LOS ANGELES — The D-backs and Dodgers just played seven games in the span of the last two weeks, with L.A. emerging victorious, 3-1, in Wednesday’s series finale at Dodger Stadium.
Teoscar Hernández flipped the momentum of the rubber game on one swing, hitting a three-run blast in the sixth inning to snap Corbin Burnes‘ 21-inning scoreless streak.
Now, the divisional rivals won’t face each other again until the final weekend of August, when both teams could be in the middle of a heated postseason push.
The NL West has been one of the most competitive divisions in baseball, with the Dodgers (31-19), Giants (29-21), Padres (27-20) and D-backs (26-24) all sitting above .500. It’s not a given that all four teams will still be in the mix at that point, but these early-season games have implications for the stretch run.
