Despite back-to-back ninth-inning triples and a seven-inning gem from Brandon Pfaadt, the Arizona Diamondbacks allowed the Los Angeles Dodgers to snap their losing streak.
The Arizona Diamondbacks have been extremely inconsistent as of late.
This is a team that is now 4-4 in their last eight games, and they haven't won two consecutive games since their four-game winning streak from July 28 to August 1.
If this trend continues, they should take the series finale, as they've split each of their games going back to August 2.
It was a tough pill to swallow for the D-backs as they helped the Los Angeles Dodgers end their season-long losing streak in what would turn out to be a 2-1 win in 10 innings for the back-to-back World Series Champions.
Diamondbacks got to Edwin Diaz again, but it wasn't enough
It's rare to see a pitcher pick up the win in the same outing where they record a blown save, but that's exactly what happened to Edwin Diaz. One night prior, Arizona roughed him up, and they delivered more of the same in the following game.
Diaz had a chance to wrap things up, but instead, he allowed a run on two hits, and it required 24 pitches for him to get out of his inning. In the end, though, Jack Dreyer bailed him out in extra innings and picked up his first save of the season.
Not only is getting the win after a blown save rare, but what Arizona did against him was even more incredible. The D-backs got the inning started with back-to-back triples, something that had to be seen to be believed.
Arizona drew eight walks, but the offense failed to show up after Brandon Pfaadt's gem
Brandon Pfaadt poured his heart and soul into this outing as he continues to pitch out of this world. He walked a pair of batters himself, but two was the magic number as that's the number of batters he struck out and hits he allowed in his seven-inning gem.
Sadly for Pfaadt, he didn't get a decision. There aren't many pitchers in the league who can throw seven scoreless innings against the Dodgers, but Pfaadt has thrown his name into that conversation.
In total, Arizona actually outhit the Dodgers, 7-6, but couldn't score when they needed to. This D-backs team left an astonishing 15 runners on base, and they were just 2-for-16 with runners in scoring position.
Simply put, that's not going to cut it. Pfaadt did everything in his power to lead his team to victory, but instead, the Dodgers improved to 70-47 while Arizona fell to 62-56.
