LOS ANGELES – Max Muncy saved the day in extra innings, hitting a sacrifice fly off right-hander Shelby Miller, leading the Dodgers to a 4-3 victory over the Diamondbacks on Tuesday night at Dodger Stadium in front of 51,932 fans during Mexican Heritage Night.
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The Dodgers had a 1-0 lead going into the ninth inning, but left-hander Tanner Scott blew his third save of the season. The situation worsened when Scott allowed a tying home run to Gabriel Moreno in the ninth inning, followed by a go-ahead two-run home run from Corbin Carroll in the tenth inning, marking Carroll’s 15th home run of the season.
The Diamondbacks appeared to have secured the win after taking a 3-1 lead heading into the bottom of the tenth inning. Tommy Edman pinch-hit and delivered an RBI double, scoring Kike Hernandez from second base. Shohei Ohtani and Freddie Freeman were intentionally walked to load the bases for Will Smith. Miller then hit Smith on the elbow with a pitch, allowing the tying run to score.
Muncy stepped up to the plate with one out and hit a high fly ball to left-center, allowing Ohtani to tag up and score the winning run. With this victory, the Dodgers ended a four-game losing streak and improved to 9-9 in May.
Yamamoto lowered his ERA to 1.86 this season.
“I thought he had the stuff to get the no-hitter. He was really good commanding all of his stuff,” Muncy said. “It really sucks we only gave him one run. Obviously not a great job by us, but to get away with the win there is obviously the biggest part.”
The Dodgers’ bullpen squandered a fantastic outing from Yoshinobu Yamamoto, who pitched a one-hitter through seven innings and struck out nine batters. Yamamoto threw 110 pitches, 62 for strikes, and had two walks. He was in line to win his sixth game of the season until the bullpen blew another save.
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The night started promisingly for the Dodgers as Yamamoto pitched a scoreless first inning, breaking a trend where the team had allowed at least one run in the first inning over recent games.
Yamamoto’s dominance continued into the seventh inning until Ketel Marte hit a long single over Andy Pages in right field. Despite pitching a no-hitter through 6⅓ innings, trouble began for Yamamoto in the seventh, with runners on the corners and two outs.
After Yamamoto exited the game in the seventh, Roberts opted to bring in left-hander Alex Vesia in the eighth.
“You just can’t lose on nights that Yamamoto throws. Those ones really sting,” Roberts said. “So to get a win tonight, I’m going to sleep a lot better tonight.”
Vesia quickly got into trouble, allowing a double and a bunt single, resulting in runners on the corners with two outs. Though Vesia managed to get two consecutive outs, he intentionally walked Marte to load the bases.
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— Los Angeles Dodgers (@Dodgers) May 21, 2025
Right-hander Ben Casparius came in to relieve Vesia, and with the bases loaded, Lourdes Gurriel Jr. struck out swinging on an 84 mph slider from Casparius to end the inning.
The Dodgers’ offense struck first in the game with a two-out double by Freddie Freeman, followed by another double from Will Smith in the fourth inning that scored Freeman. There were no notable offensive sparks from either team until the ninth inning.
Michael Conforto went 0-for-3 on Tuesday and is scheduled to have a day off on Wednesday. He will then travel to New York to face the Mets on Friday. The bottom part of the Dodgers' lineup also struggled, with players such as Andy Pages, Kike Hernandez, and Hyeseong Kim all going hitless.
The Diamondbacks will start right-hander Corbin Burnes (3-1, 2.56 ERA) as they seek to secure the series win, while the Dodgers will send out right-hander Dustin May (1-4, 4.43 ERA).