Shohei Ohtani had three hits, and his three-run homer capped a six-run ninth inning as the Los Angeles Dodgers rallied for a 14-11 victory over the Arizona Diamondbacks in Phoenix on Friday.
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Shohei Ohtani’s 3-run home run in 9th wins it
The Dodgers blew an 8-3 lead, but the Diamondbacks couldn’t hold a three-run lead in the ninth. Los Angeles scored six in the ninth, the last three on a game-winning home run by Shohei Ohtani on Friday night at Chase Field in Phoenix.
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The two NL West rivals hit a combined 7 home runs including a Lourdes Gurriel Jr. grand slam.
The Dodgers (26-13) used their firepower and the open roof at Chase Field to get a big 14-11 win against the Diamondbacks (20-19) in a wild NL West showdown Friday night.
Dodgers bats were ahead early on with eight runs in the first three innings, but the offense failed to generate anything else until they exploded for six runs in the top of the ninth.
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Something must be in the water because the Los Angeles Dodgers have been hit with a rash of injuries, and they continue to pile up. When you look at the pitching staff alone, there are 13 pitchers on the injured list.
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The third game of this weekend series between the Dodgers and Diamondbacks starts 90 minutes earlier than the first two games, with a 5:10 p.m. PT start on Saturday night at Chase Field in Arizona.
Corbin Burnes is scheduled to make his start, after getting scratched from a planned Monday start this week with shoulder inflammation, for which he received a cortisone injection. The former Cy Young Award winner is expected to make his start on Saturday...
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The Dodgers (25-13) look to even the series up against the Diamondbacks (20-18) Friday night at Chase Field.
Roki Sasaki (1-1, 3.86 ERA, 1.45 WHIP) counters Arizona left-hander Eduardo Rodriguez (1-3, 5.92 ERA, 1.47 WHIP).
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— Arizona Diamondbacks...As the D-Backs get ready to celebrate Mexican Heritage Weekend, they are starting the festivities early as they collaborate with one of the most renowned chefs from Mexico City.
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Rodríguez is first southpaw starter faced by LA since April 27
The Dodgers will face Eduardo Rodríguez on Friday night in the second of four games this weekend against the Diamondbacks at Chase Field. Rodríguez represents a rarity of late, a left-handed starter facing Los Angeles.
Rodríguez is the first southpaw starter against the Dodgers since Bailey Falter of the Pirates on April 27. which was 11 games ago.
This a departure from the early part of the...
The Diamondbacks head into Friday night’s matchup having won the first game of the series last night over the Dodgers by a score of 5-3. It was a welcome sight to see for the D-Backs when they were able to capitalize on having bases loaded in the fourth inning when Gabriel Moreno hit his second ever career grand slam.
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Kim has started four of six games since getting activated, Outman has started two of his three games this week, while Tommy Edman and Teoscar Hernández are on the injured list.
The Dodgers have two lineup regulars on the injured list at the moment in Teoscar Hernández and Tommy Edman, who are second and tied for third, respectively, on the team in home runs, among other things.
Edman is eligible to return from his right ankle inflammation as early as...
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Mike Sirota with three hits among California League batting leaders
Down on the Dodgers farm, it was all dramatic one-run games, except in Low-A, where Rancho Cucamonga won 13-0.
Player of the day:Eduardo Quintero had a big game in the Rancho Cucamonga Quakes’ 13-0 victory, with two home runs, a single, a walk, three runs scored, and two RBIs. Quintero is ranked the eighth-best Dodgers prospect by MLB Pipeline. The 19-year-old outfielder now leads the California League with six...
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When Shohei Ohtani signed his 10-year, $700 million deal with the Dodgers in Dec. 2023, it was at the time the largest contract every handed out in North American sports history.
Ohtani’s agent Nez Balelo recently admitted that the pair toyed with the idea of a contract that exceeded the 10 year mark, but, as reported by Beth Harris of the Associated Press, Ohtani didn’t want the tail end of the contract to be summarized by poor play and...
The D-Backs took care of business tonight as they defeated their division rival, the Los Angeles Dodgers, by a score of 5-3 at Chase Field. It was a slow start for both teams offensively on Thursday night, as Brandon Pfaadt and Yoshinobu Yamamoto were dealing early on.
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The Diamondbacks homered twice off Yoshinobu Yamamoto, including a grand slam by Gabriel Moreno to beat the Dodgers on Thursday night at Chase Field in Phoenix.
Gabriel Moreno had three hits, including a grand slam, Brandon Pfaadt won his National League-leading sixth game, and the Arizona Diamondbacks beat the Los Angeles Dodgers 5-3 on Thursday in Phoenix.
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Gabriel Moreno’s grand slam in fourth inning opens the scoring. Yamamoto allowed more runs Thursday than in his last five starts combined.
Gabriel Moreno’s grand slam was more than enough support for a scoreless Brandon Pfaadt, giving the Diamondbacks the opening salvo in a 5-3 win over Yoshinobu Yamamoto and the Dodgers in Thursday night’s series opener at Chase Field in Phoenix.
Yamamoto’s first walk of the game was to Pavin Smith leading off the...
Los Angeles Dodgers star Shohei Ohtani got paid and then he won a World Series. Had he been able to look into the future to guarantee those two outcomes when he became a free agent in November 2023, he would have been extremely happy with his results.
Los Angeles Dodgers first baseman Freddie Freeman is locked in—and making a serious early-season case for MVP consideration. Freeman powered the Dodgers to a commanding 10-1 victory over the Miami Marlins on Wednesday, continuing a torrid stretch at the plate.
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The Dodgers continue their National League West weekend against the Diamondbacks on Friday night at Chase Field in Phoenix, with Roki Sasaki making his first major league start within the division.
Roki Sasaki, like Yoshinobu Yamamoto in the series opener in Arizona, will be making his first start of the year on five days rest, after five consecutive Thursday off days facilitated a regular Friday-Saturday duo for the pair.
Left-hander Eduardo Rodríguez, who...