Rookie Ryan Waldschmidt hit a two-run homer in the ninth inning off closer Edwin Diaz to give the Arizona Diamondbacks a 4-3 victory over the Los Angeles Dodgers on Friday night, sending the Dodgers to their season-high seventh straight loss.
Diamondbacks’ Win
Waldschmidt connected on a slider, hitting a shot to left center that barely cleared the wall. Diaz walked Max Kepler to start the ninth before striking out Tim Tawa, but Waldschmidt followed with the biggest hit of his young career.
The Dodgers trailed 2-0 early in the game but rallied. Andy Pages’ solo homer to lead off the eighth gave them a 3-2 lead. D-backs right-hander Merrill Kelly took a no-hitter into the sixth before Tommy Edman led off with an infield single.
Freddie Freeman brought home a run later in the inning on a fielder’s choice, cutting Arizona’s lead to 2-1, and Kelly had to leave the game with cramping in his right leg. The Dodgers tied it at 2 in the seventh on Edman’s RBI single and had the bases loaded before Shohei Ohtani grounded into an inning-ending double play.
Original reporting: KSAT Sports (San Antonio) — read the source article.
