D-Backs’ Perdomo wears Mercury jersey before Valley comeback wins

Perdomo’s tribute to the WNBA team was on the same night both the D-Backs and Mercury rallied from early deficits to come back and win.

The Diamondbacks, trailing 4-0 after the top of the seventh inning, came back against the Dodgers’ bullpen and scored five unanswered runs to win the opener. Perdomo hit a single to bring in the winning run from second base, continuing his strong September as Arizona pushes for a wild-card spot.

Earlier in the night, in Minneapolis, the Mercury erased a 20-point deficit to defeat the Minnesota Lynx, 89-83, in overtime. Phoenix guard Sami Whitcomb made a critical 3-point shot to tie the game with less than three seconds in regulation, allowing the team to go on a 10-4 run in OT to even the WNBA semifinal series, 1-1.

The D-Backs’ win keeps the team’s postseason aspirations alive, while the Mercury are playing for a chance to make it to the WNBA Finals in October.

Perdomo wearing a Mercury jersey before two major Valley sports comebacks may have been a coincidence, but it’s a moment many Arizona fans will remember.

The Diamondbacks play Game 2 of their three-game series against the Dodgers on Wednesday, Sept. 24, while the Mercury return to Phoenix for Game 3 of the semifinals against the Lynx on Friday, Sept. 26.