US EditionWill Smith’s Walk-Off Homer Lifts Dodgers Past Diamondbacks
Will Smith's pinch-hit home run prevented a series sweep and helped the Dodgers maintain a two-game lead in the National League West, manager Dave Roberts emphasized renewed focus.
- The Los Angeles Dodgers defeated the Arizona Diamondbacks 5-4 on Sunday with a walk-off home run by pinch-hitter Will Smith in the bottom of the ninth inning.
- The Dodgers entered the game facing a potential three-game sweep and had struggled offensively, scoring only one run in 18 innings against Arizona's pitching and enduring a 22-27 slump since July 4.
- Yoshinobu Yamamoto pitched seven innings allowing one run while matching his career high with 10 strikeouts, and the Dodgers chased Brandon Pfaadt early after scoring multiple runs in the first five innings.
- Will Smith hit his 17th home run of the season off reliever John Curtiss, driving a 96.4 mph fastball 10 rows into the left-center bleachers to break a 4-4 tie.
- The victory prevented the Dodgers from being swept, widened their lead in the NL West to two games ahead of San Diego, and coach Dave Roberts stressed the importance of maintaining their current approach, stating they would keep their strategy unchanged throughout September.
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The Diamondbacks are unable to sweep Dodgers in late-inning loss
LOS ANGELES, Calif. (KYMA, KECY) - A dramatic eighth-inning comeback by the Arizona Diamondbacks fell just short on Sunday afternoon, as Will Smith’s walk-off home run in the bottom of the ninth handed the D-backs a 5–4 loss at Dodger Stadium. Trailing 4–1 late, the Diamondbacks broke through in the top of the eighth. After a leadoff single and a walk, Corbin Carroll stepped to the plate and crushed a three-run homer off Dodgers reliever Daniel …
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Smith's pinch-hit homer in 9th inning gives Dodgers a 5-4 win over Diamondbacks
Pinch-hitter Will Smith homered leading off the bottom of the ninth inning to give the Los Angeles Dodgers a 5-4 victory over the Arizona Diamondbacks that prevented a three-game sweep.
LA Daily News
Will Smith’s walk-off homer lifts Dodgers past Diamondbacks
Dodgers’ Will Smith hits a walkoff home run during the ninth inning of a baseball game against the Arizona Diamondbacks in Los Angeles, Sunday, Aug. 31, 2025. (AP Photo/Kyusung Gong) Dodgers’ Will Smith, left, celebrates after his walkoff solo home run with first base coach Chris Woodward, right, during the ninth inning of a baseball game against the Arizona Diamondbacks in Los Angeles, Sunday, Aug. 31, 2025. (AP Photo/Kyusung Gong) Dodgers’ Wil…
Los Angeles Times
The Daily ItemWill Smith's walk-off home run rescues Dodgers from the clutches of an Arizona sweep
Will Smith comes off the bench and hits a walk-off home run in the ninth inning as the Dodgers overcome a Tanner Scott disaster in a 5-4 win over the Diamondbacks.
Will Smith's pinch-hit, walk-off homer gives Dodgers a much-needed 5-4 win over Diamondbacks
Pinch-hitter Will Smith homered leading off the bottom of the ninth inning to give the Los Angeles Dodgers a 5-4 victory over the Arizona Diamondbacks on Sunday that prevented a three-game sweep. Los Angeles took a two-game lead in the NL West over rival San Diego, which lost 7-2 at Minnesota. Smith sent the second pitch he saw from reliever John...
Will for the Win
Check this out: (MLB.com) Will Smith‘s fourth pinch-hit walk-off blast came with no outs in the bottom of the ninth and the score tied at 4-4 with the division-rival Arizona Diamondbacks in front of a Dodger Stadium crowd of 51,803 on Sunday afternoon. Smith, who was pinch-hitting for fellow Dodger catcher Dalton Rushing, absolutely crushed a 96.4-mph four-seam fastball from D-backs right-hander John Curtiss, sending it 420 feet and halfway up t…
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