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It’s hard enough to sweep a team in MLB; let alone in the postseason.
But the Arizona Diamondbacks took out the brooms and swept the 100-win Los Angeles Dodgers in spectacular fashion with elite pitching performances, a fantastic bullpen, and an extremely productive offense that was capable of hitting four home runs in one inning.
Special circumstances require special celebrations.
The D-Backs players, ecstatic about the fact they advanced to the National League Championship Series, started a pool party at Chase Field.
MLB tweeted a cool video showing the players getting wet after the important win on Wednesday:
The @Dbacks make their #Postseason splash. pic.twitter.com/tTQlp1t57N
— MLB (@MLB) October 12, 2023
For the first time since 2007, the D-Backs are among the four best teams in the league.
The thing they just achieved is no small feat: they took down a team that won 16 more games than them in the regular season.
We don’t know if it was the Dodgers’ extended break, or the lack of starting pitching depth; but Arizona was without question the better team in the series.
Now, they get to play in the Championship Series against the winner of the Philadelphia Phillies – Atlanta Braves matchup.
With two top-tier starters in Zac Gallen and Merrill Kelly, a star rookie outfielder (Corbin Carroll), and an excellent supporting cast, from Geraldo Perdomo to Ketel Marte, Christian Walker and Gabriel Moreno, Arizona can compete with anyone.
They won’t be the favorites in any of their remaining series, but there is an aura of invincibility about this squad that bring up memories from 2001.
A true Cinderella story, the Diamondbacks are going for it.
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