The Philadelphia Phillies had a 2-0 NLCS lead that disappeared as the Arizona Diamondbacks won two consecutive games in Phoenix. After trailing by three runs Friday, Arizona finished an eighth-inning rally with a go-ahead single from Gabriel Moreno that secured a nail-biting 6-5 win in Game 4.
On Saturday in Game 5, the Phillies sent right-hander Zack Wheeler back to the mound against Zac Gallen of the D-backs. That was also the pitching matchup for Game 1 in Philadelphia, which the Phillies won 5-3.
The Phillies scored first, plating two runs on three singles against Gallen.
While scoring, Bryce Harper had a scary collision with Gabriel Moreno, who seemed shaken up but stayed in the game.
From there, both pitchers cruised for a while, surrendering little until Kyle Schwarber hit an absolute no-doubter in the top of the sixth, making it 3-0 Phillies. It was Schwarber’s 19th career postseason home run, the most among left-handed hitters in MLB history.
Harper followed two batters later by clobbering a solo shot of his own. It was his 11th postseason home run with Philly, tying the franchise record in just 28 games.
Alek Thomas finally got the Diamondbacks on the board in the seventh, with a solo homer off of Wheeler that ended his scoreless outing.
J.T. Realmuto provided what might be the knockout blow with a two-run homer in the eighth, making it 6-1 Phillies.
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