{"id":806723,"date":"2026-08-08T10:40:09","date_gmt":"2026-08-08T10:40:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/806723\/"},"modified":"2026-08-08T10:40:09","modified_gmt":"2026-08-08T10:40:09","slug":"dodgers-face-the-diamondbacks-looking-to-break-road-skid","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/806723\/","title":{"rendered":"Dodgers face the Diamondbacks looking to break road skid"},"content":{"rendered":"

Los Angeles Dodgers<\/a> (69-47, first in the NL West) vs. Arizona Diamondbacks<\/a> (62-55, second in the NL West)<\/p>\n

Phoenix; Saturday, 8:10 p.m. EDT<\/p>\n

PITCHING PROBABLES: Dodgers: Yoshinobu Yamamoto<\/a> (11-7, 2.76 ERA, 0.88 WHIP, 121 strikeouts); Diamondbacks: Brandon Pfaadt<\/a> (6-1, 3.66 ERA, 1.26 WHIP, 52 strikeouts)<\/p>\n

LINE: Dodgers -183, Diamondbacks +155; over\/under is 8 1\/2 runs<\/p>\n

BOTTOM LINE: The Los Angeles Dodgers will look to stop their five-game road slide in a matchup against the Arizona Diamondbacks.<\/p>\n

Arizona has a 62-55 record overall and a 34-24 record at home. The Diamondbacks have gone 26-11 in games when they did not allow a home run.<\/p>\n

Los Angeles has a 69-47 record overall and a 36-24 record on the road. The Dodgers have the second-best team slugging percentage in MLB play at .431.<\/p>\n

The teams meet Saturday for the 12th time this season. The Diamondbacks lead the season series 6-5.<\/p>\n

TOP PERFORMERS: Ketel Marte<\/a> has 22 doubles, three triples, 19 home runs and 62 RBI while hitting .246 for the Diamondbacks. Geraldo Perdomo<\/a> is 15 for 44 with a double, two triples and a home run over the last 10 games.<\/p>\n

Shohei Ohtani<\/a> has 22 doubles, two triples and 26 home runs for the Dodgers. Freddie Freeman<\/a> is 14 for 38 over the past 10 games.<\/p>\n

LAST 10 GAMES: Diamondbacks: 7-3, .257 batting average, 3.82 ERA, outscored opponents by eight runs<\/p>\n

Dodgers: 2-8, .280 batting average, 5.64 ERA, outscored by 16 runs<\/p>\n

INJURIES: Diamondbacks: Tommy Troy<\/a>: 10-Day IL (shoulder), Merrill Kelly<\/a>: day-to-day (leg), A.J. Puk<\/a>: 60-Day IL (elbow), Jordan Lawlar<\/a>: 10-Day IL (hamstring), Ryan Thompson: 15-Day IL (back), Mike Soroka: 15-Day IL (lower body), Zac Gallen<\/a>: 60-Day IL (elbow), Lourdes Gurriel Jr<\/a>.: 10-Day IL (adductor), Blake Walston<\/a>: 60-Day IL (elbow), Drey Jameson: 15-Day IL (hip), Ryne Nelson<\/a>: 60-Day IL (elbow), Corbin Burnes<\/a>: 60-Day IL (elbow), Cristian Mena<\/a>: 60-Day IL (shoulder), Andrew Saalfrank<\/a>: 60-Day IL (shoulder), Justin Martinez<\/a>: 60-Day IL (elbow)<\/p>\n

Dodgers: Blake Snell<\/a>: 60-Day IL (elbow), Gavin Stone<\/a>: 60-Day IL (shoulder), Bobby Miller<\/a>: 60-Day IL (shoulder), Ben Casparius<\/a>: 60-Day IL (shoulder), Dalton Rushing<\/a>: 10-Day IL (arm), Kris Bubic<\/a>: 60-Day IL (elbow), Will Klein: 15-Day IL (elbow), Jake Cousins<\/a>: 60-Day IL (elbow), Brock Stewart: 15-Day IL (shoulder), Blake Treinen: 15-Day IL (elbow), Will Smith<\/a>: 60-Day IL (neck), Tyler Glasnow<\/a>: 60-Day IL (back), Brusdar Graterol<\/a>: 60-Day IL (shoulder)<\/p>\n

——<\/p>\n

The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive<\/a> and data from Sportradar<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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