The Los Angeles Dodgers may never win again. Losses continued to rack up for the boys in blue as they dropped the series opener against the Arizona Diamondbacks.
The Dodgers’ losing streak has now reached seven games, extending their season-long losing streak and tying their longest streak in 2025 from July 4-11. The Dodgers were outscored 52-17 during that stretch last season before snapping out of it with a 2-1 victory over San Francisco on July 12.
Overall, the Dodgers have been outscored 44-23 during the losing streak. Los Angeles has now slipped to 8-11 in the second half of the season.
The Diamondbacks have now taken a 6-5 lead in the season series, so the Dodgers will need to win the next two games to clinch the season series for the eighth straight year. The Dodgers are also looking to win a series after being swept in their last two.
Diamondbacks 4, Dodgers 3: key takeaways
Edwin Díaz blows save
The Dodgers entered the bottom of the ninth with a 3-2 lead, but Edwin Díaz allowed a two-run walk-off homer to Ryan Waldschmidt after walking Tim Tawa.
Díaz has struggled since returning from the injured list, and he showed no signs of getting back on track.
Prior to that, Tanner Scott worked a scoreless eighth despite loading the bases. With two outs, he went into a battle with Arenado, but struck him out on the 13th pitch to strand the runners.
Edgardo Henriquez pitched a scoreless seventh.
Roki Sasaki continues hot stretch
One positive for the Dodgers was another excellent start from Roki Sasaki, who has now turned in four straight strong outings. Sasaki pitched six innings of two-run ball against the Diamondbacks, allowing four hits, one walk and striking out five.
Sasaki allowed a two-out homer to Nolan Arenado in the second inning to get the Snakes on the board first. Arizona extended its lead in the fifth when Tim Tawa walked and scored on a triple from Geraldo Perdomo.
Outside of that, the D-Backs didn’t threaten much against Sasaki, and he continued to look like a budding ace with his stuff and composure on the mound.
Sasaki has allowed two runs or fewer in each of his last four games, throwing 24 innings with just five earned runs allowed (1.88 ERA over that stretch).
Dodgers offense rallies late
The Dodgers’ offense started the game embarrassingly as they were no-hit through five innings. They did nearly have one hit when Tommy Edman sent a ball to the fence, but Corbin Carroll made a jumping catch to take away a home run. Still, there were no hits on the board, and the offense looked lifeless.
In the sixth inning, Edman finally broke up the no-hitter with a leadoff single, but then he was picked off at first base. Still, that didn’t stop the Dodgers from putting together a rally.
Hunter Feduccia singled, and then Shohei Ohtani and Andy Pages both took walks to load the bases with one out. Freddie Freeman put the Dodgers on the board by hitting into a force out that made it 2-1, but that was all they were able to get in the inning.
They rallied again in the seventh, starting with singles from Mookie Betts and Kyle Tucker. With one out, Edman singled again to tie the game, 2-2. Miguel Rojas followed with a single that loaded the bases, but Ohtani grounded into a double play to end the threat.
L.A. finally got the lead in the eighth inning when Pages slugged a leadoff solo homer.
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