The Arizona Diamondbacks completed a three-game sweep over the Los Angeles Dodgers for the first time since September 4-6, 2017.

It's been roughly nine years since the D-backs last accomplished this feat, and they managed to do so at the perfect time.

Many thought the National League West Division was out of reach, but Arizona improved to 49-47 with their latest 5-3 victory over the back-to-back World Series Champions.

The Dodgers still enjoy a comfortable 11.5-game lead, but they're now just 5-5 in their last 10 and were exposed by a Diamondbacks team who continues to climb up the ladder in the NL Wild Card race.

In a rare scene, all four of the Diamondbacks' RBIs came from their six through nine hitters. The top of the order was rather non-existent in this series finale, and that includes the one through five hitters combining for a 1-for-18 with a pair of walks. 

In an even rarer scene, the Diamondbacks' five runs came on five hits while the Dodgers mustered up just three hits which turned out to be good for three runs.

LA committed two errors in another uncharacteristic move from manager Dave Roberts' squad. The last thing they expected was for Ildemaro Vargas to lead the way for Arizona with a pair of hits.

Vargas batted sixth in the Diamondbacks lineup and was one of the major contributors in this game. He was followed by Nolan Arenado, Tim Tawa, and Ryan Waldschmidt, who all drove in a run.

For what it's worth, Tawa hit a solo shot so he's now recorded twice in his last three games. In that three game sample size he's recorded an astonishing seven RBIs. For whatever reason, the 27-year-old has really come to life against the Dodgers.

The biggest move of the day saw Zac Gallen get placed on the 15-day Injured List. In his place, Mitch Bratt was called upon to make just his second start in the big leagues.

Bratt hung in there, especially when knowing his first pitch of the game was a 437-foot home run from Shohei Ohtani.

The 23-year-old gave this team three solid innings, and then the bullpen took over from there. Arizona's bullpen didn't allow a single hit in the six innings they covered. In the process, they struck out six batters and walked just two.

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