The Philadelphia Phillies lost two consecutive games in Game 3 and 4 after winning two consecutive games in the National League Championship Series against the Arizona Diamondbacks. This is the origin. The team that wins two games first in the remaining five to seven games will advance to the World Series.
Philadelphia, which lost consecutive games, is sorry for the poor performance of closer Craig Kimbral. Kimbral became a losing pitcher in consecutive games in Game 3 and 4. He allowed five runs in two games.
Game 4 of the National League Championship Series held at Chase Field in Phoenix, Arizona, USA on the 21st (Korea Standard Time).
Philadelphia manager Rob Thomson took the mound in the bottom of the eighth inning with a 5-3 lead over Kimbral. He hit a double by leading hitter No. 7 Luerdes Gurriel Jr. Evan Longoria was out-counted with a fly ball to left field, but pinch-hitter Alec Thomas hit a tiebreaking two-run home run to allow a 5-5 tie.
Kimbral was uneasy even after allowing the tie.He struck out Gerardo Perdomo with two outs, hit Ketel Marte and sent Corbin Carroll with a walk. In the end, he was replaced with two outs and runners on first and second bases.
In crisis, Philadelphia came up with Jose Alvarado as a relief pitcher, allowing a 5-6 turnaround after a timely hit by Gabriel Moreno. Philadelphia lost the ninth inning without scoring a run. Kimbral became a losing pitcher with three hits (one homer) and three runs with one out in the ⅔ innings.
Kimbral also took the mound in the bottom of the ninth inning with a 1-1 tie in Game 3 on the 20th and suffered a walk-off loss. .
Kimbral walked leadoff hitter Gurriel Jr. and even allowed a steal to second base. It allowed an infield hit to second base to Parvin Smith. He tagged out the third baseman at home when Emmanuel Rivera grounded out to shortstop in a crisis of second and third bases with no outs.
However, he walked Perdomo to load the bases with one out and a walk-off hit by Marte to become a losing pitcher.
Kimbral has three saves and two losses with a 7.20 ERA (four runs in five innings) in six postseason appearances. In the third and fourth games, he allowed four points as his control faltering points.
After the game, Thompson said, "We have to talk. But should we put Kimbral in a situation where the risk is a little low? "I don't know. I have to talk to the pitching coach," he said after Game 5, declining to comment on Kimbral's use.
Kimbral said, "I've been in the big leagues for a long time. Lost a lot of games, won a lot of games. "The only way to overcome failure and succeed is to believe that you can do it," he said. "It's entirely up to the coach. Every time he gives me the ball, I'm ready to get it," he said. He didn't lose confidence. 스포츠토토
Kimbral made his major league debut in 2010 with Atlanta, finishing in his second year and earning 46 saves, winning first place in national league saves and rookie award. He won the save title for four consecutive years from 2011 to 2014.
He played as a closer for the San Diego Padres in 2015, Boston Red Sox in 2016, Chicago Cubs in 2019, Cubs and Chicago White Sox in 2021, and LA Dodgers in 2022.
He posted a 3.26 ERA with eight wins, six losses and 23 saves in 71 games this year in Philadelphia.It is the most among active pitchers with 417 saves in total in the Major League pitchers.
Meanwhile, Philadelphia fielded Kirkling, Alvarado, and Hoffman in addition to Kimbral in the third and fourth games. "Coach Thompson doesn't like to use relief pitchers for three days in a row," MLB.com said. Everyone is curious about how to manage the bullpen in Game 5," he said.