The Los Angeles Dodgers‘ second-half momentum has persisted to construct thru a ancient August. They’re going to glance so as to add to their just right fortune on Wednesday with an opportunity at a three-game sweep over the Arizona Diamondbacks.
Los Angeles earned a 9-1 victory over Arizona on Tuesday to win the present sequence and take the season sequence. The Dodgers have gained seven of the 12 video games between the Nationwide League West competitors.
Los Angeles additionally stepped forward to 23-4 in August, two victories shy of the membership’s easiest win general in any month. The Dodgers gained 25 video games in July 1947 and August 1953 — whilst nonetheless calling Brooklyn house. It’s the 7th time in franchise historical past the Dodgers have gained no less than 23 video games in one month.
After sitting in 3rd position as just lately as July 2, the Dodgers now have a 13 1/2-game lead over the second-place San Francisco Giants within the NL West.
2d in baseball with 206 house runs, the Dodgers hit two extra Tuesday.
Mookie Betts set a profession top together with his thirty sixth of the season for Los Angeles, which gained for the 14th time up to now 15 house video games and will sweep a sequence for the 5th time this month.
“It is a crew effort, best to backside and roughly passing the baton to the following man,” Chris Taylor mentioned at the SportsNet LA broadcast after recording 3 hits and attaining base 4 occasions. “We are the usage of the entire box with just right at-bats and grinding the pitcher down. After which we get large swings. Mookie had a large homer, (Will Smith) had a large homer. That is roughly what we’ve got been doing the previous month.”
Despite the fact that Dodgers supervisor Dave Roberts has no longer named a starter for Wednesday, right-hander Ryan Pepiot (0-0, 2.00 ERA) is predicted to be a part of the pitching plan as soon as he’s added to the roster. Pepiot allowed one run on 3 hits in 4 innings on Thursday in a no-decision in opposition to the Cleveland Guardians.
The Diamondbacks began the sequence with their two easiest starters, Zac Gallen and Merrill Kelly, however the duo blended to surrender 13 runs in 10 2/3 innings in consecutive defeats.
Arizona was once feeling just right of past due as a winner in 10 of 12 video games ahead of arriving in Los Angeles. And whilst the Diamondbacks have discovered it arduous to measure up in opposition to a first-place membership, they’re nonetheless within the wild-card hunt, an insignificant half of recreation out of the 3rd spot.
The Diamondbacks are set to ship right-hander Brandon Pfaadt (1-6, 5.91) to the mound Wednesday. The rookie has made 13 begins this season with one coming in opposition to the Dodgers on Aug. 8, when he took the loss after permitting 4 runs on six hits over 4 2/3 innings.
Pfaadt has been forged over his previous 3 outings, posting a 2.50 ERA whilst incomes his first profession win on Friday in opposition to the Cincinnati Reds.
“This previous month, he is been truly just right,” Diamondbacks supervisor Torey Lovullo mentioned of Pfaadt. “I will simply see the teach transferring. He will get available in the market and he is executing pitches. And one pitch, one mistake, one omit is not throwing him off observe. He is correct again at it.”
—Box Stage Media
