![]() ![]() It'll be a rematch of Game 1 aces on the mound, with Zac Gallen starting for the D-backs and Zack Wheeler getting the ball for the Phillies. Next up: Game 5 SaturdayĬhase Field will once again host an NLCS game, with Game 5 taking place at 8:07 p.m. Both teams used a lot of bullpen arms in this one, and it proved to be true with the middle-inning guys for Arizona and, more extremely, the Phillies' late-inning guys. It is often discussed that the more relievers a team uses, the higher the chances are that at least one of those relievers has a meltdown inning that spurs the other team to victory. The D-backs matched them with eight arms of their own. The Phillies would end up using eight pitchers. He lasted 2 1/3 innings before he was pulled. 24 and hadn't thrown a pitch in game action since Sept. On the Phillies' side, Christopher Sánchez was the starter and he took 18 starts in the regular season, sometimes working deep into the game, but he hadn't done so since Sept. Former All-Star reliever Joe Mantiply started and got three outs with 14 pitches before being removed and they were off. The Diamondbacks didn't hide the fact that this was a bullpen game for them. Most left-handed home runs in playoff history:ġ9 - Albert Pujols, George Springer, Kyle Schwarber Kyle Schwarber hit another LCS home run to get the Phillies on the board: The game winner was, fittingly, Moreno driving home Marte. 267/.353/.600 with a double, three homers and eight RBI. Through the first nine playoff games of his career, he's hitting. He put up a 4.3 WAR season in only 111 games in 2023. The budding young star of the D-backs is Carroll, but Moreno isn't far behind. He's the established star of the ballclub, as a former All-Star and the highest-paid remaining player (believe it or not, their actual highest paid player is Madison Bumgarner). 385/.415/.641 with four doubles, two homers, five RBI and six runs. Through nine playoff games, Marte is hitting. There's been a lot of focus on the star power the Phillies have, so any big-time Diamondbacks performances have been a bit overshadowed - that'll happen when one team jumps out to a 2-0 lead - but let's not overlook this duo. Moreno drove Marte home twice in this one. Moreno in the three hole was 2 for 3 with two walks and two RBI. Marte in the leadoff spot went 2 for 4 and scored twice. The Phillies could have won had they tacked on more and taken better advantage of the gifts. ![]() Whatever the case, it ended up being a net positive for the D-backs after Turner crossed the plate. It could also be argued the D-backs handed the Phillies this inning before buckling down and preventing it from becoming worse. And then JT Realmuto struck out and Nick Castellanos grounded out to end the threat.Īll things considered, that was a big inning for the Phillies but it ended up not being quite the disaster it was shaping up to be for Arizona. Well, Bohm attempted to reach second and was thrown out. Rewind back to the play where Turner scored on a throwing error. It looked like the proverbial wheels were gonna fall off for the home team. ![]()
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