Los Angeles Dodgers starter Lance Lynn gave up four home runs to the Arizona Diamondbacks in the third inning of Game 3 of the National League Division Series. Here’s what you need to know:
- Arizona SS Geraldo Perdomo kicked off Lynn’s nightmare inning with a 383-foot drive to right-center. Two batters later, Ketel Marte took the second pitch of his at-bat 428 feet to right field for the inning’s second long ball. After Lynn induced a Tommy Pham ground out, Christian Walker and Gabriel Moreno ended Lynn’s night with back-to-back blasts.
- Lynn was pulled for reliever Caleb Ferguson after allowing the fourth home run of the inning, finishing his night with six hits allowed, four earned runs, and just one strikeout in 2 2/3 innings.
- The Diamondbacks’ early lead put them in a strong position to advance to the NL Championship Series after winning the first two games of the series in Los Angeles.
FOUR HOME RUNS IN ONE INNING?!
The @Dbacks are the first team in MLB history to hit four home runs in a single #Postseason inning.
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A jarring inning amid a dreadful season
Lynn’s regular season flirted with history: His 44 home runs allowed in the regular season were the sixth-most any pitcher has ever allowed in a single season and remained a looming concern in any scenario where the Dodgers would be putting him on the mound in October. That did not make Wednesday’s third-inning onslaught any less jarring. No team in postseason history had ever slugged four home runs in a single inning, until Wednesday. — Fabian Ardaya, Los Angeles Dodgers writer
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