After two NLDS games, the Diamondbacks have not only taken out the Dodgers' top two pitchers but also their two best hitters.
Again, the Dodgers' starting pitchers put them in an early hole. Again, a Dodgers offense expected to mask its rotation's deficiencies came up mostly empty, misfiring with multiple opportunities to tie or take the lead. Again, the second-place team in the West is on the brink of stunning the division champions in the NLDS. After plating six runs in the first inning of Game 1, the Diamondbacks took it easier to start Game 2. They only scored three.was more calculated and patient.
Unlike Game 1, however, the Dodgers were always within striking distance. The bullpen kept them in it. With a 23-pitch relief outing, Graterol recorded as many outs as the Dodgers' two starting pitchers in the series combined in two scoreless innings of work. The Dodgers' bullpen bought time for the offense to muster something to cheer about for the 51,449 fans in attendance. As Graterol departed the mound with two outs in the fourth inning, he clapped his glove on the way to the dugout, imploring the fans to stay into it despite an offense that to that point had yet to break through.
Still, the Dodgers would get another chance an inning later, prompting a gutsy call for D-backs manager Torey Lovullo.
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