{"id":438841,"date":"2023-10-26T07:14:34","date_gmt":"2023-10-26T07:14:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/yebscore.com\/news\/?p=438841"},"modified":"2023-10-26T07:14:34","modified_gmt":"2023-10-26T07:14:34","slug":"diamondbacks-rookie-brandon-pfaadt-going-viral-for-reading-bible-right-before-nlcs-game-7","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/yebscore.com\/news\/diamondbacks-rookie-brandon-pfaadt-going-viral-for-reading-bible-right-before-nlcs-game-7\/","title":{"rendered":"Diamondbacks&#8217; Rookie Brandon Pfaadt Going Viral For Reading Bible Right Before NLCS Game 7"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Brandon Pfaadt took comfort in his religion before taking the mound for the biggest game of his career. Anxious as anybody would be, the Arizona Diamondbacks rookie pitcher was scheduled to start Game 7 of the National League Championship Series.<\/p>\n<h2>Diamondbacks&#8217; Brandon Pfaadt Going Viral For Reading Bible Right Before Game 7 Of NLCS<\/h2>\n<p>Before the game started, Pfaadt took solace in his religion and read the Bible in the dugout to calm his pounding heart.<\/p>\n<p>The 25-year-old went to the all-boys Catholic Trinity High School, which is a part of the Louisville Roman Catholic Archdiocese. Later, he attended Bellarmine University, a private Catholic university in Louisville, as a baseball player.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Soooo Brandon Pfaadt&#8230; how does it feel rook? <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/12SportsAZ?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@12SportsAZ<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/BNQXJugoAE\">pic.twitter.com\/BNQXJugoAE<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Cameron Cox (@CamCox12) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/CamCox12\/status\/1717210910370988050?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">October 25, 2023<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>In the fifth round of the 2020 MLB Draft, the D-Backs selected him, and on May 3, he made his debut.<\/p>\n<p>Pfaadt has outperformed expectations in the postseason despite a 5.72 ERA during the regular season. In just 2.2 innings, he gave up three earned runs in a poor start against the Milwaukee Brewers in the Wild Card Series.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">&quot;There&#39;s probably going to be some tears.&quot;<\/p>\n<p>Game 7 starter Brandon Pfaadt caught up with <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/jonmorosi?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@jonmorosi<\/a> to share what going to the World Series means to him. <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/EmbraceTheChaos?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#EmbraceTheChaos<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/wWddoqlzf3\">pic.twitter.com\/wWddoqlzf3<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; MLB Network (@MLBNetwork) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/MLBNetwork\/status\/1717027177374396631?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">October 25, 2023<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>He would, however, immediately turn things around in his next two outings, giving up no runs in 10.0 innings against the Philadelphia Phillies and the Los Angeles Dodgers. In his three playoff outings, Pfaadt has established himself as a crucial member of the Diamondbacks pitching staff, with an outstanding 2.13 ERA.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">-First pitcher in MLB <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/postseason?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#postseason<\/a> history with back-to-back starts allowing 0 runs and 0 walks.<br \/>-Youngest starting pitcher in <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Dbacks?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Dbacks<\/a> history with 9+ strikeouts in a playoff start<br \/>-7th-most strikeouts by a rookie in a postseason game<\/p>\n<p>What a day for Brandon Pfaadt. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/n6off9Yi7D\">pic.twitter.com\/n6off9Yi7D<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Arizona Diamondbacks (@Dbacks) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Dbacks\/status\/1715172228709421200?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">October 20, 2023<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Despite having a pitiful 5.72 ERA throughout the regular season, he has surprised everyone by performing admirably in the postseason. In just 2.2 innings of work during the Wild Card Series against the Milwaukee Brewers, he gave up three earned runs. However, in his two subsequent outings (against the Los Angeles Dodgers and Philadelphia Phillies), he has given up no runs in 10.0 innings. He has three outings under his belt and an ERA of 2.13 going into Game 7.<\/p>\n<p>The D-Backs took two games in a row at Chase Field after the Phillies won the opening two games of the series at their home field. Game 5 went to Philadelphia, but Arizona avoided elimination in Game 6 to set up Tuesday night&#8217;s win-or-go-home match.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">This is awesome \ud83d\udcaf\ud83d\udc4f<\/p>\n<p>D-Backs pitcher, Brandon Pfaadt, appears here reading the Bible moments before taking the mound for a winner-take-all Game 7 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/GkjEZcGu49\">pic.twitter.com\/GkjEZcGu49<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Baseball Lifestyle\u2122 (@BsbLifestyle__) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/BsbLifestyle__\/status\/1716979314141368508?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">October 25, 2023<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Arizona ultimately prevailed 4-2, thanks in large part to a strong outing by Pfaadt, who threw four innings, giving up four hits and two runs allowed for a 1.86 ERA.<\/p>\n<p>For the first time since 2001, when they defeated the New York Yankees in seven games in their inaugural Fall Classic, the Diamondbacks defeated the Phillies 4-2 and advanced to the World Series.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Brandon Pfaadt in four postseason starts:<\/p>\n<p>16.2 IP, 2.70 ERA, 1.08 WHIP, 11.9 K\/9, 1.6 BB\/9. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/AxD8fiNerL\">pic.twitter.com\/AxD8fiNerL<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; PHNX Diamondbacks (@PHNX_Dbacks) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/PHNX_Dbacks\/status\/1717203273503953193?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">October 25, 2023<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>FOR MORE SPORTS COVERAGE-\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a title=\"Juan Soto Trade Rumors: Padres &amp; Yankees Had A Preliminary Discussion\" href=\"https:\/\/yebscore.com\/news\/juan-soto-trade-rumors-padres-yankees-had-a-preliminary-discussion\/\" rel=\"bookmark\">Juan Soto Trade Rumors: Padres &amp; Yankees Had A Preliminary Discussion<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Brandon Pfaadt took comfort in his religion before taking the mound for the biggest game of his career. Anxious as anybody would be, the Arizona Diamondbacks rookie pitcher was scheduled to start Game 7 of the National League Championship Series. 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