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Diamondbacks belief grows with second win
Dodgers sleep on D-backs and pay the price
The Diamondbacks came into the NLDS with a stunning win over the Dodgers. Los Angeles said that it was just a fluke. With this second win, it is becoming evident that the Diamondbacks were seriously underestimated.
The Dodgers were perhaps lulled by their regular season meetings which saw the D-backs falter. But by jumping out to a first inning lead, Arizona is well and truly free of those shackles.
The worry now for the Dodgers is the fact that they have now thrown the very best that they have at Arizona, and it has made not a jot of difference. Kershaw was neutralized, Bobby Miller was nullified, and whatever they have in reserve is going to have to step up in a big way.
Those big Dodger bats have yet to explode in the way that they can either, despite a JD Martinez home run today.
As the series moves to Arizona, Los Angeles are in do or die territory. One more loss will see their spectacular season end prematurely. For the Diamondbacks, they have to take just one of the next three games to advance, meaning that their road has just gotten far more easy.
That is not to say that all is lost. The Dodgers can, and have, snapped out of these situations before. But in order to do that, you get the feeling that there needs to be a change in mentality. For some reason, the Dodgers always look amazing in the regular season, and then underperform in the post season. They are in danger of becoming a cautionary tale.
Dave Roberts needs to come up with a new approach, a new tack. Because there is one thing that is more true in baseball than anywhere else: if you do what you always did, you will get what you always got.
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Diamondbacks win!
Kolton Wong now and the Dodgers are down to their last out. He bangs a fly ball to center field for Alek Thomas, who puts it away to end the game. The Diamondbacks win!
James Outman now up and he chases a high fastball for strike three. Two gone.
Bottom 9th
Kike Hernandez will lead off for the Dodgers and gets in a hole quickly 0-2. The delivery is ripped to left field but Lourdes Gurriel Jr makes the leaping catch for out number one.
Pitching change
The Diamondbacks will bring on Paul Sewald to replace Kevin Ginkel on the mound. Defensively, the will bring on Emmanuel Rivera at third.
Christian Walker at the plate now with bases loaded and two outs. He fouls off three fastballs before swinging through a sweeper for strike three. The Dodgers get out of trouble with no damage as the D-backs strand three.
We head to the bottom of the ninth, with the Dodgers trailing 4-2
Tommy Pham the hitter and he works the count full. The payoff from Phillips is dribbled to short. Kike Hernandez will have to hurry and the off balance throw pulls Freeman off the bag. Everybody is safe!
Infield fly
Ketel Marte now up with men on first and second and one out. He pops one to third and Max Muncy brings it down. Infield fly was called so the batter is out.
Intentional walk
Evan Phillips intentionally walks Corbin Carroll.
Geraldo Perdomo now at the plate and he lays down a sacrifice bunt. Freddie Freeman charges it and goes to first. Kolten Wong is covering the bag for the out. Jordan Lawlar advances to second on the play
Pinch runner
Jordan Lawlar will come out to run for Evan Longoria.
Top 9th
Evan Longoria leads off for the D-backs and the 1-2 delivery hits him.
Double play
Chris Taylor up now and jumps on the first pitch, grounding it to short. Geraldo Perdomo goes to second for one, then on to first to end the inning.
The Dodgers challenge the call at first and the call stands.
JD Martinez the hitter now and he gets another full count. Ginkel is going about it the hard way!
The payoff delivery misses inside and Martinez draws the walk.
Bottom 8th
Max Muncy will lead off in the eighth for LA and Ginkel runs the count full before his payoff pitch gets Muncy swinging through it for the first out.
Pitching change
The Diamondbacks will bring on Kevin Ginkel to replace Ryan Thompson on the mound.
The real battle for Phillips is at the plate and on the 2-2 delivery, he gets Thomas to chase a high fastball to end the inning.
Stolen base
Alek Thomas will face the new pitcher and on the second pitch, Christian Walker steals second on catcher indifference.
Pitching change
Joe Kelly will hit the showers now as the Dodgers send for Evan Phillips to take over on the mound.
Lourdes Gurriel Jr up now and the count runs full. The payoff delivery from Kelly is lifted softly to second base for Kolten Wong. Two down.
Gabriel Moreno the hitter now and he swings and misses at three straight breaking balls. One down.
Top 8th
Christian Walker will lead off for the D-backs and he draws a four pitch walk.
