{"id":2074691,"date":"2023-10-21T00:26:02","date_gmt":"2023-10-21T04:26:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/late-comeback-pulls-d-backs-even-with-phillies-in-nlcs\/"},"modified":"2023-10-21T00:28:18","modified_gmt":"2023-10-21T04:28:18","slug":"late-comeback-pulls-d-backs-even-with-phillies-in-nlcs","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/late-comeback-pulls-d-backs-even-with-phillies-in-nlcs\/","title":{"rendered":"D-backs make late comeback, tie Phillies in NLCS."},"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\">16<\/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%2Flate-comeback-pulls-d-backs-even-with-phillies-in-nlcs%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=2074691&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>By Field Level Media<\/p>\n<p>4:11 AM UTC \u2013 \u200bOctober 21, 2023<\/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\">PHOENIX,\u2063 ARIZONA \u2013 OCTOBER 20: Alek Thomas #5 and Gabriel Moreno #14 of the Arizona Diamondbacks celebrate the \u200dvictory against the Philadelphia Phillies during Game Four \u2063of the National League Championship Series at Chase Field on October 20, 2023 in \u200dPhoenix, Arizona.\u200d (Photo \u2064by\u2063 Harry How\/Getty Images)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><strong>PHOENIX \u2014<\/strong> Pinch \u200bhitter Alek Thomas\u2019 two-run home run \u2062in the eighth \u2064inning was followed by\u200d a tiebreaking single from Gabriel Moreno as the Arizona Diamondbacks rallied for a 6-5 victory over the Philadelphia Phillies on Friday, leveling\u2064 the National League Championship Series at two wins apiece.<\/p>\n<p>The home team has won each of the\u2062 first four games in the \u200cbest-of-seven series. Game 5 will be played on Saturday in \u200cPhoenix.<\/p>\n<p>Thomas hit a full-count pitch from Craig\u2063 Kimbrel (0-2) with one out to tie the game at 5. The home \u2063run also scored Lourdes Gurriel Jr., who led off the inning with a double.<\/p>\n<p>Ketel Marte singled with\u2064 two outs, and\u2064 Corbin Carroll was then hit by a pitch. Kimbrel was replaced by Jose Alvarado, who allowed Moreno\u2019s single that scored Marte with the go-ahead run.<\/p>\n<p>Arizona closer Paul \u2064Sewald struck out the first two batters in\u2064 the ninth before\u2062 Kyle Schwarber doubled. Sewald then \u200bfanned Trea Turner to end the game and record his fifth save of the\u200d postseason.<\/p>\n<p>Schwarber set the all-time postseason \u2063record\u200c for home runs hit by a left-handed batter, belting\u200b the 19th of his \u200dcareer,\u2062 a solo shot in the \u200cfourth inning. He had been tied at 18 with\u200b Reggie Jackson.<\/p>\n<p>Schwarber\u2019s blast off reliever Kyle Nelson led off the inning and cut Arizona\u2019s lead to 2-1.<\/p>\n<p>Philadelphia\u2019s Brandon Marsh hit an \u2063RBI double with two outs in the fifth inning off reliever Andrew Saalfrank to tie the game at 2.<\/p>\n<p>Saalfrank was one of eight pitchers used by manager \u200cTorey Lovullo, who opted to employ a committee of relievers in the game. Kevin Ginkel (1-0) threw a scoreless eighth inning for the win.<\/p>\n<p>Philadelphia manager Rob Thomson also \u200bused eight pitchers.<\/p>\n<p>Saalfrank walked Schwarber, Turner and Bryce Harper to lead off\u200c the sixth inning \u200bbefore Ryan Thompson took over on the mound.<\/p>\n<p>Alec Bohn hit an infield single toward third baseman Emmanuel Rivera, who \u2064made a throwing error while trying to get Schwarber on a forceout at the\u2064 plate. Turner also scored on the play to put the\u200d Phillies\u2062 ahead \u200d4-2.<\/p>\n<p>Johan\u200b Rojas tripled with one out in\u2062 the seventh inning and later scored on Turner\u2019s \u2063sacrifice fly to right field to increase the lead to 5-2.<\/p>\n<p>Arizona got a run back\u2062 in the \u2062bottom of the seventh \u200dinning. \u200bNo. 9 batter Geraldo Perdomo hit a\u2063 one-out single off \u200cGregory\u2064 Soto.\u200d Christian Walker later drew a two-out, bases-loaded walk from Orion Kerkering to force home Perdomo.<\/p>\n<p>\u2013Javier Morales, Field Level\u200d 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>The man suspected of\u200b being involved with the death \u200bof \u2062rap legend Tupac Shakur\u200c appears in court for his arraignment.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<p>25 Republicans put the final nail in Jim Jordan\u2019s House Speaker bid\u2019s coffin, Byron Donalds could by lying in\u200b wait, and\u2063 James Biden\u2019s loan repayment to Joe comes under scrutiny .<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<p>Pro-Terrorism Jew haters are \u200cripping down flyers \u2063portraying the hundreds of innocent young women \u200band\u2063 children kidnapped by Hamas. <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<p>A House Subcommittee takes a \u2063look at\u2063 the impact immigration and crime \u2063has been having on the country\u2019s national\u2062 parks.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<p>Elon Musk \u2063said\u200b the social media platform X will soon launch two new tiers\u200b of premium subscriptions.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<p>Bitcoin jumped on Friday above $30,000 for first time since July, taking gains for the week past 10%.