A very interesting game tonight, to put it mildly<\/p>\n
Well, this was a fascinating contest. I was genuinely engrossed from first pitch to last, which is why this recap is later than usual. I did contemplate starting it when the D-backs took a 7-0 lead, but I ended up getting entranced by Brandon Pfaadt\u2019s incredible dark magic for a bit.<\/p>\n
Then the bullpen took over, and Ryan Thompson made things more interesting than it should have been. But in the end, a four-run victory over the Dodgers in Los Angeles is a perfectly fine result, bringing the D-backs to within three games of the division lead for the first time since April 25. With the Giants losing, It also puts us two games back of them for the final wild-card spot.<\/p>\n
The Dodgers came into this on a three-game losing streak, and that was propelled largely by early deficits.<\/p>\n
They had allowed runs in four consecutive first innings, and a spectacular outfield gaffe extended that streak to five. With two on and one out, Eugenio Suarez hit a lazy fly ball to right-center. But the Dodgers\u2019 CF lost the ball entirely, and it ended up dropping to the ground for an RBI double.<\/p>\n
Josh Naylor\u2019s groundout, instead of being the third out, therefore ended up driving in another run, to give Arizona the gift of an early two-run lead. They added a third present in the second. Tim Tawa reached on an error, advanced on a wild pitch, and came home on a pair of fly out, making it 3-0.<\/p>\n