Arizona Diamondbacks at Los Angeles Dodgers

LOS ANGELES – Eduardo Rodriguez has pitched well against the Dodgers all season. Now, he finally has a win to show for it. Rodriguez pitched six sharp innings with two runs allowed to lead the Diamondbacks to a 9-3 win over the Dodgers on Friday night at Dodger Stadium in the opener of their three-game series. Rodriguez allowed back-to-back home runs to Shohei Ohtani and Andy Pages to open his night, and then held the Dodgers scoreless the rest of the way. “After those two solo home runs, he got super, super stubborn, started to attack the zone and mix pitches, and did a really nice job,” D-backs manager Torey Lovullo said. “It's just so E-Rod. He's able to just shed it and just go back to work.” The 2026 All-Star allowed seven hits, walked one and struck out five to finish the first half 8-3 with a 2.29 ERA. After surrendering the back-to-back homers, he only allowed one baserunner past second base. “I took the emotion out of it,” Rodríguez said. “I was throwing the pitches right where I wanted, and I'm gonna keep doing the rest of the game.”