LOS ANGELES — The Dodgers performed from behind for many of the night time, and the Diamondbacks answered nearly each try at a comeback. Arizona's 7-3 victory Tuesday night time at Dodger Stadium snapped the Dodgers' four-game hitting streak.
After the Dodgers pulled inside a run with a sixth-inning rally, Michael Grove was greeted within the seventh inning by a stroll, a single, then a three-run dwelling run by previous good friend Joc Pederson to create a ways, whether or not on the highway. lead and within the lead of Arizona.
Pederson isn’t any stranger to hitting dwelling runs in Los Angeles, having performed for the Dodgers from 2014-20. His 76 profession dwelling runs at Dodger Stadium are the thirteenth most within the venue's historical past.
Steal the main focus
The Dodgers didn't get successful off Bradon Pfaadt till Shohei Ohtani doubled to open the fourth inning. He then stole third base and scored due to an errant throw by catcher Gabriel Moreno. Ohtani within the sixth single dwelling Miguel Vargas, then stole one other base and scored on a double by Will Smith.
Ohtani stole 20 bases final season and has a profession excessive of 26 steals in 2021. However this 12 months he already has 13 stolen bases – with out being caught, technically – and is on tempo for 41 steals on the 12 months.
Mookie Betts, who walked within the first inning, additionally stole a base Tuesday, his ninth of the 12 months, placing him on tempo for 29 steals. The Dodgers haven't had a participant steal greater than 27 bases in a season since Dee Unusual-Gordon had a league-leading 64 sacks in 2014.
For starters
Gavin Stone pitched six innings for the fifth begin in a row, however was hit for runs in half of them on an evening when the Dodgers' offense left them no margin for error.
4 straight singles within the second inning drove in two runs, the primary of which scored after proper fielder Teoscar Hernández triple-hopped a shot that Will Smith couldn't corral.
These two runs had been outstanding, in that Stone had allowed precisely one run in every of his earlier 4 begins, and had additionally not allowed a number of runs in any inning of his earlier six video games. It’s a must to return to the primary inning at Wrigley Subject on April 7 to seek out the final multi-run body towards him.
A single and double plated a run within the fifth as a direct response to Ohtani's journey across the bases a couple of minutes earlier. Then Stone within the sixth allowed a house run to Christian Walker, who I imagine is included within the starter package deal for all Dodgers pitchers.
The brand new man
4 runs after Pederson's dwelling run, Yohan Ramírez made his Dodgers debut a day after he was acquired for the Mets for money concerns. The righty labored round a pair of singles to pitch scoreless innings within the eighth and ninth.
Ramírez is the twenty seventh totally different pitcher utilized by the Dodgers this season, yet one more than Miami for many within the majors.
particular tuesday
Programs at dwelling: Christian Walker (9), Joc Pederson (6)
WP – Brandon Pfaadt (2-3): 6 IP, 4 hits, 3 runs (2 earned), 1 stroll, 7 strikeouts
LP – Gavin Stone (4-2): 6 IP, 8 hits, 4 runs, 1 stroll, 5 strikeouts
Subsequent
The Dodgers go for the sequence win Wednesday night time (7:10 p.m.; SportsNet LA, MLB Community) within the dwelling finale. Tyler Glasnow takes the mound for the house group, with Ryne Nelson beginning for Arizona.