The Arizona Diamondbacks got to work quickly on Monday in Philadelphia.
Arizona sluggers Tommy Pham and Lourdes Gurriel Jr. hit back-to-back home runs off Aaron Nola in the top of the second inning of Game 6 of the NLCS at Citizens Bank Park. The team did not score in the first, but Pham got the team on the board in the second, homering on a 2-2 pitch.
The @Dbacks aren't done, Pham. #NLCS pic.twitter.com/0YBx4PLX0U
— MLB (@MLB) October 23, 2023
Gurriel then followed with a home run on a 1-1 pitch.
Lourdes makes it back-to-back and a 2-0 @Dbacks lead! #NLCS pic.twitter.com/XL0oYZj0O0
— MLB (@MLB) October 23, 2023
That put Arizona up 2-0 and quieted the home crowd. After those homers, Alek Thomas walked and Evan Longoria doubled him in to make it 3-0.
It was quite a start for the visiting Diamondbacks, who entered the game down 3-2 in the series.
Philly of course didn’t let that keep them down. They immediately answered with a run in the bottom of the inning to make it 3-1.
Pham had been benched in Game 5. Maybe that’s what he needed to fuel him for Game 6.
