In the first two games of this series, the Arizona Diamondbacks have outscored the Los Angeles Dodgers, 18-5.

It's been a nightmare final stretch for manager Dave Roberts and his squad, one that eyes a third straight World Series Championship. The nightmare continued on Saturday night as the Diamondback defeated the Dodgers 9-2 at UNIQLO Field at Dodger Stadium.

Arizona has now won three games in a row as they improved to 48-47 overall. There's still a mountain to climb in the division, 12.5 games, to be exact, but winning the National League West was never the top goal for this Diamondbacks team.

With one game remaining before the All-Star break, Arizona is 4.0 games back of a Wild Card spot. There's still plenty of baseball yet to be played, but things are finally starting to click for manager Torey Lovullo's squad.

The Dodgers got around to Pfaadt in the sixth inning, but he was rather flawless through his first 5.0 innings of work. In the end, Pfaadt picked up his third win of the season, improving to 3-1, while his ERA continues to drop.

Pfaadt sports a 4.70 ERA and 1.32 WHIP after rounding out his first half. The Diamondbacks demoting him might've been exactly what the 27-year-old needed as he's been lights out since his return to the big leagues.

"I've said it the last three outings, but trying to be as efficient as possible, pounding the zone and going out there and attacking guys and being the aggressor,” Pfaadt said, according to MLB.com. “I think just establishing the zone and then using the mix after that. I think that's the biggest thing, and that's something I [previously] got away from.”

Lovullo added, "There's just confidence with everything that he's doing. He's getting the ball. His timing's great. His delivery looks great, and he's executing. That to me is the difference between every player when they have success and when they have failure.”

Three of the Diamondbacks nine hits were for home runs, and McCann had two of those. Arizona's catcher went 2-for-4 on the night with a pair of homers. He finished with four RBIs while Nolan Arenado also left his mark on this game with a home run.

Arizona may have gone just 1-for-7 with runners in scoring position, but they cruised to a 9-2 victory and secured a much-needed series victory against the Dodgers.

Elsewhere in the lineup, designated hitter Gabriel Moreno had a pair of hits while first baseman Tim Tawa went 3-for-5 with a pair of RBIs himself.

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