Pham, Gurriel homer, Diamondbacks power past Phillies 5-1 to force NLCS Game 7

Tommy Pham and Lourdes Gurriel Jr. hit back-to-back homers and Merrill Kelly struck out eight to help the Arizona Diamondbacks force Game 7 of the NL Championship Series with a 5-1 win over the Philadelphia Phillies on Monday night. The winner of Tuesday night's game advances to the World Series against Houston or Texas, who played Game 7 of the AL Championship later Monday night. The Diamondbacks came ready in Game 6 to back up the bold pregame words from manager Torey Lovullo and tamed Phillies bats and the hostile home crowd.