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NLCS Game 7: Diamondbacks defeat Phillies to advance to World Series; highlights, news and live tracker

The Diamondbacks will face the Rangers in the 2023 World Series. The Phillies are headed home.

Yahoo Sports Staff
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For the Philadelphia Phillies and Arizona Diamondbacks, it all came down to this: Game 7 of the NLCS, with a trip to the World Series on the line.

The D-backs got on the board in the first inning, plating a run on two singles and a fielder's choice. Then Alec Bohm tied it with a solo shot to lead off the bottom of the second.

In the fourth, Bryson Stott got another postseason RBI, scoring Bohm on a double and giving the Phillies the lead. In the next half-inning, Corbin Carroll tied it with a two-out single, his third hit of the game, which scored Emmanuel Rivera and ended Phillies starter Ranger Suarez's night.

In the next at-bat, Carroll stole second, and then Gabriel Moreno hit a single to give the Diamondbacks the lead 3-2.

Carroll tacked on insurance in the seventh, with a sacrifice fly following a single from Geraldo Perdomo and a double from Ketel Marte making it 4-2. The score held from there.

See below for more news, highlights and updates from NLCS Game 7 on Tuesday.

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  • Jack Baer
  • Jack Baer

    The D-Backs had a negative run differential in the regular season and aren't star-studded like most of the teams they'll face this postseason, but this version of them gets on base, steals bases, has three good starting pitchers and has a lights-out bullpen. It's a blueprint for October, and it seemingly came out of nowhere.

  • Jack Baer
  • Jack Baer

    The D-Backs win Game 7 4-2 and will head to their second World Series in franchise history. They won 84 games during the regular season, fell behind 2-0 in the NLCS and will now face the Texas Rangers for their second title. Game 1 is scheduled for Friday at 8 p.m. ET.

  • Jack Baer

    Jake Cave in for Pache.

  • Jack Baer

    Brandon Marsh hits a fly ball to the warning track, but it's another easy play. Two down for Sewald.

  • Jack Baer

    Castellanos hits a routine fly ball to right. One down for Sewald.

  • Jack Baer

    On the bright side, the Phillies finally got Corbin Carroll out. Now he's only 3-for-4 with a sac fly, two stolen bases, two RBI and two runs.

  • Jack Baer

    Strahm finishes the top of the ninth. Phillies need two runs, with Nick Castellanos, Brandon Marsh and Christian Pache due up. Castellanos breaking his 0-for-22 stretch would be a good start, but D-Backs closer Paul Sewald has been lights out this series.

  • Jack Baer

    Zack Wheeler gets an Emmanuel Rivera flyout to open the ninth, and now the Phillies are pulling him for Matt Strahm.