Smith’s walk-off HR lifts LA Dodgers over D-backs

Will Smith hit a pinch-hit walk-off home run in the bottom of the ninth inning as the Los Angeles Dodgers avoided a three-game sweep at the hands of the visiting Arizona Diamondbacks with a 5-4 victory on Sunday.

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Right-hander Yoshinobu Yamamoto matched a career high with 10 strikeouts and tied a season high with seven innings, while Freddie Freeman had an RBI double in the first inning and Andy Pages drove in two runs as the Dodgers went 4-2 on the just-completed homestand.

Yamamoto gave up one run on four hits without a walk as he helped Los Angeles avoid a series sweep for his second consecutive start.

Smith's pinch-hit home run to lead off the ninth came against Diamondbacks right-hander John Curtiss (2-1). Adrian Del Castillo drove in a run for Arizona and had two hits, while right-hander Brandon Pfaadt gave up four runs on eight hits over 4 1/3 innings.

Mickey Moniak lined a triple into the right field corner to drive in Ryan Ritter and give Colorado a 6-5 walk-off win over the Chicago Cubs in Denver.