Waldschmidt’s ninth-inning homer lifts Diamondbacks past Dodgers
PHOENIX (Interstat) — Ryan Waldschmidt hit a two-run homer in the ninth inning to give the Arizona Diamondbacks a 4-3 win over the Los Angeles Dodgers on Friday night at Chase Field.
Arizona took an early lead on Nolan Arenado’s second-inning homer and extended it in the fifth on Geraldo Perdomo’s RBI triple. The Dodgers tied it with single runs in the sixth, seventh and eighth, including Andy Pages’ solo homer in the eighth. Waldschmidt then delivered the decisive blow in the ninth, scoring Jorge Barrosa.
Merrill Kelly started for Arizona, allowing one earned run over 5 2/3 innings. Roki Sasaki struck out five and allowed two earned runs in six innings for Los Angeles. Kevin Ginkel pitched a scoreless inning and earned the win. Edwin Díaz took the loss.
Both teams finished with seven hits. Attendance was 46,172, and the game lasted 2:41. The Diamondbacks improved to 62-55, while the Dodgers fell to 69-47.