D-backs vs. Dodgers Game Highlights (8/31/25) | MLB Highlights

D-backs vs. Dodgers Game Highlights (8/31/25) | MLB Highlights

On this Sunday afternoon, they’re giving away Kik Hernandez bobblehead. And Kik not in the lineup today. Still got some action. He caught the first pitch from his daughter Penelope just a minute ago. Perfect strike. That was right around this time. One week ago, we were talking about the same thing. Yoshino Yamamoto needing to be the stopper. He was against the Padres’s. They last him to do the same today. A curve is swatted up the middle of the Muki bat for the first down of the ball game. Dodgers a game and a half ahead of the Padres’s after San Diego loses two of three to Minnesota. Two games back of the Phillies for the two seed they play tonight. Two outs, bases empty, no score. Off the end of the bat, left center field. Andy Pah finishes off a one, two, three, first inning for Yamamoto. Here come the Dodgers. Otani leads off. Bats then Freeman. No Will Smith or Tios Oscar Hernandez today’s Otani smacks on drive. Base hit to right center. Leadoff hit. Shoi Otani. Shoi gets a chance on this pitch to extend his arms and down there a low fast ball just kind of golfs it off a pitch that was slightly below his knees. Well, the Dodgers have scored just three runs against FA this year and off of three solo home runs. And the reason I bring that up now is that this man here hit two of them. Base hit it the other way. Backto back singles to open the game. Good sign for Muki bats hitting a pitch that was away the other way. So Muki now with hits in 18 of his last 23 games batting above 330 in that stretch. First and second, nobody out. Freddy Freeman can Freddy Freeman in the heart of the order is does in the air to center field over Thomas bounces off the wall. Otani rounds and heads home. It’s a ringing double from Freddy Freeman and a resounding start for the Dodgers. his 544th double. He was tied with Tony Gwyn with the double last night and now he moves in front of Tony Gwyn to 35th all time. First time this weekend the Dodgers have had three hits in an inning. Winner three batters in. Boy, this thing’s got all kinds of English on triggers a throw quickly to get Pah, but Betts comes in to score. Two to nothing. To the top of the third we go. Yamamoto delivers to Alec Thomas. got him swinging. Blew a fast ball by him at 97. One out, nobody on. Two nothing Dodgers. Here’s Jordan Lawler to right center and Alex call for Randy Pahz. It’s called well Tyler Glass now was perfect through three yesterday. Yamamoto would try to do the same. McCarthy lays down a bunt. Yamamoto pounces over there to get it and guns a fast ball to first. He’s retired on nine that he’s faced. Top of the order for the Diamondbacks. Yamamoto back to work. perfect once through the lineup and wow just carves him up. One of the best hitters in the league in the second half and he’s up there looking like he’s never done this before. One gone in the fourth and now back home with an 01 to the All-Star Marte shows Bunt lays it down left side and it’s a bunt hit for the first base runner of the game for the Diamondbacks. Is this deep enough into the game where that’s a bad look or is that just playing the game? It’s playing the game. It’s early. It’s only a two nothing game. That is fine. And there are a few booze from the stands as the first hit is a bunt. Dodgers are playing the correct defense if he was swinging fully, but yeah, that that’s playing baseball. Corbin Carroll sends it to center. He’s got a base hit and the Diamondbacks have something going. Two on and one out now for Bla1 Alexander. Just cannot lay off that split. It is a deadly weapon out there. That’s Yamamoto’s fifth strikeout. Let’s see if ADC can catch up to one here. They’re making them work a little bit more. Second time through this lineup. Del Castillo hammers it into right. Tim Bogar waving Marte home. Corbin’s into third. Adrien Del Castillo gets the Diamondbacks on the board. Their third hit in this fourth inning. Oh, you got a four seam fast ball up in the strike zone. I think that’s going to be the key with these younger guys. Look for something up. Easier said than done when he’s got six or seven pitches, but if you eliminate that bottom part of that strike zone, that’ll keep you away from that split finger down. So it’s two to one and Tyler Lleier comes up with a tying run at third and the go-ahead run aboard strikes him out with the splitter to finish off the inning. Diamondbacks get one but strand two Dodgers two. Diamondbacks one. Bottom of the fourth. Here’s Freeland to left field base hit. That snaps the O for 17 for Alex Freeland. And Alex Freeland after he rounded first stopped, held his palms to the sky and looks to the sky zip to say thank you for that hit. Two on, two out. Rojos at the plate. Dodgers trying to get the lead in the division. Back to two games. Base hit right field. Miguel Rohos. No chance at home. Carl is off and running with the crack of the bat. He scores. A two out RBI single from Rohas. Two, three, and four for the Dodgers coming up here against Brandon Fox. Flips it into left center field. It is going to jump in for a base hit. Muki got his bat to it. And there’s a perfect example of what we’ve talked about with him. When he feels like it’s natural for him and things are lined up, he knows no matter what, he’s still going to find a way to chip in a hit or two a day. And Freeman hits it up the middle off the mound. Fielded by Purdomo to his left. He’s up and throwing. What a play by Heraldo Peromo to take a hit away from Freddy Freeman. I’ll tell you what, we talk about it so many different times. At this level, folks, this game is at a different level. It looks easy to play. Everybody thinks they could play the game. Not to that level. Mookie did advance to second on the play. So one out for Andy Pah to left and a base hit. McCarthy’s up with it. Here’s his throw to the play. No chance to get Mookie back. Andy Pahz has knocked in his second run of the day and extended his hitting streak to seven games in the process. Eight strikeouts over six innings for Yamamoto today. Just one run on three hits. to go back to his start against these guys in late May. And his last two games, 17 strikeouts over 13 innings, one run on four hits. Vbeck’s going to take their swings against Yamamoto in the top of the seventh. Strikes him out on three pitches, nine of them for the second straight start against Arizona. Guess what pitch? Splitter. Swing and a miss. Strike three. Got him with the curve. That’s double digits now for Yamamoto. You’re looking for the splitter? Try this one on for size. The hook. Two outs. Thomas. Thomas sprays the ball to left field. Kik comes in. He dives and he makes the catch. A head first grab by Kik Hernandez in left field. And all the fans who are happy to be here on his bobblehead night rise to their feet to celebrate that play. Base hit from Marte. Pass the diving beds. back to back two out hits and the Diamondbacks get the tying run to the plate. Yeah. So, if this is a playoff game right now, you’re thinking, okay, Tanner Scott’s our guy and boy, who’s behind him right now, you know, is this really the ninth and he’s the last guy and there’s not going to be anybody warming up behind him. A chance for Corbin. Diamondbacks with two outs. Have the tying run at the plate in the eighth inning against a tough left-hander in Tanner Scott. guys. It’s got some carry to it deep left center field and it is gone. Corbin Carol goes the other way and we are tied in Los Angeles. He’s done it again. Scott retires the first two. A soft single from Perommo, a single from Marte and a homer from Carol. Smith will pinch it for Dton rushing the lead off the bottom of the ninth in a 4-4 game. hits this one in the air left center field. Game over. Pinch hit walk-off. Will Smith. Will Smith captain clutch with a walk-off home run in the bottom of the ninth inning. Will Smith off of the bench to give the Dodgers a much needed win. They avoid the sweep.

D-backs vs. Dodgers full game highlights from 8/31/25

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