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<p>Meta and \u2064TikTok have been given a week to provide details on measures taken to counter the\u2062 spread\u2064 of \u2064terrorist, violent content and hate speech on their platforms.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<p>Netflix increased subscription prices for\u2062 some\u200c streaming plans\u2064 as it shattered expectations\u200c for new customers.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p> rnrn  <\/p>\n<h2> What \u200brole \u200bdid Alex Thomas play in the Arizona Diamondbacks&#8217; victory in Game \u20624?<\/h2>\n<p><span>  Arizona Diamondbacks Rally to Tie Series in Thrilling Game 4 \u200cVictory<\/p>\n<p>PHOENIX \u2014 In a thrilling game that went \u200ddown to the wire, the Arizona Diamondbacks\u200c rallied to secure a 6-5 victory over the\u200c Philadelphia Phillies in\u2064 Game 4 of the National League Championship \u200cSeries. Pinch\u2064 hitter Alek Thomas played a crucial role, hitting a two-run home run in\u200b the \u200deighth inning to tie the game,\u200b followed by a tiebreaking single from Gabriel Moreno to secure the win.<\/p>\n<p>Both\u2064 teams have been evenly matched throughout the series, with\u2064 the home \u200dteam winning \u200beach \u200dof the first four \u2063games. With \u200bthe \u200cseries now tied at\u200b two wins apiece, Game 5 \u2064promises\u200b to be another exciting showdown \u200cbetween the two teams.<\/p>\n<p>In\u2063 the eighth inning, \u2063with one \u2064out and \u200bthe Diamondbacks trailing, Thomas \u2064stepped\u200b up\u200b to the plate and delivered a full-count pitch from Craig Kimbrel for a two-run home run, bringing the score \u200cto 5-5. Lourdes Gurriel Jr. had led off \u2063the inning with a double, scoring on Thomas&#8217; \u200dhome run.<\/p>\n<p>Ketel \u200dMarte\u200d followed with a single, and Corbin\u200b Carroll \u2064was hit\u2062 by \u200ca\u200d pitch, setting the stage\u200c for Gabriel\u2063 Moreno&#8217;s \u200bgame-winning single. With Marte crossing the plate, \u200cthe Diamondbacks took the lead and held on \u200bto \u2063secure the victory.<\/p>\n<p>In the ninth inning, Arizona&#8217;s closer Paul Sewald struck out the first two batters before Kyle Schwarber\u2063 doubled. Sewald then\u2063 struck out Trea Turner to end the \u200cgame, recording his fifth \u2064save of the postseason.<\/p>\n<p>Schwarber made history during the game, setting the all-time postseason record for\u2064 home runs hit by a left-handed batter. His solo shot\u2062 in the fourth inning marked his 19th\u2064 career postseason home run, surpassing the previous record held by Reggie Jackson.<\/p>\n<p>Philadelphia&#8217;s Brandon Marsh also made an impact, hitting an RBI double in\u200d the fifth inning to tie the game \u200bat 2.<\/p>\n<p>Both teams utilized multiple pitchers throughout the game,\u200c with Arizona manager Torey Lovullo \u2062opting for\u200c a committee of relievers. Kevin Ginkel earned the win for the Diamondbacks, throwing a scoreless\u2063 eighth inning. Philadelphia&#8217;s manager\u2064 Rob Thomson also\u200b used eight pitchers in the\u200b game.<\/p>\n<p>The game saw\u2062 its fair share of tense moments, with bases \u200dloaded and walks leading\u2064 to key runs for both\u2064 teams.\u2063 It was truly a\u200d battle of determination and skill, with every play \u2064and \u200bpitch\u2062 making a significant impact.<\/p>\n<p>With the series now \u2062tied, \u2064both teams have \u2062an equal chance of \u2062advancing to the World Series. Game 5 will take place on Saturday in Phoenix, where \u2062the home\u200c team will once again try to maintain their winning streak.<\/p>\n<p>As <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/late-comeback-pulls-d-backs-even-with-phillies-in-nlcs\/\" title=\"D-backs make late comeback, tie Phillies in NLCS.\">baseball \u2062fans eagerly\u2062 anticipate<\/a> the\u2064 continuation \u200dof this thrilling series, one thing is \u2062for certain &#8211; both the Diamondbacks and the Phillies will leave \u200ceverything on the field in their quest for a championship\u2062 title.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Alek Thomas #5 and Gabriel Moreno #14 of the Arizona Diamondbacks celebrate their victory against the Philadelphia Phillies during Game Four of the National League Championship Series at Chase Field on October 20, 2023 in Phoenix, Arizona.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1911,"featured_media":2074692,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/cndimages.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/IMG_2758-scaled-1.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[542],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2074691","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-oann"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/cndimages.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/IMG_2758-scaled-1.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2074691","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1911"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2074691"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2074691\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2074692"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2074691"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2074691"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2074691"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}