Phillies a win away from second straight World Series

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The Philadelphia Phillies are one win away from their second straight World Series appearance. Let's take a look at how Games four and five went out in the dessert.

    
    The Diamondbacks were able to steal Game Four from the Phillies with a come-from-behind 6-5 victory. Arizona jumped out to an early 2-0 after RBI hits from Emmanuel Rivera and Gabriel Moreno. The Phillies would rally back and score the next five runs of the game using the homerun ball and a little bit of small ball as well, to open up a 5-2 lead. Arizona rallied from down 5-2 in the 8th inning and would score four runs in the inning to win the game. Diamondbacks outfielder Alek Thomas tied the game with a pinch-hit two run homer in the bottom of the 8th. That was followed by a go-ahead RBI single from Moreno, his second RBI base hit of the game. Arizona's closer Paul Sewald stranded the tying run on second base to end the game.

    Game Five was a much different story as Phillies starter Zack Wheeler continued his dominant postseason and shut down an Arizona offense that had started to find their groove. Wheeler went seven innings, allowing only six hits, one run, and striking out eight, in route to a 6-1 Phillies victory. Philadelphia was sparked by the longball, as both Kyle Schwarber and Bryce Harper hit a combined 901 feet worth of homers. J.T. Realmuto also added a homer that put the game out of reach in the 8th inning. Diamondbacks starter Zac Gallen saw his postseason ERA rise to over a 5.00 as he continues to struggle in his first postseason.

    Game Six is set to take place at 5:07EST on Monday. The pitching matchup is set to be Merrill Kelly (1-1, 3.00 ERA) vs. Aaron Nola (3-0, 0.96 ERA)

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