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Paul Goldschmidt’s five RBIs keep Arizona Diamondbacks alive in Game 3 - MLB Playoffs

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Paul Goldschmidt’s five RBIs keep Arizona Diamondbacks alive in Game 3 - MLB Playoffs

Arizona Diamondbacks’ first baseman, Paul Goldschmidt had a memorable day with the bat as he struck five RBIs including one run in the Diamondbacks’ 8-1 win over the Milwaukee Brewers in Game 3 of the National League Division Series at Chase Field, Arizona.
Goldschmidt showed his extraordinary performance in the must-win game for Diamondbacks. He went 2-for-4 with an average of .375 and gave his team a sigh of relief. In the fifth inning of the game, Goldschmidt struck a grand slam (383 feet) to right-field
and kept his team going with the same scoring pace.
With that awesome contribution, Goldschmidt levelled the post-season record of the franchise by getting five RBIs. He was able to carve his name as the third rookie slam in the post-season. Before this, Gil McDougald and Ricky Ledee were the two former players
to earn such fame in the playoff games.
Diamondbacks' starting pitcher, Josh Collmenter also co-operated well with him to get his team past the Brewers. Goldschmidt was selected in the Diamondbacks’ roster through his exemplary hitting average. Goldschmidt said, “It was awesome. Now to be back
home and hear almost 50,000 people screaming for us is awesome.”
At the bottom of the seventh inning, Goldschmidt failed to score more runs and was struck-out swinging. His team-mates also struggled in the death innings and were unable to post runs. Diamondbacks’ catcher, Miguel Montero also shined with the bat and helped
his team’s victory in the same way as Goldschmidt did.
Montero hit two RBIs and went 2-for-3 with an average of .182 to raise the momentum of the Diamondbacks. Brewers’ manager, Ron Roenicke said, “I know the kid has got big hits. Montero scares me. Montero is a really good hitter. There's not a whole lot of
places you can go with him. Even when you make good pitches, he's got a chance to hit.”
24-year-old Goldschmidt started his MLB career on August 1, 2011 and had a terrific regular season. He had a batting average of .260 with eight home-runs through September 26, 2011. Goldschmidt maintained his slugging percentage to .500 and had 26 RBIs.
There will be more effort required from the Diamondbacks’ batters to clinch game five of the playoffs.

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