ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) — Paul Sewald watched the end of his first World Series game in the Arizona Diamondbacks clubhouse and the trainer's room, not from the center of a celebration on the mound as he had imagined.
Arizona won that thrilling classic in seven games, but now the team's last three World Series losses have all followed tying home runs in the ninth.
The Diamondbacks' bullpen entered Friday with a 2.94 ERA this postseason and hadn't blown a save since the regular season.
Arizona pitchers, however, lost their grip in the World Series opener.
“You can’t walk 10 batters in a World Series game and expect to hold them in the situation that we held them in,” Lovullo said.
Persons:
— Paul Sewald, ”, ” Sewald, Leody Tavares, Marcus Semien, Sewald, Corey Seager, Adolis García, Miguel Castro, Torey Lovullo, “, Byung, Hyun Kim, Tino Martinez’s, Derek Jeter’s, Scott Brosius ’, Seager, ” Lovullo, ” Seager, “ Seager, you've, ” Castro, Kyle Nelson, García, Nelson, ” Nelson
Organizations:
Arizona Diamondbacks, Texas, Rangers, ”, Diamondbacks, New York Yankees, Arizona, Taveras, Sewald
Locations:
ARLINGTON , Texas, Arizona