Diamondbacks force Game 7 in NLCS by powering past Phillies 5-1
PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Tommy Pham and Lourdes Gurriel Jr. hit back-to-back homers and Merrill Kelly struck out eight to help the Arizona Diamondbacks force Game 7 of the National League Championship Series with a 5-1 win over the Philadelphia Phillies on Monday night.
The winner of Tuesday night’s game advances to the World Series against Houston or Texas, who played Game 7 of the American League Championship later Monday night.
The Diamondbacks came ready in Game 6 to back up the bold pre-game words from manager Torey Lovullo and tamed Phillies bats and the hostile home crowd.
“Getting there is really important, so we have that all-in mentality,” Lovullo said before Game 6. “We didn’t come cross-country to get our asses kicked. We came here to play our best baseball game, and our guys will be ready to go.”