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World Series 2023: Christian Walker's baserunning miscue in Game 3 leaves Diamondbacks on the wrong side of pivotal momentum shift

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PHOENIX — The Chase Field crowd stood and roared, early in the first World Series contest staged here since 2001, for the first baseman who entered the night batting .167 this postseason. In an echo of Phillies fans’ vocal encouragement of a struggling Trea Turner, the Arizona Diamondbacks’ fans threw their voices behind Christian Walker, one of the team’s longest-tenured players, as he led off the second inning in a scoreless Game 3 on Monday.