The week that was in the division, with the Dodgers beating their closest pursuers, the Giants adding a big bat, and the D-backs staying relevant with a winning streak.
A heavy week of intradivisional games highlighted the National League West, including the Dodgers winning series against the Padres and Giants to stay atop the division. But the three-team race is looking more like a four-team race again thanks to the Diamondbacks getting hot.
However, the division added a new member on Sunday evening, as the Giants acquired three-time All-Star Rafael Devers from the Red Sox, adding a potent bat to a lineup that needed it.
Matt Chapman landed on the injured list with right hand inflammation, but Casey Schmitt this week filled in at third base for the Giants just fine this last week, with grand slams on both Friday and Saturday night at Dodger Stadium.
Coincidentally enough, the Giants host the Red Sox for three games this coming weekend at Oracle Park in San Francisco.
Desert heat
Things were looking bleak for the Diamondbacks just one week ago, having lost 12 of their previous 17 games and lost ace Corbin Burnes to Tommy John surgery. But they swept the Mariners won two out of three against the Padres at home in Phoenix, scoring a whopping 38 runs in their six games.
Arizona designated hitter Josh Naylor was 11-for-23 (.478) with two home runs, two doubles, and drove in nine runs during the week
Arizona’s wildest win came on Saturday, overcoming a four-run deficit with five runs in the ninth inning to walk-off the Padres. Geraldo Perdomo tied the game with a three-run triple, then beat the throw home on an infield chopper to slide in with the winning run, prompting another classic comparison from Art But Make it Sports:
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The Padres lost series to the Dodgers and D-backs, and also placed outfielder Jackson Merrill on the concussion injured list on Sunday. San Diego has a chance to turn things around with four games at Dodger Stadium beginning Monday in Los Angeles.
The Rockies lost four of their six games, giving them 22 series losses out of 23 this season. Their first win of the week required scoring three runs in the bottom of the ninth on Thursday to beat the Giants. Then Colorado’s 10-1 win on Sunday in Atlanta was their largest margin of victory in a game this season.
NL West standings
through June 15
Dodgers 43-29, – – –
Giants 41-31, 2 GB
Padres 39-31, 3 GB
D-backs 36-35, 6½ GB
Rockies, 14-57, 28½ GB
The week ahead
- Dodgers: vs. Padres, vs. Nationals
- Giants: vs. Guardians, vs. Red Sox
- Padres: at Dodgers, vs. Royals
- D-backs: at Blue Jays, at Rockies
- Rockies: at Nationals, vs. D-backs