The mighty Dodgers are reeling following a 7th straight loss in heartbreaking fashion
- The Los Angeles Dodgers lost their seventh consecutive game, falling 4-3 to the Arizona Diamondbacks.
- Rookie Ryan Waldschmidt hit a two-run walk-off homer against Dodgers closer Edwin Diaz.
- Dodgers manager Dave Roberts acknowledged the team did not play a clean game and failed to finish strong.
- Despite the losing streak, the Dodgers maintain a 7.5-game lead in the NL West division.
- Edwin Diaz has struggled this season with an 11.00 ERA over 11 outings.
PHOENIX (AP) — The two-time defending World Series champions are in a rare funk. The Los Angeles Dodgers lost their season-high seventh game in a row in a stunning collapse on Friday night after the Arizona Diamondbacks rallied for a 4-3 win when rookie Ryan Waldschmidt hit a two-run, walk-off homer against closer Edwin Diaz.
Dodgers manager Dave Roberts said, "A loss is a loss but to get walked off never feels good. We didn’t play a clean game, a great game, on either side of the baseball, but we did enough to put ourselves in position to win a game. Unfortunately, we couldn’t finish it."
It was another rough outing for Diaz, who has an 11.00 ERA over 11 outings this season. The Dodgers were swept by the Boston Red Sox and Chicago Cubs coming into Friday night’s game. They still have a comfortable lead in the NL West — 7 1/2 games in front of the Diamondbacks — despite a 10-16 record since July 5.
强大的道奇队在痛苦的情况下遭遇第七连败
凤凰城（美联社）——这支两届卫冕世界大赛冠军的球队正处于罕见的低迷期。洛杉矶道奇队在周五晚上的比赛中以4-3输给亚利桑那响尾蛇，遭遇赛季最高的第七连败，令人震惊的是，响尾蛇的新人瑞安·瓦尔德施密特在道奇队的终结者埃德温·迪亚兹面前击出了两分的绝杀本垒打。
道奇队经理戴夫·罗伯茨表示：“失利就是失利，但被绝杀的感觉从来都不好。我们在比赛的各个方面都没有打出干净的比赛，但我们做到了足够的事情让自己有机会赢得比赛。不幸的是，我们无法完成它。”
对迪亚兹来说又是一次糟糕的表现，他本赛季在11场比赛中的自责分率为11.00。在周五晚上的比赛之前，道奇队已经被波士顿红袜队和芝加哥小熊队横扫。尽管自7月5日以来的战绩为10-16，但他们在国家联盟西区仍领先响尾蛇7.5场比赛。