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Pavin Smith's 2-Run, Game-Winning Homer Lifts D-Backs over Yankees 5-3, Helps Slim Playoff Hopes
Pavin Smith’s two-run shot in the ninth ended Arizona’s three-game skid and moved the Diamondbacks within four games of the final National League wild card.
- On Saturday night, Pavin Smith hit a two-run homer in the ninth inning, lifting the Arizona Diamondbacks over the New York Yankees 5-3 and boosting their playoff hopes.
- The win moved Arizona within four games of Philadelphia for the final NL wild card with seven games remaining, as the franchise celebrated the 25th anniversary of its 2001 World Series victory.
- Austin Wells and Heliot Ramos hit solo homers off Kevin Ginkel in the sixth to put the Yankees ahead 3-2, while D-backs starter Brandon Pfaadt allowed one run over 4 1/3 innings.
- Ildemaro Vargas sparked the ninth-inning rally with a walk against Michael Fulmer, setting up Smith to drive a cutter into the right-field seats for the walk-off victory.
- Arizona RHP Corbin Burnes and Yankees RHP Will Warren start Sunday's series finale, with the Diamondbacks seeking to extend their momentum in the tight wild-card race.
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Pavin Smith’s 2-run, game-winning homer lifts D-backs over Yankees 5-3, helps slim playoff hopes
PHOENIX (AP) — Pavin Smith hit a two-run homer in the ninth inning to lift the Arizona Diamondbacks over the New York Yankees 5-3 on Saturday night, giving the D-backs'
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Pavin Smith's 2-run, game-winning homer lifts D-backs over Yankees 5-3, helps slim playoff hopes
Pavin Smith hits a two-run homer in the ninth inning to lift the Arizona Diamondbacks over the New York Yankees 5-3 on Saturday night. This victory boosts the D-backs' slim playoff hopes. Ildemaro Vargas started the ninth with a walk,…
Pavin Smith connected a two-run home run in the ninth inning to push the Arizona Diamondbacks over the New York Yankees by 5-3 on Saturday night, which gave a boost to the lack of postseason hopes of the D-backs.
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