Rookie right-hander Brandon Pfaadt will start Game 3 of the NLCS for the Diamondbacks when the series shifts from Philadelphia to Phoenix.
Pfaadt has had a roller coaster of a rookie season, finishing with a 5.72 ERA and getting sent back down to Triple-A at one point, but he's coming off a strong start against the"I like so much about his last outing," manager Torey Lovullo said."Commanding the baseball. He is a little bit like. He can work the baseball around the zone with different shape, speeds, and spin rate.
The Diamondbacks have had issues all season with production from their No. 3 and 4 starters and are expected to go with a bullpen game in Game 4. Lovullo didn't use any of his top relievers ---- in the 5-3 loss in Game 1. As against the Dodgers, Pfaadt almost certainly will have a short leash as well.
"The way I'm looking at it is we're going to have four games in five days or six days, whatever it will turn out to be," Lovullo said."I need to preserve the back-end guys. Thompson, Saalfrank, Ginkel and Sewald. I expect them to get a lot of work here in the next several days. If they do get work, that's a good thing because that means we're ahead."
Lovullo and the Diamondbacks staff also got their minds away from baseball earlier on Tuesday, playing a pickup basketball game at the famed Palestra college hoops venue. "Look, we get away from the grind," Lovullo said."It's a very tough time of the year right now where we're all-in on one thing, and that's to win a baseball game. When you can step away with your staff and kind of refresh your mind and your spirit, I think it's very healthy. I talk to other players about balance, and I believe in that."is the expected Game 3 starter for the Phillies.
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