Dodgers NLDS: Diamondbacks Expecting Injured Star Catcher to Play in Series
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Dodger Stadium welcomes division rival Arizona tonight for the start of LA's playoff journey in 2023.
The Diamondbacks received some great news on the injury front earlier this week after one of their best players couldn't finish their series clincher against the Brewers.
Now fully healthy, the Snakes welcome back one of their key components to a possible upset bid of their division rivals starting tomorrow night.
Moreno left game 2 against the Brewers due to an inadvertent blow to the head but Arizona's offense came back against their opponent for the second time in two nights for the series victory.
The sixth-seeded Diamondbacks rode a go-ahead home run from Moreno in the first game of the series to a massive road victory in game 1.
Without their star catcher in the clinching game, Corbin Carroll stole the show and proved why he's the presumptive winner of the NL Rookie of the Year award on the biggest stage.
Arizona boasts a lot of young talent on the roster and Moreno is no exception to that rule.
Brought in as a piece in the Daulton Varsho trade, the Snakes reaped the benefits of both Moreno and Lourdes Gurriel Jr.'s production on an exciting young roster.
When Moreno starts the team's record is far better than whenever his backup Jose Herrera plays in his stead.
If all goes to plan Arizona will welcome back one of the best catchers in the entire sport on both sides of the ball.
Christian Walker, Evan Longoria and Ketel Marte lead an otherwise young roster into battle against the perennial NL West champs for the past decade in quite the uphill climb for an upset.
Dodgers fans know all too well about what happens when you take a seemingly underwhelming playoff opponent too lightly and will hope LA learned their harsh lesson from 2022 starting tonight.
