Bank Park for Game 3. And that’s one way to compare the crowd noises between South Philly and Houston.
The Phillies were able to flip home-field advantage by splitting the first two games of the World Series. They dropped Game 2, 5-2, but still left Houston feeling good as they stood their ground on the road against the American League champs who won 106 regular-season games and had yet to lose a postseason game.
“I think Philly is coming,” Nick Castellanos said. “I think we’re coming. I think the whole city is coming with us. The World Series is back at Citizens Bank. What more could anyone want?”The Phillies will likely lean heavily on their bullpen Monday as Noah Syndergaard, who logged three innings in his one postseason start, pitches before Suarez returns for Game 4. It will be the first World Series game in South Philadelphia since 2009.
They won two games last week at Yankee Stadium and they’re used to playing in tense environments. They’ve been treated like villains in every ballpark they’ve traveled to since their sign-stealing scandal was exposed after the 2019 season. This will be Philly’s first chance to greet the Astros since that story broke.