Diamondbacks 4, Dodgers 7: Baseball s coming home.
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Record: 26-66. Pace: 46-116. Change on 2004: -5.
The Diamondbacks had a chance to do something today they hadn’t managed since 2018: win a series in Dodger Stadium. It would have been rather amusing had they done so, despite being outscored 10-25. That was the situation in the middle of the eighth, as Arizona held a 4-1 lead, thanks to some offense from unexpected sources. But the old bugbears of bullpen pitching and outfield defense combined to gift Los Angeles three runs in the eighth, tying th game, and J.B. Bukauskas surrendered a three-run homer in the ninth, as the D-backs instead imploded into the break, doing their best impression of England taking penalties earlier this afternoon. But let’s kick off with something more pleasant instead.
Play ball! Top U.S. infectious disease expert and Washington Nationals fan Dr. Anthony Fauci threw the team’s ceremonial first pitch on Opening Day in D.C. on Thursday.
Fauci, 79, trotted to the mound in a custom jersey and Washington face mask and threw the pitch off the mark, tossing to the far right of Sean Doolittle.
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Fans of the Washington Nationals are giddy with excitement for Opening Day, in which the reigning World Series champions will face off against the Yankees.
The Nats will be playing on their home turf at Nationals Park for the Major League Baseball’s kickoff game. The game starts at 7:08 p.m.