PHOENIX — With a victory on Wednesday, the Arizona Diamondbacks could have woken up on Thursday morning in a playoff spot.

With losses from both the New York Mets and Cincinnati Reds, the Diamondbacks could have jumped both fellow National League Wild Card contenders by taking care of business against the Los Angeles Dodgers.

And the D-backs had a shot with the bases loaded and one out in the bottom of the 10th inning.

Instead, the Diamondbacks merely did not lose any ground, as the Dodgers evened up the series at Chase Field in extra innings, 5-4.

There are four games left on the schedule, and the D-backs (80-78) remain one game behind the 81-77 Mets and 80-78 Reds (via tiebreaker).

After storming back from a four-run deficit to walk-off the Dodgers on Tuesday, the D-backs mustered another comeback with three runs in the eighth inning on Wednesday to tie the game.

Corbin Carroll’s double brought home a run and put the two runners in scoring position. A Gabriel Moreno infield single and Adrian Del Castillo sacrifice fly brought them in.

The Dodgers called on Clayton Kershaw — set to retire at the end of the year — to pitch the ninth inning in what was likely his final appearance at Chase Field. He delivered a 1-2-3 frame capped by a Tommy Edman diving catch.

Carroll’s outfield assist to the plate saved a run in the 10th inning, but Jake McCarthy and James McCann popped out to strand the bases loaded in the 10th.

With another shot, the Dodgers scored the winning run on a Tommy Edman two-out single.

Dodgers starter Blake Snell tossed six innings of one-run ball, shutting out the D-backs over his final five frames. Roki Sasaki returned from a four-month injured list stint and threw a 1-2-3 inning.

D-backs starter Ryne Nelson struck out a season-high nine batters, and he recorded his seventh quality start over his last eight appearances. He struck out seven out of 11 batters over a stretch. His largest blemish was a cutter he left over the middle that Andy Pages drove for a two-run home run.

Nelson finished with six innings pitched and three earned runs.

Up next for Diamondbacks

The rubber match is on Thursday at 12:40 p.m. MST.

It will be the final home game of the regular season for the 2025 Diamondbacks, and with the postseason uncertain, this could be the last game at Chase Field until next spring.

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