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 did not play a clean game but felt they were in a position to win.
- Edwin Diaz has struggled this season with an 11.00 ERA over 11 outings since returning from the injured list.
- Despite the losing streak, the Dodgers maintain a 7.5 game lead in the NL West.
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.
“A loss is a loss but to get walked off never feels good,” Dodgers manager Dave Roberts said. “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 32-year-old is a three-time All-Star, but hasn’t been able to help the Dodgers much after signing a $69 million, three-year deal during the offseason. Waldschmidt connected on Diaz’s hanging slider, hitting it into the left-center field seats for his second career homer and first big league walk-off.
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.
强大的道奇队在心碎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，遭遇了赛季最高的第七连败，令人震惊的是，响尾蛇在新秀瑞安·瓦尔德施密特的两分绝杀本垒打后逆转获胜。
“失利就是失利，但被绝杀的感觉从来都不好，”道奇队经理戴夫·罗伯茨说。“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，我们未能完成。”
这对迪亚斯来说又是一次糟糕的表现，他本赛季在11场比赛中的ERA高达11.00。这位32岁的三届全明星球员在签下6900万美元的三年合同后，未能为道奇队提供太多帮助。瓦尔德施密特击中了迪亚斯的悬挂滑球，将球打入左中场看台，这是他职业生涯的第二个本垒打，也是首次在大联盟中绝杀。
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日以来战绩为10胜16负，但他们在国家联盟西区仍以7.5场的优势稳居首位。