Dodgers dodged a potential weekend sweep by Arizona with a walk-off win Sunday, riding Yamamoto’s seven-inning gem and a Will Smith pinch-hit blast to 5-4 victory. Los Angeles climbed two games ahead of Arizona in the NL West after the Padres fell to Minnesota. The Dodgers wasted no time, scoring in the first, fourth and fifth to chase Brandon Pfaadt, but Arizona rallied in the eighth when Corbin Carroll’s two-out, three-run homer tied the game. Smith delivered the decisive blow on the very first pitch he saw in the ninth, preventing a hollow weekend and underscoring a season in which consistency remains elusive for a star-studded roster.

Dodgers struggle to translate momentum into offense after a dominant win streak, dropping a 2-1 series lead to the Colorado Rockies. The skid isn’t fueled by late-inning bullpen issues but by quiet bats, even as Shohei Ohtani returns to the mound for L.A. The club rode an 11-run outburst the previous day, only to be stymied by a Colorado starter carrying a 15.00 ERA. Ohtani was scheduled for Thursday off, a smart precaution after a Wednesday night start and a mid-game comebacker scare that required treatment but didn’t end his night early. The shift to an off day comes at a critical moment, with the division on the line and the schedule turning favorable again only if the bats wake up. Arcia’s shot off the come-back was a reminder that Rockies’ pressure can swing games when Dodgers offenses stall. The mood in Dodgers-land now centers on healing and reset, hoping the injury isn’t serious and that a rested Ohtani can help keep the NL West from slipping away, especially with a rough matchup ahead against the league’s unpredictable clubs.

The series preview and subsequent updates tease a clarifying path: with a day of rest to regroup, Ohtani’s health and bullpen depth will be watched closely, while the lineup must rediscover its bite. The narrative remains tense for fantasy managers: if Ohtani can regain peak form quickly and the offense finds its timing, L.A. can stabilize the division; if not, the Rockies’ win two in a row could foreshadow a larger surge from Colorado and a tightening race with San Diego lingering in the rearview.