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Los Angeles had two hits in eight at-bats with runners in scoring position, but neither hit did not drive in a run. Shohei Ohtani did not score from second base on the Andy Pages double in the third inning, mostly because the ball was nearly caught in center field. The Dodgers scored their only run of the game in that inning, though on a ground out.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n
The other non-run-scoring hit with a runner in scoring position was a Miguel Rojas infield single in the second inning that moved two runners up 90 feet to load the bases. Believe it or not, 22 of the Dodgers\u2019 137 hits (16.1 percent) with runners in scoring position failed to score a run this season. But that\u2019s right in line with MLB as a whole (16.4 percent), so this happens more often than you \u2014 or at least I<\/em> \u2014 might have thought.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n The bigger drain on offense was all eight of those at-bats with runners in scoring position came in the first three innings, with nary a threat over the final six innings.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n But despite all that, the Dodgers still led 1-0 into the sixth inning. But home runs in three consecutive innings spoiled that hope. Arizona was hitless in two at-bats with runners in scoring position, both in the first inning. But they found a workaround with the long ball.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n The Dodgers have allowed three home runs in a game five times this season, never more than that to date, though one of those contests was last Tuesday\u2019s blowout of the Colorado Rockies<\/a> that saw Rojas give up two of the three home runs in an inning he entered with a 14-run lead.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n