Dodgers vs. D-backs Game Highlights (9/2/24) | MLB Highlights

the Dodgers are currently five games ahead of the Diamondback right now the series for these two teams for the season long series it's six and six so whoever wins this game is going to own the tiebreaker 31-year old from Venezuela ready for his fifth start in a Diamondbacks uniform he hasn't given up a hit to a left-handed hitter yet this year Rodriguez against the Dodger team though doesn't have a lot of good experiences or good memories there's a lot of guys in this lineup that hit him very well Otani climbs in and off we go ripped into right field a lead off base hit you haven't given up a hit to a left-handed hitter all year and I know it's only 21 in the third Innings uh otani's kind of the right guy to get it started still hadn't given up a hit to a left-handed human that's true rookie Betts bat second Betts is Homer and singled in this series little tap her bounce her to Second gor Pomo and roll it Luis G got it started and Pomo with a fancy footwork turned it so just as quickly as the double play clean the bases two batters later two in scoring position for the Dodgers here is Will Smith lengthy top of the first inning for Rodriguez got him just throw him a straight for seamer and aod strands to Diamond Backs coming up against Jack FL Dodger starter today right-hander Jack flarity the LA native and this is his seventh career start against the Arizona Diamondbacks five of the first six came right here at Chase Field so that should be a very familiar environment for Jack Clarity remember when he was here with the Tigers this was in mid May on the 18th he and Zack Allen get into a bit of a a brewhaha over the mound and how dig they were it up digging it up and then this and then you can see gall's waving him off and and you can see Flare's yapping and that got that got under under lell and skin so we'll keep an eye on that today heck yeah Jack been pretty good controlling the running game McCarthy over there at Speedster Jack Peterson at the pl pulled sharply to Second Taylor gets it in a bounce guns to second one roas to first two oh a terrific TN Kill by the Dodgers started by Chris Taylor Josh Bell leading off this second for the Diamond Backs strike three on an inside corner fast ball some intensity about that pitch right there and the intensity that you're looking for that detailed intensity and aggressiveness swing and a miss backto back Cs on heaters for Jack flarity both inside both elevated one looking and this one swinging strikes out the side first two with fast balls and then back door with a breaker inside inside and then outside with a completely different pitch goes back door and catches it 91 and two coming up for the Dodgers in a scoreless third inning Taylor drives this ball deep center field McCarthy sprinting turning watching a hit off the wall leadoff double for Chris Taylor Otani drilled a single his first time not many guys drill singles but he does MHM round ball to Second gor Scoops it up sidearms on to First Otani is out but he advances Taylor 90 ft down to third base that'ss for the man at third and one away Dodgers chance to get on the board first and they will m bets bangs a base hit to left and it's one- nothing Dodgers but Rodriguez to the right he's have been coming fast ball in and change up away and looked like mooki was sitting on something in right away he doesn't hesitate to pull the trigger on this V at first base one out Freddy Freeman the batter Freeman sends a drive down the left field line Smith is back on the track at the wall it's gone he had just enough inside the left field foul pole you know one of the great things about the Dodger lineup for guys like Otani Freddy Freeman Mookie Betts all these Superstars they have each other and that allows Otani to make a routine out and not think oh I got to do something big and better because all I have is Mike Trout to help me and another guy that's had a good series raldo Pomo three hits he scored three runs couple of doubles LZ at second base Gores at first wears again gets it Down K at third and Pomo moves him along both Runners move into scoring position only one out in the inning for Corbin Caro bounces to Second they'll get one as Suarez comes in RBI for Carol gor made it third and it's three to one they manufacture that run with the sacrifice and then the ground out flarity with a chance to limit the damage to one swung on and that's a comebacker to flarity throws on to first for the out Diamondbacks get a run on one hit they leave one these are the situations also we have seen Otani really run the bases well he is sitting on 43 steals there goes Otani check swing no throw 44th stolen base for Otani 25 games left including today six shy in both categories Western is can iron survive this inning deep to Center again for Jake and he's got it Rodriguez does survive and it