Dodgers Snap 7-Game Skid, Edge Diamondbacks 2-1 in 10
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- Shohei Ohtani delivered the go-ahead run in the 10th inning on an infield single, snapping the Dodgers' seven-game losing streak with a 2-1 win over Arizona.
- Edwin Diaz blew his second consecutive save, surrendering back-to-back triples from Geraldo Perdomo and Corbin Carroll in the ninth that erased a 1-0 Dodgers lead.
- Kyle Tucker broke a scoreless tie with a solo homer in the eighth inning, driving the second pitch he saw from reliever Jonathan Loaisiga over the right-field wall.
- Brandon Pfaadt and Yoshinobu Yamamoto dueled for most of the night — Pfaadt went seven innings allowing two hits and two walks, while Yamamoto lasted 5⅔ innings with six strikeouts before being pulled at 107 pitches.
- Jack Dreyer earned his first save of the season, ending the game by fielding a comebacker from Ryan Waldschmidt and starting a double play.
- The Diamondbacks stranded 15 runners on base, with Pfaadt's ERA dropping to 1.32 across eight starts since returning from Triple-A Reno.
- Dave Roberts called it 'not pretty,' saying, 'It's hard to win games when your margin for winning is a razor's edge.'
Why it matters: The win gives the Dodgers their first victory since a seven-game slide, but the bullpen concerns are real: Diaz has now blown back-to-back saves and Yamamoto was pulled at 107 pitches in just 5⅔ innings, foreshadowing rotation and relief strain heading into the next game. Arizona's 15 left on base underscores how the Diamondbacks squandered a winnable pitching duel against Pfaadt, whose 1.32 ERA since his Triple-A recall cements his role as a building block.
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