Until the eighth inning, it looked like the Marlins were going to be a thorn in the Diamondbacks’ side for a second consecutive night. Instead, the Marlins failed to hold a one-run lead as the Diamondbacks secured a 3-2 walk-off win Sunday at Chase Field.
Instead, they got a front-row seat as the Diamondbacks gathered on the field to celebrate clinching home field advantage in the NL wild-card game.
“[Tthe Diamondbacks clinching] changes the game really in our eyes, too,” manager Don Mattingly said. “I thought our guys did great in the series. Obviously, you saw the first two days we came out swinging the bats.