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Diamondbacks ace Zac Gallen on two wild NLCS home wins: 'I'm glad we could defend the pool'

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Fox News Flash top sports headlines are here. Check out what's clicking on Foxnews.com. After dropping the first two games of the National League Championship Series, the Arizona Diamondbacks pulled off back-to-back thrilling comeback victories to even up the best-of-seven series.

The first couple of games were played at the Philadelphia Phillies' home ballpark, but the series shifted to Chase Field for Games 3 and 4.

Since Philadelphia entered Game 3 with a 2-0 series lead, they could have advanced to the World Series if they had won two games at the D-Backs' home stadium.

If the Phillies had pulled off the road wins, the team planned to celebrate by jumping into the outfield pool. "If we take two here against Arizona, we'll be bee-lining it for the water," Phillies backup catcher Garrett Stubbs said. CLICK HERE FOR MORE SPORTS COVERAGE ON FOXNEWS.COM The Arizona Diamondbacks celebrate in the pool after beating the Los Angeles Dodgers 4-2 in Game Three of the Division Series at Chase Field on October 11, 2023, in Phoenix, Arizona. (Elsa/Getty Images) The Diamondbacks appeared to have caught wind of Stubbs' comments, which seemed to provide the team with some extra motivation to defend their home pool. "I'm glad we could defend the pool.

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