The series with the Phillies will be a homecoming for Diamondbacks stars Zac Gallen and Christian Walker. Here’s a primer on surprising Arizona in a matchup of wild-card teams.
Not many teams have miserably lost their final four regular-season games, sneaked into the playoffs through the back door, and then rolled through two division winners like they were the ‘27 Yankees.last saw the Diamondbacks, who bring with them some local flavor, a rookie who is all the rage, and a pitching staff that has never pitched at Citizens Bank Park in October.
Here are 25 things to consider as these teams meet in the postseason for the first time ever as the National League Championship Series begins Monday at Citizens Bank Park., a Bishop Eustace graduate who will probably finish in the top five of the Cy Young Award balloting for the second consecutive season. Gallen, 28, signed a $5.6 million contract before this season. He’ll be arbitration-eligible again this winter and is in line for a hefty raise.
Arizona set a playoff record with four homers in one inning when it finished off the Dodgers on Wednesday night.and played at Kennedy-Kenrick High, led the D’backs with 33 home runs. He was the NL’s Gold Glove winner at first base last year and is one of the favorites again this season.“He means so much to this team in so many ways,” Lovullo told USA Today during the stretch run. “We’re not in this position without him.”Give Walker, 32, credit for perseverance.
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