How They Got There: D-backs

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April 9: Opening 10 The D-backs go 6-4 in their first 10 games of the year vs. the heavyweight Dodgers and Padres, the first sign this could be a strong season

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June 1: Carroll’s 1st walk-off Corbin Carroll delivers a 2-out, 2-run double for his first career walk-off hit as the D-backs beat the Rockies

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July 11: All-Star Game Four D-backs are selected to the NL All-Star team, with Zac Gallen starting the Classic on the mound

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Aug. 1: Trade additions D-backs GM Mike Hazen swings a deal with the Mariners to acquire closer Paul Sewald, then gets outfielder Tommy Pham from the Mets

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Aug. 1-11: Losses pile up The D-backs lose 9 straight games to fall under .500 for the first time since early April

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Aug. 19: Sweep! The D-backs sweep the Padres in a day-night twin bill at Petco Park necessitated by a hurricane that hit Southern California

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Aug. 21: A huge walk-off Ketel Marte homers to tie it in the 9th, and after Marte is intentionally walked in the 11th, Tommy Pham delivers a walk-off double

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Sept. 8: Gallen blanks Cubs Gallen earns his 1st career complete game in a 1-0 win at Wrigley Field over the Cubs, a fellow Wild Card contender

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Sept. 16: Epic battle The D-backs outlast the Cubs, 7-6, in 13 innings, drawing to within a half-game of the Cubs in the Wild Card standings

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Sept. 15-20: Dominant homestand The D-backs go 5-0 on a late-season homestand, sweeping the Cubs and Giants to improve their Wild Card standing

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Sept. 20: Carroll goes 25/50 Carroll belts his 25th homer and steals his 49th and 50th bases, becoming the first rookie to record a 25/50 season

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Sept. 30: Pool party! The D-backs took a dip after sealing their first trip to the postseason since 2017

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Oct. 4: On to the NLDS Ketel Marte's 2-run knock was the big blow as the D-backs rallied to sweep the Crew

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Oct. 11: First NLCS since 2007 Completing a stunning 3-game sweep of the Dodgers in the NLDS, the D-backs will play in their first NLCS in 16 years

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Oct. 24: Back in the Fall Classic Arizona is the 7th team in playoff history to lose both Games 1 and 2 on the road in a best-of-seven series and eventually win that series