For the third time in four years, the St. Louis Cardinals chose the sell path at the deadline, sending Lars Nootbaar to Arizona and dealing Dustin May and JoJo Romero to Milwaukee for a fresh haul of prospects while quietly adding depth pieces like Caleb Ferguson. Chaim Bloom’s approach was clear: continue restocking a farm […]
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The New York Mets were close to sending Clay Holmes to the Arizona Diamondbacks before concerns raised by their medical department caused them to change course and complete a deal with the Chicago Cubs instead. Holmes was headed to Arizona before the Mets flagged medical information involving one of the prospects they would have received […]
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Saturday night’s game at Chase Field looked eerily similar to the night before. Tasked with a lead in the ninth inning after a low-scoring game, an ineffective Edwin Díaz surrendered the advantage. Geraldo Perdomo tripled, then Corbin Carroll did the same. A precarious 1-0 lead was gone, and the Diamondbacks had the winning run on […]
The Los Angeles Dodgers snapped their seven-game losing streak on Saturday, with an extra innings victory over the Arizona Diamondbacks. Dodgers manager Dave Roberts complimented his reliever Edwin Diaz, following the victory. Even though Diaz blew a save, Roberts was impressed with how the hurler was able to bounce back. “That was the first game […]
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Trudging through a quiet offense and a shaky bullpen, the Los Angeles Dodgers finally snapped their seven-game losing streak on Saturday. Defeating division rivals the Arizona Diamondbacks 2-1, the Dodgers extended their lead to 8.5 games over them. And following this hard-fought win, manager Dave Roberts voiced an honest confession. “Oh man, that was a tough […]
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Pfaadt versus Yamamoto was the matchup today. On paper, maybe, Yamaoto was the favorite. Myself, I didn’t think so, and even though we didn’t wind up winning the game, I think I was right. Unfortunately, however, that doesn’t wind up meaning much of anything at the end of the day, at least if what one […]
After over a week without a win, the Los Angeles Dodgers finally got the W in their second of three games against the Arizona Diamondbacks, with Jack Dreyer securing his first save of the 2026 season in extra innings after Edwin Diaz blew a 1-0 lead heading into the ninth. Discussing what it was like […]
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The Los Angeles Dodgers finally have a win to show for one of the strangest weeks of their season. Los Angeles snapped its seven-game losing streak with a wild 2-1 win over the Arizona Diamondbacks in 10 innings on Saturday, a game that looked all but lost when closer Edwin Diaz nearly blew it once […]
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The Dodgers are finally back in the win column, as they came away with a 2-1, 10-inning win against the Arizona Diamondbacks on Saturday. It was another dormant showing from the Dodgers offense, as Brandon Pfaadt worked around a one-out walk from Andy Pages in the top of the first by getting a ground ball […]
The Diamondbacks could get reinforcements in the rotation next week. Manager Torey Lovullo told the Burns & Gambo Show that it looks “very strongly” like Michael Soroka will get the ball on Monday against the Rockies. Soroka has been sidelined since late June with a glute strain. Another hint at the upcoming move was when […]
Yoshinobu Yamamoto and the Dodgers look to snap their seven-game losing streak against Brandon Pfaadt and the Arizona Diamondbacks on Saturday. SATURDAY GAME INFO
Justin Wrobleski was an All-Star this season but heads into Sunday with plenty of room for improvement after two forgettable starts in a row. Wrobleski allowed four home runs in each of his last two outings, matching his total from his first 17 games and 106 2/3 innings this season. Fellow left-hander Eduardo Rodríguez is […]
With the Los Angeles Dodgers on a seven-game losing streak ahead of Saturday’s outing against the Arizona Diamondbacks, the team is looking for any form of momentum possible to find its footing again. Though Dodgers star Shohei Ohtani has been dealing with a nagging knee injury, he would take a step in the right direction […]
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Today’s Lineups DODGERS DIAMONDBACKS Shohei Ohtani – DH Geraldo Perdomo – SS Andy Pages – CF Corbin Carroll – RF Freddie Freeman – 1B Gabriel Moreno – DH Max Muncy – 3B Ketel Marte – 2B Mookie Betts – SS Lars Nootbaar – LF Kyle Tucker – RF Nolan Arenado – 3B Tommy Edman – […]
As the Los Angeles Dodgers are on a seven-game losing streak ahead of Saturday’s contest against the Arizona Diamondbacks, the team is looking for any boost to get the ball club back on track. While there is likely not that much panic from the Dodgers when it comes to the losing skid, the one player […]
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Regression might hit hard down the stretch.
The Los Angeles Dodgers have reached their 2026 low after dropping seven consecutive games. Still, the skid carries a historical parallel that offers perspective amid the club’s slide. Los Angeles lost 4-3 to the Arizona Diamondbacks on Friday after Ryan Waldschmidt hit a two-run walk-off home run at Chase Field. The defeat gave the Dodgers […]
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Diamondbacks News Diamondbacks Win Most Playoff-like Game of SeasonThe Diamondbacks took the series opener in tis final series against the Los Angeles Dodgers with playoff rankings for both teams still on the line. Kelly’s Cramping Issue Resurfaces Versus DodgersArizona Diamondbacks starting pitcher Merrill Kelly signaled to the dugout with two outs in the sixth inning […]
The Arizona Diamondbacks watched Ryan Waldschmidt deliver a signature moment Friday night when the rookie launched a two-run walk-off home run to secure a 4-3 victory over the Los Angeles Dodgers at Chase Field. Arizona headed into the bottom of the ninth, trailing 3-2. Max Kepler opened the inning with a walk against Dodgers closer […]
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The Dodgers came tantalizingly close to a win on Friday night, but Edwin Díaz saw a slider deposited over the wall for a two-run home run, turning a one-run lead into a stunning walk-off loss to the Diamondbacks. After the Dodgers’ seventh straight loss, manager Dave Roberts talked about Díaz, who since returning from the […]
Los Angeles Dodgers manager Dave Roberts says he felt his team had done enough to win Friday until Edwin Díaz's final pitch of the game against the Arizona Diamondbacks.
Young D-backs prospect catcher Carlos Virahonda has outstanding tools, but it's his makeup that truly sets him apart.
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Edwin Diaz has a clear idea of what cost him Friday night, and it comes down to one pitch. The Dodgers closer addressed his blown save against the Diamondbacks, a game that ended when Ryan Waldschmidt hit a walk-off two-run homer, pointing directly to his slider as the culprit. “I think my fastball today was […]
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The Los Angeles Dodgers’ slump hit a new low Friday night in Phoenix. Ryan Waldschmidt crushed a 411-foot, two-run walk-off home run off closer Edwin Diaz in a thrilling 4-3 Diamondbacks win, extending the Dodgers’ losing streak to seven games. The result continued a stunning collapse for a team that had held the best record in […]
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Game Summary Wow! In front of an engaged crowd of over 46,000 fans, the Diamondbacks kicked off their final series of the season against the Dodgers with a thrilling victory capped by rookie Ryan Waldschmidt’s walk off homer off the Dodgers highly paid closer, Edwin Diaz. Merrill Kelly took the mound looking to shake off […]