ArizonaDiamondbacks' Sergio Alcántara hit a three-run homer in the 10th off of reliver Craig Kimbrel in the Dodgers' 5-3 loss on Wednesday in Phoenix.
Arizona Diamondbacks shortstop Sergio Alcántara ended it instead, hammering a walk-off three-run homer to give theIn what started out as a sleepy contest that didn’t feature any of their top three hitters, nor one of their normal starting pitchers, the Dodgers were still leading going into the bottom of the 10th inning.
Then came Kimbrel, summoned for the save amid a recent month-long turnaround in which he hadn’t given up a hit since August 17, had retired all 15 batters he’d faced this month, lowered his ERA by almost a run, and garnered some long-absent goodwill from the fan base after switching his entrance song to “Let It Go” from the Disney movie “Frozen.”He walked his first batter, bounced back with a couple quick outs, but then fell behind Alcántara with a high fastball and low curve.
Instead, Alcántara sent it into the right-field seats, winning the game to help the Diamondbacks avoid a series sweep and reigniting questions about Kimbrel’s role on a playoff-bound Dodgers team. Roberts thought Kimbrel’s inconsistent command might have been impacted having an automatic baserunner at second to begin the inning.
While Betts has gotten the occasional off day this season, Turner had only missed one other game all year, while Freeman had played 141 in a row — a streak he tried to extend with some late-night texts to manager Dave Roberts on Tuesday night. Evan Phillips entered in the ninth inning and gave up a leadoff single to McCarthy, who then stole second before advancing to third on a grounder.
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