Freeman and Heyward homer, Dodgers beat Diamondbacks 7-0 for 3-game sweep
Freddie Freeman and Jason Heyward hit two-run homers in the third inning, Mookie Betts had his 18th multi-hit game in August and the Los Angeles Dodgers beat the Arizona Diamondbacks 7-0 on Wednesday night for a three-game sweep.
The NL West leaders won their fourth in a row overall and fifth straight at home, outscoring the D-backs 23-5 in the series and finishing with their 13th shutout of the season. The Dodgers outhit the D-backs 38-20.
Freeman hit his MLB-leading 51st double in the fourth, leaving him one shy of tying Johnny Frederick (1929) for most in franchise history.
Betts, who singled in the first, reached on an infield single to short leading off the third. Freeman followed with a 440-foot blast — third-longest for the Dodgers this season — into right field for a 2-0 lead.
David Peralta was safe at first on a fielding error by D-backs starter Brandon Pfaadt (1-7). That set up Heyward, who homered to right for a 4-0 lead.
Max Muncy's two-run RBI double with two outs in the fourth extended the lead to 6-0.
Freeman grounded out to first with the bases loaded to end the fifth. He got the rest of the night off in the eighth.
The Dodgers' Ryan Pepiot (1-0) allowed two hits in five innings of his third major league start. The right-hander struck out three and walked one.
Ryan Yarbrough earned his second save with four hitless innings of relief. He struck out four.
Arizona advanced just one runner as far as third base in the game. The D-backs were limited to six hits — two by Lourdes Gurriel Jr. — in losing for the fourth time in five games.
TRAINER'S ROOM
Dodgers: DH J.D. Martinez (groin) will hit on the field Thursday and do a two-day rehab assignment with Triple A-Oklahoma City. If all goes well, he'll rejoin the team next week in Washington. ... RHP Joe Kelly (forearm) will throw a bullpen Friday and a simulated game Tuesday. ... RHP Shelby Miller (neck) was due to arrive in LA on Wednesday night and will be activated at some point.
UP NEXT
D-backs: After a day off Thursday, RHP Zach Davis (1-5, 6.93 ERA) starts Friday when they host the Baltimore Orioles for the first time since 2019.
Dodgers: RHP Lance Lynn (10-9, 5.56) starts Thursday in the series opener against the MLB-leading Atlanta Braves. He's 4-0 with a 2.03 ERA since joining the Dodgers just before the Aug. 1 trade deadline.