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Will Smith the hitter now and he gets fed three fastballs, going down looking to end the inning.
Double play
Freeman fouls the 1-2 off his knee and they are having a look at him.
He shakes it all off and gets back in there. The delivery from Thompson is rolled to Marte at second. The flip to second gets one and the throw to first gets two. Freeman was running just a little slower than normal and even so, was only out by half a step. That foul ball changed that outcome.
Freddie Freeman the hitter now and he represents the tying run.
Bottom 7th
Mookie Betts leads off for the Dodgers and he rips a shot back to the mound. It carens off the heel of Thompson's glove and gets away. Mookie reaches first for a leadoff E1
The delivery is a beautiful slider and Pham swings through it for strike three!
Tommy Pham the hitter now with two on and two out. The 2-2 delivery squirts away from Will Smith and both base runners take off, advancing a base.
Ketel Marte up now and he hits a roller into the hole at short. Hernandez was shifted toward the bag and he makes a diving stab, but there is no chance for a play. Everybody is safe.
Corbin Carroll jumps on the first pitch and rips a single to right.
Geraldo Perdomo the hitter and he rolls a grounder out to shortstop for Kike Hernandez, who makes the throw to first for the second out.
Top 7th
Evan Longoria leads off and watches strike three go by for the first out.
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Piching change
Joe Kelly will take over from Ryan Brasier on the mound for the Dodgers.
Defensively, Kolten Wong will take over at second, Kike Hernandez will play shortstop, and Chris Taylor will line up in left field. Mookie Betts will move out to right field.
Wong chops one to first base. Christian Walker fields it and steps on the bag to end the inning, but the Dodgers have pulled one back and made it 4-2.
Pinch hitter
Kolten Wong will hit for Miguel Rojas with the bases loaded and two outs.
Pitching change
That is going to be it from Saalfrank and Arizona will send out Ryan Thompson to try and finish this off.
James Outman the hitter still with the bases loaded and only one out. The count runs full before the payoff from Saalfrank is a beauty of a sinker that catches outman swinging for strike three. That was a huge out!
Dodgers score
Hernandez falls behind 1-2 and then chops the next delivery up the middle. Marte smothers it behind second but there is no play! Muncy scores and everybody else moves up 90 feet!
Pinch Hitter
Kike Hernandez will hit for David Peralta.
Taylor takes four balls in the dirt to draw a walk and the bases are loaded!
Pinch Hitter
With the left handed Saalfrank, Dave Roberts will pinch hit Chris Taylor for Jason Heyward.
Pitching change
That is going to be it for Zac Gallen, who has had an excellent outing, giving up one run in five and a third innings. But the D-backs are not taking any chances and will call on Andrew Saalfrank to try and shut this rally down.
J.D. Martinez comes to the plate and he shoots a lined shot out to right that falls in for a single. Back to back singles with one out in the sixth.
Max Muncy up now and he bloops a little single into center field.
Bottom 6th
Will Smith leads off for the Dodgers and dribbles a roller to shortstop. Perdomo makes the throw to first for the first out.
Alek Thomas is the batter and he lifts one out to left center field for Dovid Peralta to end the inning. But the D-backs have reinstated their three run lead.
GURRIEL HOME RUN!!!
Lourdes Gurriel Jr up now and he crushes a long shot over the wall in left field! That got out of here in a hurry!
Gabriel Moreno the hitter and he gets three sliders and goes down swinging.
Top 6th
Christian Walker leads off for Arizona in the sixth and he rips a shot to first base. Freddie Freeman is right there and nabs it for the first out.
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Freeman works the count full. The payoff from Gallen is a peach of a knuckle curve for a called strike three. The Dodgers strand two and at the end of five are trailing 3-1.
Freddie Freeman up now with runners on the corners and two outs. The crowd has come to life!
Mookie Betts jumps on the first pitch, chopping a big high one to short. Perdomo flips to second for one and that is all they can get. Two down.
Miguel Rojas up now and he rips one up the middle to center for a base hit. Outman stops and second and the Dodgers have two on and one out.
James Outman the hitter now and he draws the walk on five pitches, all breaking balls.
Bottom 5th
David Peralta leads off for Los Angeles in the fifth and he lines one to short and Perdomo is right there. One down.
Tommy Pham up now and he dribbles a little grounder up the first base line. Ryan Brasier fields it off the mound and applies the tag to end the inning.
