Arizona 4, at L.A. Dodgers 5

LOS ANGELES (Interstat) — In a tense, back-and-forth affair that defied pregame projections, the Los Angeles Dodgers edged the Arizona Diamondbacks 5-4 on Friday night at Dodger Stadium, securing their second consecutive victory to open the season while handing the Diamondbacks their second straight defeat. A crowd of 51,540 witnessed a game that was a stark contrast to the previous night’s 8-2 Dodgers rout, with the outcome undecided until the final out. The most important part of the game arrived in the bottom of the eighth inning, with the score deadlocked at 4-4. Arizona reliever Kevin Ginkel, who entered the… Read more...