PHOENIX – It was a tough night for Diamondbacks third baseman Jordan Lawlar, as his costly mistakes helped the Boston Red Sox escape with the win and avoid the sweep on Sunday afternoon.
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Arizona third baseman Lawlar (10) fields a ball against the Boston Red Sox during the seventh inning at Chase Field on Sept. 7, 2025. © Michael Chow/The Republic / USA TODAY NETWORK via Imagn Images
In the top of the seventh inning, the D-Backs had a 3-2 lead with two outs, though Boston had runners at second and third base. Red Sox catcher Colten Wong hit a ground ball to third base, and Lawlar bobbled it, one-handed it out of the air, though tossed it over the head of Tyler Locklear, allowing the Red Sox to take a 4-3 lead.
JORDAN LAWLAR WANTS US TO AVOID THE SWEEP pic.twitter.com/Qj6p7ATiT2
— grace (@mmayerhq) September 7, 2025
D-Backs fans react to Jordan Lawlar’s defensive mistake:
The MVP of the game for the #RedSox today should go to Jordan Lawlar
— AcesShadow (@AcesShadow_YT) September 7, 2025
Is it bad if you have more fielding errors than hits? Asking for Jordan Lawlar.
— Brian Pedersen (@realBJP) September 7, 2025
Is this Jordan Lawlar’s first time playing baseball? Thank you!
— Dynasty Zoltan (@DynastyZoltanFF) September 7, 2025
Jordan lawlar is a trade piece, sorry.
— Bubba ❗️ (@AZBubba0) September 7, 2025
Jordan Lawlar spoke on the play and mentioned, “We control our destiny. We win out the rest of the 18 games and you’re in the playoffs.” (Credit: Megan Plain | Fox 10)
Sep 7, 2025; Phoenix, Arizona, USA; D-Backs infielder Lawlar against the Boston Red Sox in the seventh inning at Chase Field. Mandatory Credit: Mark J. Rebilas-Imagn Images
This isn’t the only blunder Lawlar has had this season, and since he has been called up, he has been hurting the D-Backs success. Lawlar has a .098 batting average and in 15 games played has only four hits in 41 at-bats. The top prospect for the D-Backs is struggling again at the Major League level and isn’t showcasing his talents like he did in Triple-A Reno.
Arizona third baseman Lawlar (10) catches a pop-up in front of outfielder Jake McCarthy (31) during the ninth inning at Chase Field on Sept. 7, 2025. © Michael Chow/The Republic / USA TODAY NETWORK via Imagn Images
Arizona now enters a very crucial stretch as they head to San Francisco for a massive three-game road series against the Giants, one of the ball clubs the D-Backs are fighting to beat out for a National League Wild Card spot. It will be all hands on deck for the Diamondbacks, and they are going to need to eliminate the mistakes at hand if they want to make the postseason.
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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
