00:01On this Sunday afternoon, they're giving away Kike Hernandez's bobblehead.
00:05And Kike, out of the lineup today, still got some action.
00:08He caught the first pitch from his daughter Penelope just a minute ago.
00:11Perfect strike.
00:12It was right around this time, one week ago, we were talking about the same thing.
00:16Yoshinobi Yamamoto needing to be the stopper.
00:18He was against the Padres, the last him to do the same today.
00:22A curve is swatted up the middle to Mookie Betts for the first down of the ballgame.
00:26The Dodgers a game and a half ahead of the Padres after San Diego loses 2 of 3 to Minnesota.
00:32Two games back at the Phillies for the 2 seed they play tonight.
00:35Two outs, bases empty, no score.
00:37Off the end of the bat, left center field.
00:40Andy Parmes finishes off a 1-2-3 first inning for Yamamoto.
00:44Here come the Dodgers.
00:46Otani leads off.
00:47Betts then Freeman.
00:48No Will Smith or Teoscar Hernandez today.
00:50Otani smacks a line drive, base it to right center.
00:54Lead-off hit, Shohei Otani.
00:56Shohei gets a chance on this pitch to extend his arms.
01:00And down there, a low fastball.
01:03Just kind of golfs it off.
01:05A pitch that was slightly below his knees.
01:08But the Dodgers have scored just three runs against FOT this year and off of three solo home runs.
01:13And the reason I bring that up now is that this man here hit two of them.
01:17Base it the other way.
01:19Back-to-back singles to open the game.
01:21Good sign for Mookie Betts hitting a pitch that was away the other way.
01:25So Mookie now hits in 18 of his last 23 games.
01:29Batting above .330 in that stretch.
01:32First and second.
01:33Nobody out.
01:34Freddie Freeman.
01:35Can Freddie Freeman in the heart of the order deliver?
01:36Is, does, and the air to center field over Thomas bounces off the wall.
01:43Otani rounds and heads home.
01:45It's a ringing double from Freddie Freeman and a resounding start for the Dodgers.
01:50It was 544th double.
01:53He was tied with Tony Gwynn with the double last night.
01:56And now he moves in front of Tony Gwynn to 35th all time.
02:03First time this weekend, the Dodgers have had three hits in an inning.
02:07One of three batters in.
02:08Boy, I think he's got all kinds of ingershot.
02:11Two-pick ball.
02:11Triggers a throw quickly to get Pajes.
02:13But Betts comes in to score 2-0.
02:16To the top of the third we go.
02:17Yamamoto delivers to Alec Thomas.
02:19Got him swinging.
02:21Blew a fastball by him at 97.
02:23One out.
02:24Nobody on.
02:252-0 Dodgers.
02:26Here's Jordan Lawler.
02:27To right center.
02:28And Alec's call.
02:29Or Andy Pajes.
02:31Let's call.
02:31Well, Tyler Glastow was perfect through three yesterday.
02:35Yamamoto would try to do the same.
02:37McCarthy lays down a bunt.
02:39Yamamoto pounces over there to get it and guns a fastball to first.
02:43He's retired on nine into his face.
02:45Top of the order for the Diamondbacks.
02:47Yamamoto back to work.
02:48Perfect once through the lineup.
02:50Wow.
02:50Just carves him up.
02:51One of the best hitters in the league in the second half.
02:55And he's up there looking like he's never done this before.
02:58One gone in the fourth.
02:59And now back home with an 0-1 to the All-Star Marte.
03:02Shows bunt.
03:03Lays it down left side.
03:05And it's a bunt hit for the first base runner of the game for the Diamondbacks.
03:10Is this deep enough into the game where that's a bad look or is that just playing the game?
03:13That's playing the game.
03:14It's early.
03:15It's only a 2-0 game.
03:16That is fine.
03:17There are a few boos from the stands.
03:19As the first hit is a bunt.
03:20Dodgers are playing the correct defense if he was swinging fully.
03:25But yeah, that's playing baseball.
03:27Orvin Carroll sends it to center.
03:29He's got a base hit.
03:30And the Diamondbacks have something going.
03:33Two on and one out now for Blaze Alexander.
03:35And just cannot lay off that split.
03:38It is a deadly weapon out there.
03:40That's Yamamoto's fifth strikeout.
03:42Let's see if ADC can catch up to one here.
03:45They're making them work a little bit more second time through this lineup.
03:48Del Castillo hammers it into right.
03:50Tim Bogart waving Marte home.
03:53Corbin's into third.
03:54Adrian Del Castillo gets the Diamondbacks on the board.
03:57Their third hit in this fourth inning.
03:59Oh, he got a four-seam fastball up in the strike zone.
