LOS ANGELES — Eduardo Rodriguez delivered five innings without an earned run, but Los Angeles Dodgers catcher Will Smith took Arizona Diamondbacks reliever Juan Morillo deep for the game-winning, two-run home run in the eighth inning on Saturday.
Los Angeles held on for a 3-2 win, sweeping Arizona in the opening series of the regular season.
The Diamondbacks are 0-3 for the first time since 2021, squandering a valiant performance from their starting pitcher.
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Rodriguez allowed only four singles, each in a separate inning, with two walks and five strikeouts. The Dodgers broke through with an unearned run in the sixth after a Carlos Santana fielding error ended Rodriguez’s night, followed by a Freddie Freeman RBI double off reliever Jonathan Loaisiga.
Rodriguez has had to face gauntlet lineups this spring, going up against the Dominican Republic and United States in the World Baseball Classic before facing the Dodgers to start his regular season.
The left-hander blanked Team USA in 4.1 innings during the WBC final, and he continued that no earned runs streak into Saturday.
The Diamondbacks took a 2-0 lead for the third game in a row, this time via Pavin Smith RBI single in the first inning and Corbin Carroll sacrifice fly in the third off Dodgers starter Tyler Glasnow.
Geraldo Perdomo nearly gave the D-backs a 3-0 lead in the sixth, but Dodgers right fielder Kyle Tucker made a leaping grab at the wall to rob Perdomo of a potential home run.
Diamondbacks piecing together the bullpen
The Diamondbacks trailed going into the late inning on Opening Day Thursday and were tied on Friday until the eighth inning.
With a slim lead, manager Torey Lovullo had the chance to piece together a bullpen to hold it, keeping in mind Ryan Thompson threw in the first two games.
Loaisiga was first to finish the sixth inning, followed by presumed long reliever Joe Ross and Morillo.
Morillo recorded the first two outs but walked Mookie Betts ahead of Smith. Morillo had Smith down 0-2, but the catcher climbed the ladder and crushed a 98 mph fastball. Paul Sewald cleaned up the eighth inning.
Edwin Diaz recorded the save for Los Angeles, his second in as many nights.
The D-backs lost the last two games by a combined score of 8-6.
Diamondbacks next game
The D-backs get Sunday off before taking on the Detroit Tigers on Monday for the home opener at Chase Field.
Michael Soroka will get the start for Arizona, his club debut, with veteran right-hander Justin Verlander pitching for Detroit.
First pitch is at 7:10 p.m. MST.
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