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Ketel Marte up now and he gets a couple of sliders that miss for balls before Brasier reverts to his fastballs. Three of them and Marte is out looking.
Top 5th
Corbin Carroll leads off in the fifth and he gets three fastballs and goes down swinging.
Jason Heyward the hitter and he lifts one to center field for Alek Thomas to end the inning. But the Dodgers are on the board and after four, they trail by a score of 3-1.
MARTINEZ HOME RUN!!!
JD Martinez the hitter and he smashes a long fly ball to right center field! It is way, way back and gone! The Dodgers claw one back!
Max Muncy up now and he lifts a high fly ball out to right and Carroll puts that one away as well. Two down.
Bottom 4th
Will Smith leads off for the Dodgers and jumps on the first pitch, lifting it to shallow right for Corbin Carroll. One out
Caught stealing
Corbin Carroll to face the new pitcher and on the 2-1 delivery, Perdomo takes off for second. A bullet of a throw from Will Smith is in plenty of time to nail him at second and end the inning! What a throw!
Pitching change
Dave Roberts doesn't like the upcoming matchup with Carroll so he pulls Graterol and calls for Ryan Brasier to take over on the mound.
Geraldo Perdomo now the hitter and he walks on four straight balls.
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Evan Longoria up to the plate now and he watches a sinker called for strike three on the outside edge. Two down
Top 4th
Alek Thomas will lead off for the D-backs and he nubs one off the end of the bat straight back to the mound. Graterol backhands it, looking surprised that he came up with it. He makes the easy throw to first for out number one.
Freddie Freeman the hitter and he repeats his last at bat, grounding a sharp one to first. Christian Walker fields it and flips it to Gallen who is in plenty of time this go around. The Dodgers go in order and it is still 3-0 after three.
Mookie Betts up now and he raps a long fly ball to left field but directly at Lourdes Gurriel Jr for out number two.
Bottom 3rd
The bottom of the Dodgers order now and Miguel Rojas will lead off. He lines one to second. Marte fields it on the hop and makes the throw to first for out number one.
Lourdes Gurriel Jr. hits one on the screws to left, but David Peralta tracks it down to end the inning. A 1-2-3 inning for Graterol.
Gabriel Moreno chops one to third, as Max Muncy makes the throw to first for the second out.
Top 3rd
Christian Walker leads off for the D-backs in the third and takes the first pitch to right field but right at Jason Heyward. He puts it away for out number one.
James Outman comes up and he gets three fastballs and strikes out swinging to end the inning.
David Peralta now and he jumps on the first pitch, lifting a towering fly ball to shallow center field. Alek Thomas camps out under it and puts it away.
Bottom 2nd
Jason Heyward will lead off for the Dodgers and he goes down swinging on three pitches. One down
Tommy Pham will face Graterol now with runners on first and second and two outs. He jumps on the first pitch and bounces it to short. Miguel Rojas makes the throw to first to end the inning. One pitch, one out for Graterol.
Pitching change
Dave Roberts is taking no chances with Tommy Pham coming up. He's been riding a hot streak so the Dodgers skipper will make the change, calling for Brusdar Graterol to come in and take over for Bobby Miller after just one and two thirds innings.
Ketel Marte the hitter and he lifts a high pop up into foul territory. Will Smith tracks it down and makes the catch! Two down.
Corbin Carroll up now and he works another full count. The payoff from Miller is a curve, missing low for another walk.
There is movement in the Dodgers bullpen now.
Geraldo Perdomo now up and he lays a bunt down. Max Muncy charges it and goes to first. Mookie Betts is covering the bag and that is one out. Evan Longoria moves to second.
Top 2nd
Evan Longoria leads off for the D-backs in the second. He works the count full before slapping a low fastball into left for a leadoff single.
JD Martinez will come to the plate now with two on and two out. He swings at three straight pitches to end the inning.
Max Muncy steps to the dish and he works the count full before the payoff pitch misses outside. Muncy draws the 2 out walk.
Will Smith the hitter now and he lifts one out to right field for Carroll. Two down.
Freddie Freeman stands in now and he rips a shot over the bag at first. Christian Walker gets to it but is far too deep to get back to the bag. He flips it to Gallen who is covering the bag, and it is a footrace. Freeman beats him to the bag! Safe!
The Diamondbacks challenge the call but it is upheld.