stays three to one we're at the bottom of the fifth now bottom of the order for the diamond bats Jack flarity goes back to work swing and a miss he gets Suarez with the fast ball the best that pitch has been in his six starts with the Dodgers chops this ball over the mound to Rojas two up and two down in the fifth Pomo with a bases know for a lot of this season this wouldn't have been a moment that would make you hold your breath but these days it certainly does Corbin Carol as hot as any hitter in baseball and as powerful as any hitter in baseball lately Carrol swings and misses the elevated fast ball finishes him off in sixks for Jack FL it's going to be a Dodger start for Jack flare take him to 6/7 a day when they really need him to go deep against the number one competitor in their division one-on-one out Josh Bell there goes McCarthy throw from Will Smith is right there and they got him but one of the quiet stories of the year as Will Smith's controlling the running game that's his 29th caught stealing and it's outside he walked it that's probably going to do it now FL who said one of the lowest walk rates in baseball that's his third of the day first time all year that he's issued three walks all told though really strong outing as sharp as he's looked he's going to rely on Alex vessia to preserve a line reflective of that vasia fires and Strikes him out Smith tosses down to First Freeman to the bag and Alex vesia gets out of the inning and he'll have one happy camper over there and Jack flarity to greet him well T today has the hardest hit ball in this stadium in seven years it was a single to open the game he's grounded out and he's walked also stolen his 44th base there's his second hit looked just like his first one maybe we get the snowland base here with Betts at the plate there goes Otani throw from del Castillo not in time his second of the day his 45th of the Year good one off a lefty stealing second the harder base to steal off a left-hander reading the delivery and now that he's at second would he go to third there there he goes he's got another third stolen base of the game for sh he's four away from 50 he's 23 for his last 23 Montgomery takes a while over the rubber he gives him two looks but every look he took a little extra step so he had a tremendous lead and in this situation context of the game forget history that's a big move him going first to third with a pair of steals chance to grow the lead here Freeman with a Fly ball to deep left center field plenty deep enough to bring home sh Otani his two stolen bases are more than just getting closer to history getting the Dodgers closer to a win bets take second as well Dodgers grow the lead to 4 to one a 2-2 teoscar drills it off Montgomery Ricochet is over to third he'll take a second single training staff out to look at Montgomery that thing was hit hard shinberger didn't look like it caught a lot of meat oh Baby that blew up in a hurry so did his Ting so the base hit for tasa Hernandez off the right shin of Jordan Montgomery left a huge welt he walks off the field on his own power bets at third Tasker at first and Sone to go to work here with two gone poke through the right side base hit for Will Smith two more runs will score and it's six to one they've doubled the lead here in the seven nicely done backto back base knocks they're on the corters for Pomo and here we go it's this one in the air for Muki flz at third he'll jog on in no throw at 6-2 RBI for Heraldo Pomo High Chopper bond is under it goret will score oh they say McCarthy out at first when Walcott makes the call it's a six to3 game first and second two down for Muki bets pulls the first one down the line and a fair ball into the corner Taylor's in to score otani's right behind him two-run double for Muki bets Dodgers do it again with two out now boy are those deflating runs for the Dbacks and Freeman hits the ball a ton to right center field on the 11th pitch he goes yard second home run of the game for Freddy Freeman puts an exclamation on a marathon against s now Tommy Edmond looking for one Tommy Edmond scorches one into center field Here Comes Hernandez throw to third not in Time Will Smith is safe Tommy Edmond with an RBI single seven straight two out base runners Suarez is two for three double single two runs scored and Gino blasts one deep to left Center there goes one more Gino swap LZ that's his 23rd for 38 his third home run in his series and his fifth home run in the last 10 games so he's topped his home run total from last season was Seattle we'll keep going chance for Josh Bell now gritch aboard for the second time Josh Bell with a base hit Orban scores Here Comes Randall grck Diamond Backs not done yet 11 six ball game and the left Asar Hernandez is there and that's the game that's the series Dodgers take three of four from the Diamondbacks and make a statement in this long weekend