04:02I think that's going to be the key with these younger guys.
04:04Look for something up.
04:06Easier said than done when he's got six or seven pitches.
04:09But if you eliminate that bottom part of that strike zone,
04:12that'll keep you away from that split finger down.
04:14So it's 2-1.
04:15And Tyler Locklear comes up with a tie and run at third.
04:18And the go-ahead run aboard.
04:19Strikes him out with the splitter to finish off the inning.
04:22Diamondbacks get one, but strand two.
04:25Dodgers two.
04:26Diamondbacks one.
04:27Bottom of the fourth.
04:27Here's Freeland.
04:28Picked it off field.
04:29Base in.
04:30That snaps the 0 for 17 for Alex Freeland.
04:33And Alex Freeland, after he rounded first, stopped, held his palms to the sky,
04:38looks to the sky, zip to say, thank you for that hit.
04:42Two on, two out.
04:43Rojas at the plate.
04:44Dodgers trying to get the lead in the division.
04:46Back to two games.
04:49Base in right field.
04:50Miguel Rojas.
04:52No chance at home.
04:54Carl was off and running with a crack of the bat.
04:56He scores.
04:57A two-out RBI single from Rojas.
05:00Two, three, and four for the Dodgers coming up here against Brandon Fox.
05:03Flips it into the left center field.
05:04It is going to drop in for a base hit.
05:08Mookie got his bat to it.
05:09And there's a perfect example of what we've talked about with him when he feels like it's natural for him
05:14and things are lined up.
05:15He knows no matter what, he's still going to find a way to chip in a hit or two a
05:19day.
05:20And Freeman hits it up the middle, off the mound.
05:22Fielded by Perdomo to his left.
05:23He's up and throwing.
05:24What a play by Geraldo Perdomo to take a hit away from Freddie Freeman.
05:30I'll tell you what, we talk about it so many different times.
05:33At this level, folks, this game is at a different level.
05:36It looks easy to play.
05:38Everybody thinks they can play the game.
05:40Not to that level.
05:41Mookie did advance to second on the play, so one out for Andy Pajos.
05:45To left and a base hit.
05:48McCarthy's up with it.
05:49Here's his throw to the plate.
05:51No chance to get Mookie backs.
05:53Andy Pajos has knocked in his second run of the day and extended his hitting streak to seven games in
05:59the process.
06:00Eight strikeouts over six innings for Yamamoto today.
06:03Just one run on three hits.
06:05You go back to his start against these guys in late May.
06:08And his last two games, 17 strikeouts over 13 innings, one run on four hits.
06:15The A-backs going to take their swings against Yamamoto in the top of the seventh.
06:20Strikes him out on three pitches.
06:22Nine of them for the second straight start against Arizona.
06:26Guess what pitch?
06:30Swing and a miss.
06:31Strike three.
06:32Got him with the curve.
06:33That's double digits now for Yamamoto.
06:37You looking for the splitter?
06:38Try this one on for size.
06:40The hook.
06:41Two outs.
06:42Thomas the hitter.
06:43Thomas sprays the ball to left field.
06:45Kike comes in.
06:46He dives and he makes the catch.
06:48A head first rolling grab by Kike Hernandez in left field.
06:53And all the fans who are happy to be here on his bobblehead night rise to their feet to celebrate
06:58that play.
06:59Base hit for Marte.
07:00Pass to diving bats.
07:02Back to back.
07:02Two out hits.
07:03And the Diamondbacks get the tying run to the plate.
07:05Yeah, so if this is a playoff game right now, you're thinking, okay, Tanner Scott's our guy.
07:10And boy, who's behind him right now?
07:12You know, is this really the ninth and he's the last guy and there's not going to be anybody warming
07:17up behind him?
07:18A chance for Corbin.
07:19Diamondbacks with two outs, have the tying run at the plate in the eighth inning against the tough left-hander
07:24in Tanner Scott.
07:25Guys, it's got some carry to it.
07:27Deep left center field.
07:29And it is gone.
07:32Corbin Carroll goes the other way.
07:35And we are tied in Los Angeles.
07:38He's done it again.
07:40Scott retires the first two.
07:42A soft single from Perdomo, a single from Marte, and a homer from Carroll.
07:47Will Smith will pinch it for Dalton Rushing.
07:49The lead off the bottom of the ninth in a 4-4 game.
07:53Hits the spot in the air.
07:54Left center field.
07:56Game over.
07:57Pinch hit walk-off.
07:59Will Smith.
08:00Will Smith kept in clutch with a walk-off home run in the bottom of the ninth inning.
08:09Will Smith off of the bench to give the Dodgers a much-needed win.
08:13They avoid the sweep.
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