The Los Angeles Dodgers endured familiar struggles against left-handed pitching but weathered the storm and were sparked by Steven Souza Jr. exacting revenge against his former team in a 3-0 win over the Arizona Diamondbacks, who set a franchise record with a 15th consecutive loss.
The Dodgers had plenty of traffic against Caleb Smith, including putting two on in the first inning behind walks by Mookie Betts and Justin Turner. Smith worked out of the early threat by getting Albert Pujols to ground into an inning-ending double play.
AJ Pollock’s single in the fourth inning gave the Dodgers their first hit of the game and loaded the bases with one out.