The Arizona Diamondbacks are playing in the World Series for the second time in their history after beating the Philadelphia Phillies 4-2 on Tuesday in the seventh game of the National League Championship Series.
Those from Arizona will now take on the American League champions, the Texas Rangers, in the so-called ‘Fall Classic’.
In their only trip to the World Series, in 2001, the Diamondbacks defeated the New York Yankees in seven games.
Corbin Carroll finished with three hits in four at bats, stole two bases, scored twice and drove in a run to have his best performance of the series and be decisive in the Diamondbacks’ victory.
Venezuelan Gabriel Moreno added a point and Puerto Rican Emmanuel Rivera and Dominican Geraldo Perdomo each scored one point to contribute to the Diamondbacks’ victory.
Dominican Ketel Marte set a new record and extended his series of matches in no man’s land in the postseason to 16.
In the Championship Series, Marte hit the ball for a .387 batting average (31-12), with three doubles, a triple, two runs scored and three RBIs, to be named Most Valuable Player in the battle for the ticket to the World Series against the Phillies.
Rookie Brandon Pfaadt looked like a veteran and although he was unable to go all five innings to win, by leaving the game after four innings he limited the Phillies offense to two runs and struck out seven batters out.
Venezuelan Ranger Suárez (1-1) took the mound for the Phillies and completed a 4.2-inning journey, collecting six hits and scoring three runs, while personally recording six strikeouts
The Diamondbacks wasted no time taking the lead in the first inning, when Christian Walker grounded to second baseman Alec Bohm, who forced Venezuelan Gabriel Moreno to second base, allowing Corbin Carroll to score the game’s first run.
Bohm tied the score for the Phillies, hitting a home run to the left field side, with no runners on base, in the second inning.
The locals returned to the attack late in the fourth act, adding another inning with a double to left field from Bryson Stott that brought Bohm to the buzzer to put the Phillies ahead (2-1).
The Diamondbacks were not intimidated and in the fifth inning and with two outs on the board, Carroll singled to center field, allowing Puerto Rican Emmanuel Rivera to score from second base and even the score (2-2). .
After Carroll’s unstoppable RBI, Moreno was in charge of taking him to the register, with an unquestionable hit to right field, to give a one-run lead (2-3) to those led by Torey Lovullo.
Late in the fifth inning, Kyle Schwarber hit a double to put himself in scoring position with no outs, but reliever Joe Mantiply dominated Trea Turner with a ground ball to the third baseman and Bryce Harper with a deep fly to the left fielder, leaving the mound to Ryan Thompson, who retired Bohm with a fly ball to the second baseman to end the threat.
In the seventh inning, Carroll came on and hit a two-out sacrifice fly to right field on the pitches of Venezuelan José Alvarado, advancing Dominican Geraldo Perdomo to the plate, so the Diamondbacks continued to gain distance in the seventh inning. scoring 4-2.
In the bottom of the seventh, the Phillies put two men on base with one out, but reliever Kevin Ginkel retired Turner and Harper with flyouts to center field to end the inning.
The victory for the Arizona team was won by Ryan Thompson (1-0), who went 1.1 blank innings and the save came from Paul Sewald (6), who threw the scoreless ninth.
Source: El heraldo
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