PHOENIX – The Arizona Diamondbacks open a four-game series tonight against the Los Angeles Dodgers, their first NL West matchup of the season and a critical early test at Chase Field.
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Pitching matchups:
Brandon Pfaadt takes the mound looking to bounce back from a tough outing against the Phillies, where he gave up six earned runs in just 4.2 innings. Still, the right-hander has five wins this year and a solid 3.79 ERA, and his body of work suggests last week was more an outlier than a trend.
May 3, 2025; Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA; Arizona Diamondbacks pitcher Brandon Pfaadt (32) pitches during the first inning against the Philadelphia Phillies at Citizens Bank Park. Mandatory Credit: Bill Streicher-Imagn Images
The Dodgers will rely on Yoshinobu Yamamoto to continue his spectacular 2025 campaign, as he has a 4-2 record and boasts a 0.90 ERA, which leads the entire MLB. His splitter is still his most effective pitch, but he has been commanding his four-seam fastball incredibly well as of late.
Corbin Carroll (7) rounds the bases after a solo home run against New York Mets pitcher Griffin Canning (46) during the first inning at Chase Field, May 5, 2025. © Michael Chow/The Republic / USA TODAY NETWORK via Imagn Images
Getting going:
Corbin Carroll is one of the spark plugs for this Diamondbacks ball club. In Wednesday’s game against the Mets, he went 2-for-2, including a massive home run to center field, and reached base four times as he was also walked twice. Carroll will need some help from their other stars as well, as the D-Backs look to fix one of their main problems of not being able to string hits together and leaving runners on base.
In what is a massive series for the Diamondbacks, they will look to take down Los Angeles Dodgers and change their luck as they have lost the last five of six series. First pitch tonight at Chase Field is at 6:40 p.m. PT.
Los Angeles Dodgers Shohei Ohtani (17) against the Arizona Diamondbacks in the seventh inning at Chase Field on Sept. 2, 2024, in Phoenix. © Rob Schumacher/The Republic / USA TODAY NETWORK
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Reporter Benjamin Bliklen covers the Arizona Diamondbacks and Arizona Cardinals for Burn City Sports. You can follow him on his X account, @BenBliklen
