The Los Angeles Dodgers avoided a sweep with a 5-4 walk-off win over the Arizona Diamondbacks when Will Smith hit a pinch-hit home run. Yoshinobu Yamamoto struck out 10 batters across seven innings and the Dodgers improved to 78-59. Former Dodgers pitcher Walker Buehler signed with a National League contender after being released by the Boston Red Sox and will not rejoin the Dodgers this season. Right fielder Teoscar Hernández was benched for Sunday’s finale as manager Dave Roberts cited recent struggles. All-Star third baseman Max Muncy suffered a setback that delays his return, unrelated to his current oblique injury.
The Los Angeles Dodgers avoided the sweep and beat the Arizona Diamondbacks, 5-4, on Sunday, thanks to a walk-off pinch-hit home run by Will Smith. The backstop's fourth walk-off pinch-hit dinger (the second-most in MLB history), and a 10-strikeout game by Yoshinobu Yamamoto improved the Dodgers' record to 78-59 on the year. In other news, former Dodgers pitcher Walker Buehler signed a deal with a National League contender.
Additionally, right fielder Teoscar Hernández was benched on Sunday by manager Dave Roberts. The skipper spoke on Hernández's recent struggles leading to his day off during the series finale. Finally, All-Star third baseman Max Muncy has his return timeline pushed back amid an unfortunate setback. The new layer of his road to recovery doesn't have to do with his current oblique injury, but will still delay his return.
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