The final series of the season started tonight and the Dodgers continued to play like they would like to skip to the All-Star break. More than just losing, the Dodgers have just been sloppy defensively, and that continued to cost them tonight in an 9-3 loss to the Diamondbacks.
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On the plus side, Shohei Ohtani and Andy Pages went back-to-back to start their offensive day.
Me: Metrics alone shouldn’t exclude guys from All-Star contention.
Also Me: *Looks At Eduardo Rodriguez’s Metrics* pic.twitter.com/IiRofoRTJd
— Chad Moriyama (@ChadMoriyama) July 11, 2026
On the downside, basically everything else, as the pen didn’t throw strikes, the defense looked horrid yet again, and the bats went quiet after the initial outburst.
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61-34, now just a mere single game lead … for the best record in baseball.
The series continues tomorrow with Yoshinobu Yamamoto looking to end his stellar first half strong against Brandon Pfaadt, starting at 3:10 PM HT/6:10 PM PT/9:10 PM ET.
