{"id":2073614,"date":"2023-10-20T00:26:02","date_gmt":"2023-10-20T04:26:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/d-backs-hold-down-phillies-earn-walk-off-win-in-game-3\/"},"modified":"2023-10-20T00:28:09","modified_gmt":"2023-10-20T04:28:09","slug":"d-backs-hold-down-phillies-earn-walk-off-win-in-game-3","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/d-backs-hold-down-phillies-earn-walk-off-win-in-game-3\/","title":{"rendered":"D-backs secure victory against Phillies in Game 3 with walk-off win."},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">22<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fd-backs-hold-down-phillies-earn-walk-off-win-in-game-3%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2073614&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p><!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC \"-\/\/W3C\/\/DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional\/\/EN\" \"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/TR\/REC-html40\/loose.dtd\"><br \/>\n<?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><html><body><\/p>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<p><span class=\"text__text__1FZLe text__dark-grey__3Ml43 text__regular__2N1Xr text__small__1kGq2\" data-testid=\"Text\">By <\/span>Field Level Media<\/p>\n<p>October 20, 2023 \u2013\u200d 1:42 \u200dAM\u2063 UTC<\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-1663871513696-art-3\" style=\"min-width: 320px; min-height: 50px; text-align: center;\">  \t<script>  \t\tgoogletag.cmd.push(function() { googletag.display('div-gpt-ad-1663871513696-art-3'); });  \t<\/script>  <\/div>\n<div class=\"ad-slot__ad-label\">Advertisement<\/div>\n<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Ketel Marte #4 of the Arizona Diamondbacks celebrates after hitting an \u200dRBI single against Craig Kimbrel #31 of the Philadelphia Phillies\u2062 to win Game Three\u200b of the National League Championship Series\u2064 at Chase Field on October 19,\u2063 2023 in Phoenix, Arizona. (Photo by Harry How\/Getty Images)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><h2>PHOENIX \u2014 Lovullo&#8217;s Bold \u200dMove Pays Off as Diamondbacks Win\u2063 Thrilling Game 3<\/h2>\n<\/p>\n<p><h3>Torey Lovullo admitted he would have booed himself when he walked out of the dugout\u200d to take his \u200cstarting \u2063pitcher, Brandon Pfaadt, \u200cout\u200d of a postseason\u200d game \u2062in the sixth inning to the sound of boos \u2063from the home crowd.<\/h3>\n<\/p>\n<p>The \u200dmove didn\u2019t backfire on \u200bthe Arizona\u2063 Diamondbacks manager,\u200c although Pfaadt was\u200b cruising along with no runs\u2063 allowed \u200band nine\u2062 strikeouts.<\/p>\n<p>The Diamondbacks\u2019\u2062 bullpen held the hot-hitting Philadelphia\u2063 Phillies to one hit the rest of the game, \u200cand <strong>Ketel Marte\u2019s one-out, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/mlb-roundup-shohei-ohtani-fans-12-as-angels-halt-skid\/\" title=\"MLB roundup: Shohei Ohtani fans 12 as Angels halt skid\">bases-loaded single<\/a> in the \u2063bottom of\u200d the ninth drove in \u200cthe winning \u200brun<\/strong> as Arizona prevailed 2-1 on Thursday in \u200dGame 3 of the National League Championship Series.<\/p>\n<p>The Phillies\u200d still \u200dlead the \u2062best-of-seven\u2064 set 2-1. Games 4 and 5 are scheduled \u2063for \u2064Friday\u2062 and Saturday in Phoenix.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHundred percent it was a must-win game,\u201d \u200dsaid Arizona\u2019s Pavin Smith, who scored the winning run. \u201cWe\u2019re\u2063 super confident \u2062when (Marte) comes \u2063up to\u2063 the plate.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Marte, the Diamondbacks\u2019\u2064 leadoff man who already had two doubles on the day, drove an 0-1 pitch from Phillies closer\u200b Craig \u200cKimbrel\u200c (0-1) into right-center field to end the game.