Diamondbacks walk it off to avoid 3-0 deficit against Phillies in NLCS

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They say a series doesn't start until the home team loses a game. 

By that measure, the National League Championship Series hasn't started yet.

The Arizona Diamondbacks walked it off against the Philadelphia Phillies for a 2-1 win in Game 3 Thursday, winning their first game of the series and avoiding a 3-0 hole.

Arizona lost both games in an electic Citizens Bank Park earlier this week, where the Phillies are 6-0 this postseason.

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Ketel Marte of the Arizona Diamondbacks, right, celebrates with Geraldo Perdomo after hitting an RBI single against Craig Kimbrel of the Philadelphia Phillies to win Game 3 of the NLCS at Chase Field Oct. 19, 2023, in Phoenix, Ariz.  (Norm Hall/Getty Images)

Both teams traded zeroes for six innings. The Phillies left Brandon Marsh stranded on second after a one-out double in the third, and Arizona was unable to bring home Ketel Marte after both of his doubles.

After both teams went to the bullpen, the Phillies had runners on first and second with no outs in the seventh. A double play put Bryce Harper on third, and Ryan Thompson threw a wild pitch, bringing Harper in for the game’s first run. 

In the bottom half of the inning, Lourdes Gurriel ripped one down the left field line, and pinch-runner Alek Thomas scored from first to tie it up.

Ketel Marte of the Arizona Diamondbacks hits an RBI single against Craig Kimbrel of the Philadelphia Phillies to win Game 3 of the NLCS at Chase Field Oct. 19, 2023, in Phoenix, Ariz. (Sean M. Haffey/Getty Images)

In the bottom of the ninth, the Phillies brought in Craig Kimbrel.

And a leadoff walk, a stolen base and an