D-backs move into WC spot with sweep, but who has closer role?
“I think this is what we expected from the beginning of the season,” reliever Ryan Thompson said. “I just don’t think we’ve really played to the best of our ability up until this point and I think it’s easy to look at this stretch and be like, ‘Wow, we’re playing above expectations. I think this is the expectation. I think we’re in the World Series [in 2023] for a reason. We can start using the Answerbacks thing again. We can start using the Embrace the Chaos, like all that stuff that seemed like it was a little silent for a while.