The Philadelphia Phillies won 6-1 over the Arizona Diamondbacks in game 5 of the NLCS to take a 3-2 series lead. Game 6 is Monday in Philadelphia.
Top of the 1st Inning:
- Phillies Second Baseman Bryson Stott hits an RBI single which scores Kyle Schwarber.
- With 2 outs, Bryson Stott and Bryce Harper try a double steal. Diamondbacks Catcher Gabriel Moreno throws to Second Baseman Ketel Marte who throws it back to home. The ball is out of the reach of Moreno and Harper scores after a collision at the plate.
- Phillies lead 2-0 after 0.5 innings.
Top of the 6th Inning:
- Phillies Designated Hitter Kyle Schwarber hits a solo home run. With this homer, Schwarber now has the most home runs in NLCS history.
- Phillies First Baseman Bryce Harper hits a solo home run. With this homer, Harper is now tied for the most home runs in Phillies postseason history with Jason Werth.
- Phillies lead 4-0 after 5.5 innings.
Bottom of the 7th Inning:
- Diamondbacks Center Fielder Alek Thomas hits a solo home run.
- Phillies lead 4-1 after 7 innings.
Top of the 8th Inning:
- Phillies Catcher J.T. Realmuto hits a 2-run home run which scores Bryce Harper.
- Phillies lead 6-1 after 7.5 innings.
The Phillies won 6-1 in Game 5 of the NLCS.
Phillies Notes:
Zack Wheeler-Another stellar outing from Wheels. Again it seems the coaches need to pull him an inning earlier than he is pitching because he starts to slow down around the 6th inning. Hopefully, his pitching will continue to be as good if the Phillies make the World Series.
Batting-Finally the bats got back to how they were playing in games 1 and 2. Kyle Schwarber and Bryce Harper are breaking records. It also seems that when Alec Bohm and Bryson Stott are hitting well the whole team hits well. We need Bohm and Stott at their best going forward.
-Jordan Burden