The Philadelphia Phillies of Major League Baseball (MLB) have only one win left to advance to the World Series for the second consecutive year with a strong home run.
Philadelphia beat the Arizona Diamondbacks 6-1 in Game 5 of the 2023 MLB National League Championship Series (NLCS, best-of-seven) at Chase Field in Phoenix, Arizona, on the 22nd.
With three wins and two losses, Philadelphia will be on the World Series stage for the second consecutive year with one more win.
Philadelphia, which lost Game 3 and 4 of the away games in succession after catching both the first and second games at home, laughed in Game 5, the last game of the away game. 스포츠토토
Philadelphia scored the first run with Brian Start's timely hit to the right in the top of the first inning with two outs and runners on first and second bases, and scored an additional point by shaking the opponent's battery with a double steal in the continued two outs and runners on first and third bases. Philadelphia's No. 1 postseason double steal.
Philadelphia continued its winning streak with a hot home run parade this postseason, but it also hit three home runs on the day.
Kyle Schwarber and Bryce Harper hit solo shots side by side in the top of the sixth inning with a 2-0 lead. When Arizona recovered one run with Alec Thomas' solo shot in the bottom of the seventh inning, Philadelphia sealed the game with J.T. Realmuto hitting a two-run shot over the left fence in the top of the eighth inning with two outs and a runner on first base.
Philadelphia starter Jack Wheeler led the team to victory by pitching seven innings with six hits (one homer) and one walk, eight strikeouts and one run. Wheeler has three wins and a 2.08 ERA in four postseason games this year.
With one win left to advance to the World Series, Philadelphia will have Aaron Nola as its starting pitcher in Game 6 of the NLCS to be held at Citizens Bank Park in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania on the 24th. Nola is performing exceptionally well in this year's postseason with three wins and a 0.96 ERA.
Arizona, which is on the brink of a cliff, will start with Merrill Kelly, who played in the KBO League in the past. Kelly lost the second game of the NLCS after hitting three home runs during five ⅔ innings (four runs).