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PHOENIX — The Arizona Diamondbacks were supposed to be contenders next year, when their young players would be more seasoned and their top prospects ready for the big leagues.
Two years removed from losing 110 games, the Diamondbacks shook off a midseason swoon to reach the playoffs for the first time since 2017. They proceeded to take down Milwaukee, the Dodgers and Philadelphia on their way to their first World Series appearance since they won the 2001 championship.Arizona managed to overcome its lack of depth in its rotation through the first three rounds of the playoffs, but it cost them in the World Series.
Arizona's bullpen, a strength down the stretch of the regular season, also faltered in a Game 1 loss, giving up Corey Seager's two-run homer in the ninth inning and Adolis García's walk-off homer in the 11th. Christian Walker, Arizona’s regular-season home run leader with 33, had a difficult postseason at the plate. He hit .217 with one homer and seven RBIs.
Marte struck out looking for the final out of Game 5, but he walked three times to extend his on-base streak to 21 games. That is tied with Daniel Murphy’s 21 games from 2015-17 for the second-longest such streak to begin a postseason career, trailing Boog Powell’s 25 games from 1966-71.
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