The miracle of childbirth aided the Dodgers on Tuesday. A day after a 15-inning loss to Arizona that lasted 5 hours 46 minutes, the team needed to add a pitcher to its roster but lacked one they wanted to send to the minors to create space.
The Dodgers required an extra arm because their long reliever, Wilmer Font, pitched 4 1/3 innings in Monday's 8-7 defeat. He entered the game in the 10th inning and did not depart until giving up a walk-off single to backup catcher Jeff Mathis. After four scoreless innings, Font could not protect a one-run lead created by a run-scoring single by Chase Utley in the top of the 15th.