| Final - 8.6.2011 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Los Angeles Dodgers | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 12 | 0 |
| Arizona Diamondbacks | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 1 |
Joe Saunders was the victim of poor luck on Saturday night, surrendering eight hits (only one of them for extra bases) in 5.1 innings of work. Saunders contributed at the plate, though, scoring two of Arizona's three runs with a bases-loaded single in the second.
?Hear that? It's the winds of opportunity blowing past the Diamondbacks. Last night and tonight, we were presented with a pair of gift-wrapped chances to take the lead in the NL West. But our...
It was a game of good news and bad news for the Dodgers. They rallied for a pair of runs in the sixth inning to make a winner of Nathan Eovaldi in his major league debut, beating the Diamondbacks 5-3. But they also saw their shortstop leave the game with a shoulder injury, though Dee Gordon's injury doesn't appear to be too serious.
As the Dodgers battle the Diamondbacks tonight at Chase Field in Arizona, the story of the night is the major league debut of Nathan Eovaldi. The 21-year old will become the first player born in the 1990s to play for the Dodgers, joining this group of young Dodgers.
