The Philadelphia Phillies came out with guns blazing, and in this battle of Wild Card teams, Philly drew first blood at home with a win to secure Game 1. With both teams winning their respective NLDS matchups without the need for a Game 5, we had a battle of aces to start off this Championship Series.
Zack Gallen took the ball for the D-Backs against the veteran Zack Wheeler, who ended up with the win, his second in this postseason.
NLCS Game 1
Arizona Diamondbacks 3, Philadelphia Phillies 5
(Philadelphia leads series 1-0)
Zack Gallen has been prone to first-inning woes in this postseason, and the trend continued for this opening game of the Championship Series.