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Ohtani’s RBI infield single in the 10th helps Dodgers snap 7-game skid, beat D-backs 2-1

Shohei Ohtani's infield single in the 10th inning drove in the go-ahead run, leading the Los Angeles Dodgers to a 2-1 victory over the Arizona Diamondbacks on Saturday night. This win snapped the Dodgers' seven-game losing streak.

By  DAVID BRANDTAssociated Press (AP)Filed 2026-08-09 · 04:23 GMTLean · CenterRead · 4 min
Ohtani’s RBI infield single in the 10th helps Dodgers snap 7-game skid, beat D-backs 2-1
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Shohei Ohtani's infield single in the 10th inning drove in the go-ahead run, leading the Los Angeles Dodgers to a 2-1 victory over the Arizona Diamondbacks on Saturday night. This win snapped the Dodgers' seven-game losing streak. The Dodgers secured the win despite closer Edwin Diaz blowing his second consecutive save in the ninth inning, allowing the Diamondbacks to tie the game with back-to-back triples. Kyle Tucker had previously broken a scoreless tie in the eighth with a solo home run for the Dodgers. The game featured a strong pitching duel between Arizona's Brandon Pfaadt and Los Angeles' Yoshinobu Yamamoto.

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The game was played on Saturday, August 8, 2026, in Phoenix.

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The Dodgers snapped a 7-game losing streak with this win.

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The Los Angeles Dodgers beat the Arizona Diamondbacks 2-1.

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Shohei Ohtani hit an RBI infield single in the 10th inning.