<\/p>\n<p>Diamondbacks closer Paul Sewald (1-0) \u2064got the win with a scoreless top of the ninth. Arizona pitchers held the Phillies to\u2062 three hits total.<\/p>\n<p>Marte \u200dnever gave \u200bit much thought about being a \u200cpostseason hero.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI feel really good,\u200c but I\u2019m not surprised because I\u2019m a hitter who\u2064 has battled and put in the work,\u201d \u200bMarte\u2063 said in Spanish. \u201cTo come \u200bup and give the\u2064 team a win is the most\u2063 important thing.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Marte will take a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/d-backs-hold-down-phillies-earn-walk-off-win-in-game-3\/\" title=\"D-backs secure victory against Phillies in Game 3 with walk-off win.\">12-game \u2062postseason hitting streak<\/a> into Game 4,\u2064 a streak dating back to \u200c2017. He is one of \u2062only six players in \u200d<a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/shohei-ohtani-becomes-first-player-in-baseball-history-to-be-selected-to-all-star-game-as-both-a-pitcher-and-a-hitter\/\" title=\"Shohei Ohtani Becomes First Player In Baseball History To Be Selected To All-Star Game As Both A Pitcher And A Hitter\">major league history<\/a> to have a \u2064hit \u2062in\u2063 each of \u2063his first 12\u2064 career postseason games.<\/p>\n<p>After the Phillies opened the scoring in the top of the seventh when Bryce\u200d Harper scored on a two-out wild pitch, the Diamondbacks rallied \u2063for the tying run in \u200cthe bottom\u2062 of the frame.<\/p>\n<p>Tommy Pham singled and \u200dpinch\u200c runner Alek Thomas came home from first on Lourdes Gurriel Jr.\u2019s double, but \u200cthe Diamondbacks \u2063wasted runners \u2064at the corners \u200cwith no outs and couldn\u2019t take the lead.<\/p>\n<p>The \u2063Diamondbacks had another chance to go \u200din front in the eighth after a two-out double\u200c from Gabriel Moreno. \u2063Christian Walker\u200d was then\u200c intentionally walked, and Thomas grounded out to end the inning.<\/p>\n<p>Neither team could solve\u200c each other\u2019s\u200d starting pitcher. Pfaadt kept the Phillies off the scoreboard for 5 2\/3 innings, after \u2062throwing\u2062 4 1\/3 innings\u2063 of scoreless, two-hit ball against the \u2063Los Angeles\u2064 Dodgers in the NL Division Series in\u200b his previous start.<\/p>\n<p>Pfaadt held \u200dthe Phillies, who exploded for 10 runs in Game 2,\u200c to two\u2063 hits \u2064and\u200b no walks before giving\u200c way to reliever \u2063Andrew Saalfrank. Pfaadt struck out\u2062 half\u2064 of\u200b the 18\u2064 batters he faced. The plan, Lovullo said before the game, was for Pfaadt to throw up \u2063to 50 pitches, but Pfaadt threw 70.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI\u2019m sure I was\u2062 the most unpopular\u200b guy in the city \u2062of\u2064 Phoenix,\u200c in the \u200bdowntown area and maybe the entire state of Arizona,\u201d\u2062 Lovullo said.<\/p>\n<p>Saalfrank \u2063was charged with the Phillies\u2019 only run when Ryan \u2062Thompson threw the \u200cwild pitch that allowed Harper \u200bto score.<\/p>\n<p>Ranger Suarez, Philadelphia\u2019s starter, was\u2062 just as \u2064sharp\u200c as\u200c Pfaadt.\u200c The left-hander struck out seven \u2064over 5 \u200b1\/3 scoreless\u200c innings to continue his strong \u2063postseason. He yielded three hits and one \u2062walk.<\/p>\n<p>However, after Marte led off the sixth with a double and\u200d Corbin Carroll grounded out sharply to second base, moving Marte to \u200cthird, Suarez was lifted.<\/p>\n<p>Jeff Hoffman came on and got the next two outs, stranding Marte at third.<\/p>\n<p>In the ninth, Kimbrel issued a leadoff walk to Gurriel, who \u2063stole second\u2063 and went to third on Smith\u2019s infield single. After Gurriel was thrown out at home\u200b on a fielder\u2019s choice, Kimbrel walked Geraldo Perdomo to set up Marte\u2019s walk-off hit.