Los Angeles DodgersvsArizona Diamondbacks
LAD 7/ARI 0
Things to say
Dodgers shut out the Diamondbacks 7-0 at Chase Field.
01
opener
Dodgers rolled the Snakes 7-zip in Phoenix. Just a clean beatdown from start to finish. Arizona never had a pulse.
02
key player
LA's starter was filthy — you don't hang a zero on anybody at Chase Field by accident, that ballpark eats pitchers alive.
03
hot take
Arizona's lineup is cooked. Heart of the order went quiet again and you can't keep blaming the bullpen when the bats won't show up.
04
deep cut
Getaway day at Chase and the D-backs manager left his starter in a batter too long in the fourth — that's where the game flipped.
05
exit
Anyway, Dodgers are 40-22 now, we'll see if Arizona can punch back tomorrow or if this turns into a sweep.
The recap
Dodgers rolled into Chase Field and shut the door, 7-0 — a clean shutout that was never really in doubt. LA's staff carved up the Arizona lineup, and the heart of the order did just enough damage early to let the pitching coast.
Arizona never got into anything against the Dodger arms, couldn't string two together, and the bullpen got the night off in the best way possible. LA's now 40-22 and looking every bit the team to beat in the West.