D-Backs Crumble in Epic Showdown Against the Dodgers

Dbacks and Dodgers game two of four Dodgers Outlast the Diamondbacks yesterday and it's the difference in a five-game lead versus a three-game lead in the division they get the five-game lead largest they've had in weeks Merl Kelly on the mound has struggled in his career against the Dodgers 17 starts his record is 1 and 11 with an erra above five the good news is he's 4-0 this year so he's undefeated and when you you have a in my opinion a must-win game like you have tonight uh you like having an undefeated pitcher on the mountain Otani pursuing 50/50 he also pursuing the Dodger seagull single season home run record on the eighth pitch sends a towering Fly ball a straightway center field did he get enough he sure did it scraped the sky when it came down it was his 44th marvelous a nightly treat nightly history the greatness of sh Otani here is mukie Betts 13 Homer he swings he hits a drive to left and deep this Ball's back it is backto back two nothing mooki Bets with a bomb and the Dodgers come out of the shoot Swinging The Backs backto back home runs to start the ball game two superstars back to back and another one in the box and now Freddy Freeman driving one to right center field get out of town unreal three consecutive home runs to start the game three straight home runs on three consecutive pitches can you believe this Gavin Stone seven innings in back-to-back starts and over his last three starts two runs in 19 Innings well they they uh solo homers don't beat you there's that corin's remarkable late summer surge continues Corbin got under this one just a bit but it might carry to km to the wall in center and it's off the wall Corbin heads for third they're going to send the all the way around Corbin bar with an inside the park answer back what a start and this building is alive once again it hit high off that wall over the head of Kevin km out there and Carri it all the way back near the infield Corbin Carroll does not hit singles Corbin Carol with that great speed of his he just circles the bases all the way around go go go second and third with nobody out for Lord is scuel JR griel sends one to left teoscar Hernandez can't get it and it gets behind him McCarthy's home here comes Peterson and we're tied at three the Oscar herandez made a couple of catches like that in last night's game this one came up bit short first and third one out now a chance for Suz high in the air right center kmers over there here comes Lis and the Diamondbacks have the lead what a turn around and the bases are loaded now for Otani with nobody out sends it in the air to center field this should be playable for Jake McCarthy but it will tie the game throwe heads into third it's four to four sacrifice fly for sh two on two out and Freddy Freeman who is homered in both games in this series free mo with the base hit to Center to put him back in front km goes first to third five to four in this seesaw battle in the Seesaw series six in a row set down by Gavin Stone brings up guel his Bat so important from that right side missing Walker and Moreno and Marte guel in the air did he get enough it's going it's going and it's gone way up high for Lis his 17th and we're all tied up again runner in scoring position Lux representing the go-ahead run and Max Muny at the plate that's a base H to right field carols up with it quickly here's his throw to the plate Lux is safe and the Rogers jump back in front a two out base hit from Max Muny what a nice little two-out rally Lux with a scorcher now Max with big 90 ft in the one- Run game now Corbin doesn't even really need a base hit to get that Runner home from third base on medium deep Fly ball will do it Corin hits a Fly ball to right field What A Catch by Moi bets de oret comes in and we're tied mookie vs going back you talking about just concentration going back making the leap comes down then goes into the fence the pinch runner at first base now Dodgers desperately looking for one run here Lu scalds the ball P him into center field gives Ryan Thompson a close shave right there go ahead run into scoring position and the Dodgers with one out in the top of the ninth inning have Runners at second and third that is a problem for Arizona in a 6-6 score line D wow oh he did it again Superman wow wow unbelievable wow just a step and a dive to his right up in the webbing of the glove taking away a couple of runs from the Dodgers great defensive play now Tommy Edmund got to get a hit two outs onew into right center field it's sinking it's down Tommy Edmund comes through two run score Dodgers lead in the ninth they started off with three big blasts but it's the little bloop that may have won the game are two men out one to get should the Dodgers win this game they will clinch the 14th consecutive winning season fly to center field Taylor's there the Dodgers for the hardfought dramatic 86 win they've taken the first two from Arizona