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Kiké Hernández shares heartfelt moment for Dodgers closer Edwin Diaz who overcame early adversity

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Kiké Hernández praised his teammate Edwin Diaz after Diaz secured a save for the Los Angeles Dodgers during Game 3 of the NLDS on Tuesday night. Despite Diaz's challenging season, which included an 8.68 ERA and health issues, he made a mechanical adjustment that improved his performance in recent appearances. Diaz’s save was particularly significant as it came after giving up a leadoff double but then retiring the next three batters to secure the win for the Dodgers.

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In NLDS Game 3, Edwin Diaz of the Los Angeles Dodgers secured his first save since August, after a challenging year marred by injuries and poor performance. Despite giving up a leadoff double to Ozzie Albies, Diaz rebounded to retire the next three batters, securing the victory for the Dodgers. His longtime friend and teammate Kiké Hernández praised Diaz's resilience, noting that he worked hard to overcome early adversity and adjust his pitching mechanics. This adjustment led to five successful bullpen appearances between August and September, where Diaz gave up only one hit, zero runs, and struck out nine batters. Diaz signed a three-year $69 million contract with the Dodgers in the offseason but struggled during the regular season with an 8.68 ERA.

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“The articles cover different aspects of the game: Article A focuses on the fourth inning where Hernández and Freeman hit home runs to give Dodgers a lead, while Article B discusses Edwin Diaz's save and Kiké Hernández’s comments about it.”

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“Article A focuses on Yoshinobu Yamamoto's pitching performance in a single game, while Article B discusses Edwin Diaz securing a save and Kiké Hernández's comments about him.”

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While Edwin Diaz’s debut with the Los Angeles Dodgers didn’t get off to the start that both sides would have liked, getting the save on Tuesday night had to have felt good. asserted

getting → get → night

Diaz’s longtime friend, Kiké Hernández, spoke about his save in Tuesday night’s NLDS Game 3 matchup and how proud he is of him. asserted

he → speak → him

“This year, it was a very difficult year,” Hernández said. asserted

Hernández → say → ?

“It’s very easy to put the year aside, and he worked his a— off to get to this point.” asserted

he → ’ → point

His save came after Los Angeles only had one inning of run support when Hernández and his regular postseason hero teammate, Freddie Freeman, both homered in the third. asserted

Hernández → come → third

Los Angeles held on to the lead for the rest of the night, and Diaz was assigned to closing duties. asserted

Diaz → hold → duties

At first, things didn’t get off to a great start, as he gave up a leadoff double to Ozzie Albies. asserted

he → get → Albies

But then, he settled in and got the next three batters to hit out. asserted

batters → settle → ?

During the offseason, Diaz signed a three-year $69 million deal with the Dodgers to become the anchor of the bullpen. asserted

Diaz → sign → bullpen

Since then, it hasn’t gone as they had both hoped, as Diaz has struggled to stay healthy and finished the regular season with an 8.68 ERA, converting seven of eleven save opportunities. asserted

Diaz → go → opportunities

After his most recent injury stint concluded between August and September, Diaz adjusted his pitching mechanics — resulting in him making five appearances out of the bullpen, giving up only one hit, zero runs, and striking out nine batters. asserted

him → conclude → batters

“For him, it was one slight mechanical adjustment that he needed to do, that he didn’t realize,” Hernández said. asserted

Hernández → need → that

Kiké Hernández shares heartfelt moment for Dodgers closer Edwin Diaz who overcame early adversity

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