The Arizona Diamondbacks (75-75) have a chance to get into the postseason, but time is running out. They have 12 games remaining as they chase the National League’s final wild-card spot.
The Diamondbacks finished a three-game series against the Minnesota Twins and returned home for three important series: against the San Francisco Giants (Sept. 15-17), NL East leader Philadelphia Phillies (Sept. 19-21) and the Los Angeles Dodgers (Sept. 23-25).
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To celebrate the Diamondbacks’ wild-card hunt, Chase Field will have an Upside Down theme for fans. That begins with “Stranger Things Night” inspired by the popular Netflix thriller show, and 1980s-themed postgame fireworks during the Diamondbacks-Phillies series on Sept. 19.
Like the Stranger Things’ Kate Bush theme song lyrics, fans can start “running up the hill” to get exclusive baseball caps to join the fun that night via “Special Event Ticket Package” here.
During the Dodgers series, NASCAR will join Arizona in the team’s final lap of the regular season Sept. 24.
The ceremonial first pitch will be thrown by NASCAR Cup Series star Kyle Larson of Hendrick Motorsports. The stadium’s first 15,000 fans receive a co-branded rally towel, courtesy of NASCAR and Phoenix Raceway. In addition, all fans will have access to a variety of show cars and the NASCAR championship trophy on the plaza before the game.
This article originally appeared on Arizona Republic: Diamondbacks rally fans to Chase Field events for NL wild-card hunt