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Player of the series: Joc Pederson

Who else?

MLB: Los Angeles Dodgers at Arizona Diamondbacks Joe Camporeale-USA TODAY Sports

The Dodgers only won one game against the Diamondbacks, so the player of the series should be the person who lifted the team to that one win ... right?

Using that criteria, Joc Pederson is the player that had the greatest impact in this series. It was his 11th inning home run that carried the Dodgers to a win on Sunday.

It sure helped that his home run was absolutely CRUSHED. What did that baseball ever do to Joc?

The lefty didn’t do much damage in this series other than this homer, going 3-for-11 with two walks in four games, but he was also the main reason why the Dodgers didn’t get swept.

Cody Bellinger also contributed to the cause with his ninth inning home run to tie the game. It’s the homer that kept the Dodgers alive in this game, so I thought it was necessary to mention this as well.