MLB Arizona Defeats Philadelphia to Advance to World Series
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MLB Arizona defeats Philadelphia to advance to World Series for the first time in 22 years
World Series clash with Texas starting on the 28th with 7 wins and 4 wins
The Arizona Diamondbacks won the MLB National League (NL) and advanced to the World Series for the first time in 22 years.
Arizona defeated the Philadelphia Phillies 4-2 in the final 7th game away game of the National League Championship Series (NLCS) held at Citizens Bank Park in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA on the 25th (Korean time).
Arizona, which entered the fall stage as the 6th seed, succeeded in an 'upset' by defeating the Milwaukee Brewers, the Los Angeles Dodgers, and even Philadelphia, 바카라사이트 advancing to the World Series for the second time in the club's history and 22 years after 2001.
Arizona, founded in 1998, advanced to the World Series for the first and last time in 2001, defeating the New York Yankees and earning a championship ring.
At that time, Kim Byung-hyun was the winning member.
Arizona's opponent, seeking its second championship since its founding, is the American League (AL) champion Texas Rangers.
The first game will be held at Texas Home on the 28th.
On the other hand, Philadelphia, whose NL championship was thwarted for two consecutive years, missed the opportunity to shake off the disappointment of finishing runner-up to the Houston Astros in last year's World Series.
Arizona scored first in the top of the first inning.
Back-to-back hits by Corbin Carroll and Gabriel Moreno resulted in one run scored on Christian Walker's infield grounder with one out and runners on first and third base.
Philadelphia dragged the game into a close contest with two long hits.
In the bottom of the second inning, leadoff hitter Alec Bohm aimed for the first fastball and hit a thunderous solo shot to tie the game, and in the bottom of the fourth inning with one out and one on first base, Bryson Stott hit a timely double to left-center to make it 2-1.
Arizona starter Brandon Paat, who allowed the comeback, gave up a hit and a walk in the bottom of the fourth inning and had the bases loaded with two outs, but he put out the fire by striking out the follow-up batter, Johan Rojas, with a missed swing.
Arizona's batting line responded immediately.
In the top of the 5th inning, with 2 outs and runners on 2nd base on Emmanuel Rivera's heavy hit and Heraldo Perdomo's sacrifice bunt, Carroll hit the tying run.
Philadelphia dropped starting Ranger Suarez and brought up bullpen Jeff Hoffman, but Carroll stole second base and Gabriel Moreno hit a timely hit to right to turn the game around.
Arizona ran away with a 4-2 lead in the top of the 7th inning thanks to Carroll's sacrifice fly with one out and 2nd and 3rd bases.
Philadelphia prevented additional runs from being allowed by pitching starting pitcher Jack Wheeler in relief after two outs in the top of the seventh inning, but was unable to score additional points.
Carroll, who debuted in the big leagues for the first time last year, led Arizona to victory with 3 hits in 4 at-bats, 2 RBIs, and 2 runs scored.