When published on Tuesday afternoon, nearly two-thirds of their MLB staff picked the to come out on top of the . Several writers pointed out that the Padres have three strong starting pitchers atop their rotation, while the Phillies only have two.Yu Darvish, Blake Snell, and Joe Musgrove were set to start the first three games of the series Kerry Wood Jersey for San Diego. Philadelphia had tapped Zack Wheeler and Aaron Nola for Games 1 and 2.Many also pointed out that the Padres have home-field advantage, which will work in their favor if the series goes to seven games.With the Phillies' Game 1 win at Petco Park, home-field advantage matters a whole lot le s. What's more, the victory demonstrates the glaring flaw in comparing San Diego's three strong starters to Philadelphia's two.Philadelphia's Javier Baez Jersey two are better.Zack Wheeler: 26 starts, 2.82 ERA, 2.89 FIP, 3.10 xERA, 4.79 K/BB, 0.76 HR/9Aaron Nola: 32 starts, Billy Williams Jersey 3.25 ERA, 2.58 FIP, 2.74 xERA, 8.10 K/BB, 0.83 HR/9Yu Darvish: 30 starts, 3.10 ERA, 3.31 FIP, 3.49 xERA, 5.32 K/BB, 1.02 HR/9Blake Snell: 24 starts, 3.38 ERA, 2.80 FIP, 3.19 xERA, 3.35 K/BB, 0.77 HR/9Joe Musgrove: 30 starts, 2.93 ERA, 3.59 FIP, 3.27 xERA, 4.38 K/BB, 1.09 HR/9Scroll to ContinueYu Darvish is a great pitcher, but Zack Wheeler is on another level. , pitching seven scorele s frames. Both starters had good outings, but Wheeler was that Darvish only had to make a couple of mistakes to cost his team the ballgame.Game 2 promises to be another pitchers' duel, with Ian Happ Jersey Aaron Nola facing off against Blake Snell. Once again, however, the Phillies will have the advantage in the matchup. Snell is good, but Nola is better.After the first two starters, you have to give the advantage back to San Diego for a day. Joe Musgrove has a much longer track record of succe s than Ranger Surez, who he is set to face in Game 3. Be that as it may, that's only one game Brandon Morrow Jersey out of three where the Padres have the upper hand.Strong starting pitchers are great, but true aces are better. Zack Wheeler's performance on Tuesday proved exactly that.More From SI's Inside The Phillies: