The Arizona Diamondbacks, despite suffering their third consecutive loss, are postseason bound, marking their return to October baseball for the first time since 2017.
Though their recent performance may not have been the stuff of highlight reels, the Diamondbacks’ playoff ticket was punched nevertheless.
They found themselves relying on other National League Wild Card contenders to stumble and falter, but in the end, a ticket to the postseason is all that counts.