5 ways the Diamondbacks can still come back in NLDS

2. Smash the ball some more

If one thing has gone right for the Diamondbacks in the divisional series, it’s their hitting. Arizona has been hitting the ball very well and had the pitching been half-decent during the first two games of the NLDS, the script would be flipped heading back to Arizona. However, the fact of the matter is, the pitching hasn’t been half-decent. Not even close.

Whether the pitching will come around in Game 3 or not is yet to be known and won’t be known until the game gets into the later innings. But, one thing is certain; the Diamondbacks offense has to continue to light up the scoreboard in order to get back into this series.

Over the course of the first two games, the Diamondbacks have smacked the cover off the ball. The D-Backs have knocked in 10 runs (five in each Game 1 and Game 2). Although five wasn’t enough, the 21 runs scored throughout three postseason games is significant for the Diamondbacks. The offense hasn’t been a weakness against the incredible pitching of the Dodgers, who will start Yu Darvish in Game 3. Arizona has managed to scrap together 15 hits in the series thus far. The Diamondbacks offensive efficiency is through the roof and if the D-Backs’ bats continue to surge, the top will come off Chase Field.

In the end, five runs may not be needed to defeat the Dodgers in Game 3. Regardless, the Diamondbacks need to continue to stay red hot at the plate if they want any chance to come back in the series.