Dodgers need extra innings to snap their seven-game losing streak

By admin — In News — August 9, 2026

   ​PHOENIX, AZ – AUGUST 08: Kyle Tucker #23 of the Los Angeles Dodgers hits a solo home run in the eighth inning during the game between the Los Angeles Dodgers and the Arizona Diamondbacks at Chase Field on Saturday, August 8, 2026 in Phoenix, Arizona. (Photo by Brendon Baranov/MLB Photos via Getty Images) | MLB Photos via Getty Images 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 double play from Freddie Freeman. The Dodgers would go down quietly until the top of the fourth inning, when Pages singled to reach base for the second time. Freddie Freeman lined out to third with Pages on the move, and the center fielder was doubled up at first. Pfaadt would retire the next six hitters in order, facing the minimum over six shutout innings while tossing 74 pitches.As for Yoshinobu Yamamoto, he worked around a pair of two-out baserunners in the bottom of the first inning by getting his former WBC teammate Lars Nootbaar to ground out. Yamamoto allowed just one walk over his next three innings, but Arizona would threaten with two men on with one out in the bottom of the fifth inning. Yamamoto froze Geraldo Perdomo for the second out before Corbin Carroll met a similar fate to get the Dodgers out of trouble. Both Gabriel Moreno and Ketel Marte reached against Yamamoto for a second time to begin the bottom of the sixth inning, and after getting two crucial outs, the right-hander’s day was done after 107 pitches. Evan Phillips came in relief of Yamamoto, and kept Arizona off the board by getting Tim Tawa to line out to right field. After allowing three runs over eight innings against the Boston Red Sox in his last start, Yamamoto was able to toss his first scoreless start since tossing seven shutout innings against the San Diego Padres on July 4. Although Yamamoto was not able to get his first quality start since May 31, his six strikeouts were the most he’s had in a start since punching out seven during his complete game against the Yankees on July 19. Pages reached on his second infield single against Pfaadt in the top of the seventh, and put the Dodgers in scoring position for the first time with a stolen base. Even though they managed to put two men on, Pfaadt got Mookie Betts to ground out to short complete seven shutout innings on the mound.Alex Vesia came in to keep the game scoreless, but lost his command by walking two over his first three hitters. After getting Carroll to foul out, Vesia won a 10-pitch battle against Moreno by striking him out to strand the two runners and keep the game scoreless.Two pitches were all Kyle Tucker needed to break the scoreless ice, as he launched a solo home run against Jonathan Loásiga to put the Dodgers on top by a run. It’s the second home run Tucker ha  

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