Los Angeles Dodgers at Arizona Diamondbacks: Final Score & Recap

The Los Angeles Dodgers edged the Arizona Diamondbacks 2-1 in ten innings at Chase Field on August 8, 2026, a game that swung violently in both directions before Los Angeles ultimately prevailed. The DiamondIQ model opened with Arizona holding a 47 percent pre-game home win probability, a figure that eroded gradually through nine scoreless innings before the game's most volatile sequence unfolded late. Kyle Tucker broke the deadlock in the top of the eighth with a home run off Jonathan Loáisiga, a swing that shifted win probability 18.7 points in Los Angeles's favor. Arizona answered immediately in the bottom of the ninth when Geraldo Perdomo laced a triple off Edwin Díaz, the single largest win-probability swing of the night at plus 38.8 points, pulling the Diamondbacks even and forcing extra innings. A critical moment that blunted Arizona's momentum came in the bottom of the eighth, when Ryan Waldschmidt lined out against Tanner Scott, a sequence that carried a 29.8-point swing against the home side.

The tenth inning resolved the contest in Dodgers fashion. Shohei Ohtani delivered a single off Brandyn Garcia to move Los Angeles ahead, a hit worth 29.5 points of win probability, and the Diamondbacks could not answer in the bottom half. James McCann posted the game's highest individual WPA among batters at plus 44.4 percent alongside a RE24 of plus 1.1, while Perdomo finished at plus 36.5 percent WPA despite his team falling short. On the pitching side, Brandon Pfaadt led all pitchers at plus 39.4 percent WPA, with Tanner Scott close behind at plus 29.8 percent for his work holding Arizona scoreless in the eighth. The DiamondIQ model closed at zero percent for Arizona, a fitting endpoint for a game decided by the narrowest of margins across ten innings.