The Dodgers had the right guys at the plate at the right time and they didn't even put the ball in play. Martinez then flew out to strand Wong at first base. They both batted representing the tying run. In the eighth inning Kevin Ginkel issued a four-pitch leadoff walk to pinch-hitter Kolten Wong, giving Betts and Freeman a chance at redemption. They combined to go 1 for 21 with three walks and four strikeouts in the three games, and the one hit was an infield single. That said, Betts and Freeman had a terrible NLDS. They're both likely to finish in the top three of the NL MVP voting and deservedly so. Mookie Betts and Freddie Freeman are, inarguably, two of the very best players in the game. Pfaadt did his job and the bullpen did theirs. Things got a dicey in the seventh inning when Los Angeles brought the go-ahead run to the plate, but Saalfrank got Austin Barnes to ground out to end the threat. Lovullo took the 4 1/3 scoreless innings and wouldn't push his luck any further.įive D-backs relievers - Mantiply, Ryan Thompson, Andrew Saalfrank, Kevin Ginkel, Paul Sewald - held the Dodgers to two runs in 5 2/3 innings Wednesday. The manager must do what gives the team the best chance to win at all times in October and Pfaadt had a 5.72 ERA during the regular season. Couldn't let the kid get two more outs, Torey? On the other hand, the D-backs had a chance to close out a sweep. On one hand, Pfaadt falling two outs short of qualifying for the win - a postseason win, at that - despite being staked to a 4-0 lead is tough. Pfaadt threw 42 pitches in 4 1/3 innings. Then again, what manager isn't aggressive with his bullpen in the postseason? Rookie Brandon Pfaadt faced the minimum through four innings in Game 3, but when Will Smith lifted a one-out double to left in the fifth, D-backs manager Torey Lovullo popped out of the dugout and called for lefty reliever Joe Mantiply. The offense didn't have a good series either, but gosh, it's hard to win when your starters do that. Their starters - Clayton Kershaw, Bobby Miller, Lynn - combined to allow 13 runs and get 14 outs in the three games. The Dodgers had rotation concerns coming into the postseason and the NLDS played out to the worst case scenario. They say solo homers can't beat you, but the people who say that must've never seen a pitcher given up four solo homers in one inning. Lynn allowed 44 home runs during the regular season, the most since Bronson Arroyo allowed 46 homers in 2011, and he allowed 20 homers in 66 2/3 innings with the Dodgers between the regular season and postseason. Alas and alack, Moreno exited Game 3 with a right hand contusion after being hit by a foul tip. Wednesday's homer was his third of the postseason. It sure looks like he's figuring out how to get the ball airborne consistently now. He always displayed tremendous bat-to-ball ability in the minors, but he hit a ton of ground balls. They had 14 homers through five postseason games. The D-Backs have hit four homers in an inning just once in the regular season in their history, according to ESPN, and their 13 homers are the second most ever through a team's first five postseason games. Walker and Moreno went back-to-back, and Moreno went deep one pitch after a near-homer that sliced just foul. Geraldo Perdomo, Ketel Marte, Christian Walker, and Gabriel Moreno all took Lance Lynn deep. In the third inning the D-backs - the D-backs! - became the first team in baseball history to hit four home runs in a single postseason inning. Here now are our takeaways from Arizona's Game 3 win over the Dodgers. They want that series to go the full five games so their NLCS opponent gets worn out. The Phillies lead that best-of-five series 2-1, though the D-Backs will surely root for the Braves on Thursday. They will take on either the Atlanta Braves or Philadelphia Phillies in the NLCS. The Dodgers won 100 games during the regular season and zero in the postseason.įor the D-backs, this is their first trip to the NLCS since 2007, when they got swept by the Colorado Rockies. Wednesday night at Chase Field, the D-backs used a historic third inning to finish the three-game Division Series sweep of the NL West rival Los Angeles Dodgers ( ARI 4, LAD 2). The Arizona Diamondbacks are heading to the National League Championship Series.
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