National League Wild-Card Game Recap
If you like hitting, you like what the Arizona Diamondbacks did in beating the Colorado Rockies 11-8 on Wednesday night in the National League wild-card game.
Paul Goldschmidt got the D’backs off to a quick start in the bottom of the first with a three-run homer and Arizona added three triples among its 17 hits to advance to the NL Divisional Series against the Los Angeles Dodgers. One of those triples came from relief pitcher Archie Bradley to drive in two runs.
And for good measure the Diamondbacks also bunted in a run in a three-run eighth inning.
Give the Rockies some credit. Down 6-0 early, they came back with four runs in the fourth and closed to 6-5 in the seventh and narrowed it to 8-7 in the top of the eighth. But Arizona scored five times in its last two at-bats and a Rockies’ rally in the ninth resulted in just one run off closer Fernando Rodney.
Arizona’s Ketel Marte became the only player to hit two triples in a postseason game, going three for five and driving in a run.
The Rockies got nothing from a top of the order that had been potent. Leadoff hitter Charlie Blackmon, who led the NL in batting with a .331 average, was hitless in four at-bats and DJ LeMahieu produced nothing in five trips to the plate.
The Diamondbacks, who finished second in the NL West, now face the NL West winners Friday night at Dodger Stadium. The Dodgers (104-58) had the best record in baseball during the regular season.
Post By: Larry Weisman, a longtime sportswriter for USA TODAY, blogs for Twistity.com. Follow him on Twitter @MrLarryWeisman
Finding The Perfect Fit: Dailies Contact Lenses
A Chat With The New Judges Of American Idol
-
Taking a break from football with hockey and basketball We’re nearing the time of the year when it pays...
-
Super Bowl XX. Hello, New Orleans. The Chicago Bears will go on to annihilate the New England Patriots by...
-
Yankees celebrate Derek Jeter’s Hall Of Fame award Derek Jeter, a 14-time All-Star with five World Series championship rings,...
-
Brady teases possibly leaving The Patriots Tom Brady, who has played twenty NFL seasons as a New England Patriot,...
-
Looking back at Super Bowl XIII The San Francisco 49ers and Kansas City Chiefs will get a working vacation...
-
Chiefs seem to be the top pick for Super Bowl LIV On Sunday, the Kansas City Chiefs defeated the...
-
The Super Bowl is upon us The San Francisco 49ers and Kansas City Chiefs will play for the NFL...
-
Aubrey Huff has something to say about the new Giants hire Former San Francisco Giants player Aubrey Huff criticized...
-
Celebrating the life of the late NBA star Kobe Bryant, one of the NBA’s most widely recognized and beloved...
-
Antonio Brown goes off on police and ex Antonio Brown, the embattled former Patriots wide receiver, is in hot...
-
Biggest NFL playoff games of the year and more Two doubleheaders of NFL playoff action. I can’t ask for...
-
Jerry Jones has always been the media’s best friend The Dallas Cowboys’ owner and general manager never met a...