The silver lining for the Dodgers on Sunday is that they did not lose in lopsided fashion. But they did fall to the Diamondbacks for a third consecutive day, this time a more conventional 5-3 win for Arizona that capped off a series sweep and a deflating final week before the All-Star break.
Fielding miscues plagued the Dodgers this week, as nine errors in the last five games is no way to make a living. Two errors cropped up Sunday. Andy Pages dropped a fly ball during the two-run fifth inning, then Max Muncy’s throw home hit a smartly-positioned Geraldo Perdomo, facilitating the two-run sixth inning that gave the Diamondbacks the lead for good.
That spoiled a promising start by Emmet Sheehan, who struck out seven against only one walk in 5 1/3 innings. He allowed three runs but only one of them were earned.
Shohei Ohtani hit the first pitch of the game for a solo home run, his fourth in six games, and also doubled. Ohtani had two home runs in the series against Arizona, which matched Diamondbacks first baseman Tim Tawa for the weekend.
Tawa drove in seven runs in the series, one fewer than the Dodgers scored as a team. It was that kind of a weekend for Los Angeles.
Sunday particulars
Home runs: Shohei Ohtani (22); Tim Tawa (3)
WP — Ryan Thompson (4-2): 1 IP, 1 strikeout
LP — Edgardo Henriquez (4-1): 2/3 IP, 1 hit, 1 run, 1 walk
Sv — Paul Sewald (22): 1 IP, 1 strikeout
Up next
The All-Star break is here. But first, several Dodgers will be in Philadelphia for the All-Star Game on Tuesday (5 p.m. PT, Fox). Next real game is Friday in The Bronx against the New York Yankees (4:05 p.m. PT; SportsNet LA, MLB Network).
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