US EditionBeat LA! Gabriel Moreno's slam leads Diamondbacks to 5-3 win over NL West rival Dodgers
- On Thursday night, May 8, 2025, the Arizona Diamondbacks defeated the Los Angeles Dodgers 5-3 at Chase Field in Phoenix during the opener of a four-game NL West series.
- The Diamondbacks took the lead after Gabriel Moreno hit an opposite-field grand slam off Dodgers ace Yoshinobu Yamamoto in the fourth inning, followed by a solo homer from Ketel Marte in the fifth.
- Starting pitcher Brandon Pfaadt delivered 6⅓ scoreless innings against the Dodgers, allowing a season-high six hits and recording six strikeouts, while Yoshinobu Yamamoto surrendered five runs, which caused his ERA to increase from 0.90 to 1.80.
- The Dodgers rallied in the eighth inning with RBIs from Max Muncy and Andy Pages against reliever Juan Morillo, but Shohei Ohtani's solo home run in the ninth was insufficient to overcome the deficit.
- The victory marked Arizona's 20th win of the season and extended the Dodgers' recent slump to three losses in five games, highlighting the Diamondbacks' strong position within the NL West division.
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Moreno connects grand slam to Yamamoto and leads Diamondbacks to 5-3 victory over Dodgers
PHOENIX (AP) — Gabriel Moreno connected a grand slam against Yoshinobu Yamamoto, Brandon Pfaadt launched six innings and a third without tolerating annotation, and the Arizona Diamondbacks imposed themselves on Thursday 5-3 on the Los Angeles Dodgers, at the start of a series of four duels between rivals of the Western Division of the National League. Shohei Ohtani connected a lone home run in the ninth inning—his eleventh quadrangular of the se…
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