The mighty Dodgers are reeling following a 7th straight loss in heartbreaking fashion
- The Los Angeles Dodgers lost their seventh consecutive game after a 4-3 defeat 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's struggles and emphasized the need to play better.
- Despite the losing streak, the Dodgers maintain a 7.5 game lead in the NL West.
- Edwin Diaz has an 11.00 ERA over 11 outings this season.
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."
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(AP) — 这支两届卫冕的世界大赛冠军队伍正处于罕见的低迷状态。洛杉矶道奇队在周五晚上的比赛中以4-3不敌亚利桑那响尾蛇，遭遇赛季最高的第七连败，令人震惊的是，响尾蛇的新秀瑞安·瓦尔德施密特在对道奇队的终结者埃德温·迪亚兹的投球中击出了两分的绝杀全垒打。
道奇队经理戴夫·罗伯茨表示：“失利就是失利，但被绝杀的感觉永远不好。我们在比赛的两方面都没有打得很干净、很出色，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，我们没能完成它。”
道奇队在周五晚上的比赛前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胜16负，他们在国家联盟西区仍保持着7.5场的领先优势。