NLDS: Bounce-Back Braves & Dodger Doom

10/10/2023

By: Jeff Yoder

Braves Use Late Comeback HR, Game-Ending DP to Even Series; Diamondbacks Push Dodgers to the Brink

What is happening in the MLB postseason? Three 100-win teams entered the playoffs, and those three teams are 1-5 since the start of October. The Braves were the first 100-win team to get a postseason win on Monday night, narrowly taking Game 2 against the Phillies with a late rally. But the Dodgers fell to the D-Backs (again), and they’re heading to the desert in critical condition. Let’s rewind Monday night in the NLDS.

NLDS Gm 2: Braves def. Phillies (5-4)

After being shut out in Game 1 of the rivalry bout with the Phillies, the Braves bounced back to take Game 2 thanks to some late-game heroics. Zack Wheeler (6 IP, 10 Ks, 3 Hits, 2 ER) was dominant in the Game 2 start as he led the Phillies to a 4-0 lead through five frames, but the Braves started putting runs on the board in the 6th and 7th. By the 8th, an Austin Riley home run put Atlanta on top, and a 9th-inning game-ending double play from Michael Harris II provided an all-time ending. Harris made a catch at the wall before gunning it to the infield to tag a retreating Bryce Harper for the win. All square going to Philly. Series Tied (1-1)

NLDS Gm 2: Diamondbacks def. Dodgers (4-2)

The snake stunners are at it again! The Diamondbacks shocked the Dodgers in Game 2 (4-2) with a 3-0 start right out of the gate. Lourdes Gurriel Jr. tacked on an insurance home run in the 6th, and Zac Gallen (5.1 IP, 4 Ks, 5 Hits, 2 ER) did enough to stifle the L.A. bats. The Dodger trio of Mookie Betts, (0-for-7), Freddie Freeman (1-for-6), and Max Muncy (1-for-7) are just 2-for-20 in this series. And the Dodgers could be doomed with two road games facing elimination. ARI Leads Series (2-0)

Tonight’s Schedule

ALDS Gm 3: Astros at Twins (4:07 pm ET)

Series Tied (1-1)

ALDS Gm 3: Orioles at Rangers (8:03 pm ET)

TEX Leads Series (2-0)

Yahoo! Sports: Braves’ Bats Wake Up as Atlanta Rallies vs. Phillies in Game 2

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