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Alek Thomas splashes home run into pool as Arizona wins Game 4

Diamondbacks' Alek Thomas celebrates after his game-tying home run in Game 4 of the NLCS

Alek Thomas cemented his status in Arizona Diamondbacks postseason lore in Game 4 of the NLCS on Friday night.

The D-Backs trailed 5-3 and had one aboard as Thomas stepped up to the plate in the bottom of the 8th inning. The 23-year-old outfielder worked a full count on five pitches and then put a charge into Phillies reliever Craig Kimbrel’s sixth pitch.

Kimbrel’s 94 mph fastball soon found itself in the bottom of the D-Backs pool past the right field wall at Chase Field in Phoenix, Ariz., tying the game at five.

Thomas’ homer eventually led to the go-ahead RBI single from Diamondbacks catcher Gabriel Moreno later in the inning. Moreno drove in Ketel Marte to seal Arizona’s 6-5 comeback win.

Thomas became just the 9th player in MLB postseason history to record a game-tying, pinch-hit home run in the 8th inning or later. The second-year Diamondback is the youngest player on the list.

The win is the Diamondbacks’ second in a row at the hands of Kimbrel. Arizona also scored the go-ahead run in the bottom of the 9th inning against the 35-year-old closer in their Game 3 victory. The NLCS is now tied 2-2.

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