LOS ANGELES — The D-backs and Dodgers simply performed seven video games within the span of the final two weeks, with L.A. rising victorious, 3-1, in Wednesday’s collection finale at Dodger Stadium.
Teoscar Hernández flipped the momentum of the rubber recreation on one swing, hitting a three-run blast within the sixth inning to snap Corbin Burnes‘ 21-inning scoreless streak.
Now, the divisional rivals will not face one another once more till the ultimate weekend of August, when each groups could possibly be in the midst of a heated postseason push.
The NL West has been some of the aggressive divisions in baseball, with the Dodgers (31-19), Giants (29-21), Padres (27-20) and D-backs (26-24) all sitting above .500. It is not a given that each one 4 groups will nonetheless be within the combine at that time, however these early-season video games have implications for the stretch run.