On his bobblehead night at Dodger Stadium, Will Smith hits a two-run home run in the eighth to lift the Dodgers to a 3-2 comeback win over the Diamondbacks.
Freeze frame. There’s Dodgers catcher Will Smith in his follow-through at the plate, watching the ball travel toward the wall Saturday. Now, split screen. Pull up an image of the bobblehead the Dodgers gave out before the game, commemorating Smith’s Game 7 World Series-winning home run.
It’s a mirror image. On his bobblehead night and 31st birthday, Smith delivered a two-run home run in the eighth inning to give the Dodgers a 3-2 victory over the Diamondbacks at Dodger Stadium and secure a series sweep. Let’s get an overhead shot of the Hollywood sign. It was the Dodgers’ first time facing a left-handed pitcher this season. The lineup changes were minimal against Diamondbacks southpaw Eduardo Rodriguez. Dodgers manager Dave Roberts swapped first baseman Freddie Freeman and Smith in the batting order, so Smith hit fourth and Freeman fifth. Santiago Espinal also made his Dodgers debut, starting at third base. Roberts said it wouldn’t be a platoon between Espinal and Max Muncy at third, but he wasn’t sure exactly how the playing-time split would play out. Freeman had gone hitless in the first two games of the series. But he had three hits in four at-bats, including a double in the sixth inning that drove in the Dodgers’ first run. Though it was a quieter offensive performance than the two previous games, the Dodgers' lineup again proved to be pesky. That effort was made possible by a strong showing from the Dodgers' pitching staff. Tyler Glasnow turned in a quality start. Holding the Diamondbacks to two runs over six innings, Glasnow used his curveball as his putaway pitch against right-handed hitters, and two-strike sinkers kept left-handed batters off balance. Glasnow recorded six strikeouts. The Dodgers' bullpen continued its scoreless streak for the series, as Alex Vesia, Will Klein and Edwin Díaz shut down the Diamondbacks through the last three innings. Dodgers utility players Tommy Edman and Kiké Hernández took early batting practice on the field Saturday afternoon. Roberts has said he expected Edman, on the 10-day injured list, will be an option by at least the end of May. Hernández will be eligible to be activated off the 60-day IL around the same time. “I'd be shocked if wasn't ready when that time is up,” Roberts said. “Taking grounders, the way he's moving, the way he's throwing, catching, the swing, ball coming off the bat. If I didn't know any better, I'd think he was in the lineup tonight.'
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