The Dodgers came into Chase Field on quite the high Thursday night, fresh off an emotional two-game sweep over the sign-stealing Houston Astros. Three homers and another solid Ross Stripling start later, Los Angeles kept right on rolling in the desert. A.J. Pollock hit a two-run homer, Corey Seager and Max Muncy added solo shots and the Dodgers rolled to their third straight win with a 6-3 victory over the Arizona Diamondbacks. Even without the added motivation of facing the Astros -- who beat Los Angeles in the 2017 World Series before the sign-stealing scandal was revealed -- the Dodgers were impressively efficient. read more https://www.espn.com/mlb/recap?gameId=401225761
Ronald Acuna Jr. hit a two-run homer to put the Atlanta Braves ahead for good in a 5-2 win over the Philadelphia Phillies in the first game of a doubleheader on Sunday. read more https://www.espn.com/mlb/recap?gameId=401225906
Spencer Howard dreamed of tossing a shutout in front of friends and family in his big league debut. He settled for a few hundred cardboard cutouts in the stands and an early exit on the mound. "The cardboard cutouts actually made a difference, surprisingly," Howard said, of calming his butterflies. Hey, at least they couldn't boo. Ronald Acuna Jr. homered twice and Freddie Freeman also went deep to spoil Howard's anticipated start and lead the Atlanta Braves to a doubleheader sweep of the Philadelphia Phillies with an 8-0 win on Sunday. read more https://www.espn.com/mlb/recap?gameId=401235403
