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A person fishes at sunset on Tempe Town Lake during a record heat wave in Tempe, Arizona on July 18, 2023. Swaths of the United States home to more than 80 million people were under heat warnings or advisories, as relentless, record-breaking temperatures continued to bake western and southern states. In Arizona, state capital Phoenix recorded its 17th straight day above 109 degrees Fahrenheit (43 degrees Celsius), as temperatures hit 113F (45C) Sunday afternoon. (Photo by Patrick T. Fallon / AFP) (Photo by PATRICK T. FALLON/AFP via Getty Images) | AFP via Getty Images
Today’s Lineups
DODGERS | DIAMONDBACKS |
|---|---|
| Shohei Ohtani – DH | Geraldo Perdomo – SS |
| Andy Pages – CF | Corbin Carroll – RF |
| Freddie Freeman – 1B | Gabriel Moreno – C |
| Max Muncy – 3B | Ketel Marte – 2B |
| Mookie Betts – SS | Lars Nootbaar – DH |
| Kyle Tucker – RF | Nolan Arenado – 3B |
| Teoscar Hernandez – LF | Max Kepler – LF |
| Tommy Edman – 2B | Tim Tawa – 1B |
| Hunter Feduccia – C | Ryan Waldschmidt – CF |
| Roki Sasaki – RHP | Merrill Kelly – RHP |
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Roster moves
The Arizona Diamondbacks made the following roster moves. The D-backs’ 40-man roster is at 40.
- Recalled from Triple-A Reno: RHP Kade Strowd
- Optioned to Triple-A Reno following last night’s game: LHP Kohl Drake
That appears to be the decision as to who will be replaced when Michael Soroka returns from the injured list. Seems he’ll take over Drake’s spot in the rotation on Tuesday against the Rockies at Chase. The stark difference in performances this week between him and Mitch Bratt were just too much to overlook. But the Arizona bullpen is not in too bad shape, thanks mostly to Philip Abner sucking it up and throwing over fifty pitches. I’m actually a bit surprised that he wasn’t also optioned down to Reno for another fresh arm, since after that outing, Abner might not be seen at all in this series.
This weekend will also decide the winner’s of the season series between Arizona and Los Angeles since, like the Padres season series, it’s currently tied at 5-5 with three to play. It’s been a while since the D-backs came out on top. Indeed, you have to go back all the way to 2018, to find the last time Arizona won, going 11-8 that season. At least the last couple of seasons, the Diamondbacks have made a fight out of it, going 6-7 [insert obvious meme here] both in 2024 and 2025. Could end up being that way again this season. That’s a heck of an improvement over nightmare years like 2021-22 when Arizona were a combined 8-30 against Los Angeles.
Last year, the Diamondbacks had a great chance. Like now, they went into the final series at Chase Field tied at 5-5. They won the opener coming from behind in the ninth to walk-off on a hit by Geraldo Perdomo. But it was their final win of the year. They lost in 11 innings the next night, then got hammered 8-0 in the finale, on their way to a five-game losing streak to end the year. Let’s hope for better this time. If Arizona does reach the post-season, there’s a significant chance they could end up facing Los Angeles in the wild-card round. Showing we can beat them in the regular season would be a good way to put a seed of doubt in their heads for the playoffs, especially after 2023.
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