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Ohtani’s RBI infield single in the 10th helps Dodgers snap 7-game skid, beat D-backs 2-1 1 of 5 | Los Angeles Dodgers pitcher Yoshinobu Yamamoto throws against the Arizona Diamondbacks in the first inning of a baseball game, Saturday, Aug. 8, 2026, in Phoenix. (AP Photo/Rick Scuteri) 2 of 5 | Arizona Diamondbacks pitcher Brandon Pfaadt throws against the Los Angeles Dodgers in the first inning of a baseball game, Saturday, Aug 8, 2026, in Phoenix. (AP Photo/Rick Scuteri) 3 of 5 | Los Angeles DodgersAndy Pages (44) steals second base under the tag by Arizona Diamondbacks shortstop Geraldo Perdomo in the seventh inning of a baseball game, Saturday, Aug 8, 2026, in Phoenix. (AP Photo/Rick Scuteri) 4 of 5 | Arizona DiamondbacksLars Nootbaar reacts after a foul ball in the sixth inning of a baseball game against the Los Angeles Dodgers, Saturday, Aug 8, 2026, in Phoenix. (AP Photo/Rick Scuteri) 5 of 5 | Los Angeles DodgersShohei Ohtani hits against the Arizona Diamondbacks in the fourth inning of a baseball game, Saturday, Aug 8, 2026, in Phoenix. (AP Photo/Rick Scuteri) 1 of 5 | Los Angeles Dodgers pitcher Yoshinobu Yamamoto throws against the Arizona Diamondbacks in the first inning of a baseball game, Saturday, Aug. 8, 2026, in Phoenix. (AP Photo/Rick Scuteri) 1 of 5 Los Angeles Dodgers pitcher Yoshinobu Yamamoto throws against the Arizona Diamondbacks in the first inning of a baseball game, Saturday, Aug. 8, 2026, in Phoenix. (AP Photo/Rick Scuteri) Add AP News on Google Add AP News as your preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Share 2 of 5 | Arizona Diamondbacks pitcher Brandon Pfaadt throws against the Los Angeles Dodgers in the first inning of a baseball game, Saturday, Aug 8, 2026, in Phoenix. (AP Photo/Rick Scuteri) 2 of 5 Arizona Diamondbacks pitcher Brandon Pfaadt throws against the Los Angeles Dodgers in the first inning of a baseball game, Saturday, Aug 8, 2026, in Phoenix. (AP Photo/Rick Scuteri) Add AP News on Google Add AP News as your preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Share 3 of 5 | Los Angeles DodgersAndy Pages (44) steals second base under the tag by Arizona Diamondbacks shortstop Geraldo Perdomo in the seventh inning of a baseball game, Saturday, Aug 8, 2026, in Phoenix. (AP Photo/Rick Scuteri) 3 of 5 Los Angeles DodgersAndy Pages (44) steals second base under the tag by Arizona Diamondbacks shortstop Geraldo Perdomo in the seventh inning of a baseball game, Saturday, Aug 8, 2026, in Phoenix. (AP Photo/Rick Scuteri) Add AP News on Google Add AP News as your preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Share 4 of 5 | Arizona DiamondbacksLars Nootbaar reacts after a foul ball in the sixth inning of a baseball game against the Los Angeles Dodgers, Saturday, Aug 8, 2026, in Phoenix. (AP Photo/Rick Scuteri) 4 of 5 Arizona DiamondbacksLars Nootbaar reacts after a foul ball in the sixth inning of a baseball game against the Los Angeles Dodgers, Saturday, Aug 8, 2026, in Phoenix. (AP Photo/Rick Scuteri) Add AP News on Google Add AP News as your preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Share 5 of 5 | Los Angeles DodgersShohei Ohtani hits against the Arizona Diamondbacks in the fourth inning of a baseball game, Saturday, Aug 8, 2026, in Phoenix. (AP Photo/Rick Scuteri) 5 of 5 Los Angeles DodgersShohei Ohtani hits against the Arizona Diamondbacks in the fourth inning of a baseball game, Saturday, Aug 8, 2026, in Phoenix. (AP Photo/Rick Scuteri) Add AP News on Google Add AP News as your preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Share Updated [hour]:[minute] [AMPM] [timezone], [monthFull] [day], [year] Phoenix (AP) — Shohei Ohtani brought home the go-ahead run in the 10th inning on an infield single and the Los Angeles Dodgers snapped a seven-game losing streak by beating the Arizona Diamondbacks 2-1 on Saturday night.The Dodgers won despite Edwin Diaz blowing his second consecutive save after losing a 1-0 lead in the ninth.Los Angeles rallied with two outs in the 10th when Hunter Feduccia walked and automatic runner Kyle Tucker moved to third on a wild pitch. Ohtani followed with a grounder to the right side that first baseman Tim Tawa dove to knock down, but couldn’t recover to make an out.Jack Dreyer earned his first save of the season, retiring the final two outs by fielding a comebacker from Ryan Waldschmidt and starting a double play.The D-backs trailed 1-0 entering the ninth, but Geraldo Perdomo and Corbin Carroll connected for back-to-back triples off closer Diaz to tie it. Diaz recovered to retire the next three batters, stranding Carroll at third to send the game to extra innings. L.A.'s Kyle Tucker hit a solo homer to break a scoreless tie in the eighth, driving the second pitch he saw from reliever Jonathan Loáisiga over the right-field wall.Arizona left 15 runners on base. 1 MIN READ 1 MIN READ 1 MIN READ Arizona’s Brandon Pfaadt and Los Angeles’ Yoshinobu Yamamoto were locked in an impressive pitcher’s duel for most of the evening, with both right-handers breezing through the opposing lineup.Pfaadt made it through seven innings, giving up just two hits and two walks while striking out two. He has a 1.32 ERA over eight starts since returning from Triple-A Reno. The Diamondbacks managed to drive up Yamamoto’s pitch count into the 80s by the sixth inning, which started with a Gabriel Moreno single and Ketel Marte walk. Yamamoto retired the next two batters, but then was then replaced by Evan Phillips after throwing 107 pitches.Yamamoto gave up three walks and three hits while striking out six over 5 2/3 innings.Up nextDiamondbacks LHP Eduardo Rodriguez (10-4, 2.71 ERA) was set to pitch Sunday vs. Dodgers LHP Justin Wrobleski (11-3, 3.31).___AP MLB: https://apnews.com/hub/mlb
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