D-backs on brink as missteps pile up in LA

There’s a temptation in baseball, and especially in playoff baseball, to believe that games are won and lost dramatically, with singular blows and heroic achievements. Think Kirk Gibson homering and pumping his fist around the bases, Reggie Jackson crushing three homers in a game, Jack Morris throwing a 10-inning shutout, Sandy Koufax or Madison Bumgarner coming back on two days rest.