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cNot a lack of focus, I can\u2064 tell you that,\u201d \u200dPhillies manager Rob Thomson said. \u201cThese guys were locked in coming into the\u200b ballpark. Just gotta dust ourselves off, come back (Friday), and\u2062 that\u2019s what this team does.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u2013Jose Romero, Field Level Media<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-1663871513696-art-4\" style=\"min-width: 320px; min-height: 50px; text-align: center;\">  \t<script>  \t\tgoogletag.cmd.push(function() { googletag.display('div-gpt-ad-1663871513696-art-4'); });  \t<\/script>  <\/div>\n<div class=\"ad-slot__ad-label\">Advertisement<\/div>\n<p class=\"dpsp-share-text\" style=\"margin-bottom:10px\"> \t\t \t\tShare this post!\t<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<p><h2>Sidney Powell Pleads Guilty in Georgia\u2063 Election Case,\u2063 U.S. Navy Shoots \u2062Down Yemeni\u2064 Missile, and Jim Jordan for\u200d Speaker Movement Persists<\/h2>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<p><h2>Remarkable \u2064Operation: 300 Trapped Americans Safely Flown Out of\u200d Israel Amid Israel-Hamas War<\/h2>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<p><h2>Hamas Supporters Gather at Capitol, Led by Representatives Rashida \u200bTlaib and Cori Bush<\/h2>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<p><h2>China&#8217;s Involvement in Hamas Attacks on Israel Raises Concerns<\/h2>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<p><h2>Meta and\u2062 TikTok Given Deadline to \u200cAddress Terrorist\u200c and Hate Speech Content<\/h2>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<p><h2>Netflix Raises \u2064Subscription\u2064 Prices as New Customer Numbers Exceed Expectations<\/h2>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<p><h2>Biden Administration&#8217;s AI Chip Rules \u2062Provide Potential Lifeline\u2064 for Nvidia, Intel, and\u2064 AMD<\/h2>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<p><h2>Stanford Researchers \u2062Assess\u2064 Transparency\u2064 of AI Foundation Models<\/h2>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p> rnrn  <\/p>\n<h2>Clutch hit in the bottom\u200d of the ninth\u200c ultimately secured the victory for\u200d the Diamondbacks<\/h2>\n<p><span>  S unable to escape the jam. Marte&#8217;s clutch\u2063 hit drove \u2064in Smith and secured the victory \u2062for the Diamondbacks.<\/p>\n<p>Manager Torey Lovullo&#8217;s decision to remove starting pitcher\u2064 Brandon \u200bPfaadt in the sixth inning was \u200dmet with\u2062 boos from the home crowd. Despite Pfaadt&#8217;s stellar performance, Lovullo stuck to his plan and\u2064 brought \u2064in the bullpen. The move paid off, as the \u2063Diamondbacks&#8217; relievers held the Phillies \u200dto just one hit for the rest of \u2064the game.<\/p>\n<p>The game was\u200b a must-win for the Diamondbacks, who were trailing in the best-of-seven series. Pavin Smith, who scored the winning run, emphasized the team&#8217;s confidence when Marte \u200dsteps up to \u200bthe plate. Marte, the leadoff man for the Diamondbacks, had already recorded two doubles earlier in the game. His one-out, bases-loaded single in the bottom of the ninth sealed the victory for Arizona.<\/p>\n<p>The Diamondbacks&#8217; pitchers held the Phillies to only three hits throughout the game. Closer Paul Sewald \u2064earned the win with a scoreless top \u200cof the ninth inning. Marte&#8217;s<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Ketel Marte #4 of the Arizona Diamondbacks celebrates hitting an RBI single to win Game Three of the National League Championship Series against the Philadelphia Phillies. The game took place at Chase Field on October 19, 2023 in Phoenix, Arizona. 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