On Friday in Phoenix, the Arizona Diamondbacks are looking to tie the NLCS in Game 4 against the Philadelphia Phillies.
Thursday’s Game 3 was a low-scoring pitchers’ duel at Chase Field that ended with Ketel Marte walking it off in the ninth inning for the Diamondbacks in the 2-1 win.
Game 4 began with left-hander Cristopher Sánchez on the mound for Philadelphia, opposed by Joe Mantiply, though the Diamondbacks moved to their bullpen after the first.
In the bottom of the second, the D-backs took an early 1-0 lead on an error, a walk and a single.
The D-backs posted another run in the third, and then Kyle Schwarber responded with his 19th career postseason homer to cut the deficit to 2-1 in the fourth.
A double from Brandon Marsh tied it up the next inning.
After Houston tied the best-of-seven ALCS 2-2 Thursday in Arlington by jumping on the Rangers early and keeping the pressure on for a 10-3 win, the Astros seemed to have the momentum, as they had outscored the Rangers 57-18 (+39) in their past five games in Arlington. That run differential is the best in MLB history throughout five road games by any team against a 90-win opponent, per ESPN Stats & Info.
The Astros tacked on another with a first-inning home run from Alex Bregman in Game 5:
Nathaniel Lowe matched him a few innings later, tying the game in the fifth.
But with a defensive bobble from Corey Seager in the sixth, the Astros were back on top:
Then, with a big swing from Adolis Garcia, the Rangers took the lead, marking the first time in this series that the home team has been ahead.
Chaos broke out in the eighth, after Adolis Garcia was hit by a pitch and immediately took it up with Astros catcher Martin Maldonado. The benches cleared, and Garcia, reliever Bryan Abreu and Astros manager Dusty Baker were all ejected.
Then, after the lengthy delay for Rangers reliever Jose Leclerc, Jose Altuve changed the game with his 26th career postseason home run in the top of the ninth. 5-4 Astros.
The Rangers threatened with two on and zero out in the ninth, but they couldn’t squeeze across a run, and with that, they lost all three home games to fall behind 3-2 in the ALCS.
Follow along as Yahoo Sports provides the latest news, scores and updates from NLCS Game 4 and ALCS Game 5 on Thursday.