Bottom 1st
Zac Gallen takes the mound for Arizona and he will face Mookie Betts to lead things off. Betts jumps on the second delivery and lifts it out to left field for the first out.
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Alek Thomas up now and he is called out looking at a lovely breaking ball for strike three. The Dodgers finally put an end to it, but not before Arizona scores three runs.
Diamondbacks score
Lourdes Gurriel Jr. the hitter and he lines a single to center field! Tommy Pham scores from second! The D-backs have scored three runs in the first!
Diamondbacks score
Moreno hits a dribbler to short. Miguel Rojas goes to first for the second out as Ketel Marte scores from third.
Stolen base
Gabriel Moreno up now and on the second pitch, Tommy Pham takes off for second! There is no throw from Will Smith and Pham gets the uncontested stolen base.
Diamondbacks score
Christian Walker comes up now and the bases are loaded. He lifts one to deep center field. James Outman turns, chases it down and makes the leaping catch! Corbin Carroll tags and scores as Ketel Marte advances to third!
Tommy Pham will come up now with men on first and second. He runs the count to 2-2 before blooping one into left field. It drops in front of Peralta! Everybody moves up 90 feet.
The first three runners are on base and nobody is out!
Ketel Marte the hitter now and he bunts to third base! With Max Muncy playing deep and shading short stop, he has no chance. That is an infield hit and the D-backs have the first two men on base!
Miller misses on the next three before drawing it full with another strike. The payoff pitch is a 101mph fastball that misses low. Carroll draws a leadoff walk.
First pitch
Bobby Miller is on the mound and ready to get things going here in Los Angeles. He will face Corbin Carroll to lead off for the Diamondbacks.
The delivery is a fastball for a strike. And we are off!
LINEUPS
The Home Team
Dodgers Batting Order
1. Betts (2B) *R
2. Freeman (1B) *L
3. Smith (C) *R
4. Muncy (3B) *L
5. Martinez (DH) *R
6. Heyward (RF) *L
7 .Peralta (LF) *L
8. Outman (CF) *L
9. Rojas (SS) *R
The Visitors
Diamondbacks Batting Order
1. Carroll (RF) *L
2. Marte (2B) *S
3. Pham (DH) *R
4. Walker (1B) *R
5. Moreno (C) *R
6. Gurriel (LF) *R
7. Thomas (CF) *L
8. Longoria (3B) *R
9. Perdomo (SS) *S
PITCHING
Dodgers rookie Bobby Miller is making his postseason debut. He faced Arizona twice during the regular season, holding them to just four runs over 12 innings.
Arizona will start Zac Gallen in his second start of the postseason, having posted a quality start against the Milwaukee Brewers in the Wild Card Series. In the regular season, he met the Dodgers twice and gave up five runs in six innings.
REGULAR SEASON STATS
ARIZONA DIAMONDBACKS
Zac Gallen (RHP)
17 - 9
3.47 ERA
220 K
210.0 IP
1.12 WHIP
LOS ANGELES DODGERS
Bobby Miller (RHP)
11 - 4
3.76 ERA
119 K
124.1 IP
1.10 WHIP
WELCOME!!!!
Welcome to the Diario AS USA live commentary of Game 2 of the 2023 NLDS matchup between the Arizona Diamondbacks and Los Angeles Dodgers from Dodger Stadium in Los Angeles, California.
The Arizona Diamondbacks swooped into Los Angeles in Game 1 of the NLDS and did what they had threatened to do all season. They opened up and bombarded Dodgers pitching.
It is almost becoming a post season given that the Dodgers lead the league, play the regular season like Hall of Famers, and then roll into October looking like a cross between Marvelous Marv and Bob Uecker, dazed and wondering how it all fell apart on them.
On paper, the Dodgers are the better team.
This season marks the fourth in a row that Los Angeles has won at least 100 games, the first team in MLB history to accomplish the feat. Overall, the Dodgers have had 11 such seasons. In none of them have they managed to win the World Series.
The entirety of the 2023 season, no team has been as consistently underestimated as the Arizona Diamondbacks. Arizona has time and again shown that when they are underestimated, the Snakes can strike. In the Wild Card series, they swept a Milwaukee team who felt that they deserved to advance. In game one of the NLDS, Arizona posted 11 runs on the ace of the Dodgers rotation, Clayton Kershaw.
The Dodgers came into the series sleeping on the D-Backs and that, as they learned, is a dangerous thing to do.