Three swings changed the night at Chase Field: rookie Tommy Troy, Nolan Arenado and Ketel Marte each homered as the Arizona Diamondbacks beat the Los Angeles Dodgers 4-1. Marte's two-run shot in the eighth provided the insurance that settled the game after Troy's go-ahead homer in the sixth and Arenado's solo shot in the seventh turned a 1-1 tie into a multi-run lead. Eduardo Rodríguez gave Arizona six strong innings and Paul Sewald closed with his 15th save, while Dodgers starter Emmet Sheehan took the loss. The victory moved Arizona to 32-27 and extended a three-game home winning streak; the Dodgers fell to 38-22.

A voice rose in the Chase Field bowl as the Diamondbacks delivered the decisive blows late, but the game turned over a sequence of smaller moments that started in the sixth inning. With the score tied 1-1, rookie Tommy Troy drilled his first major league home run to left, snapping a string of scoreless frames and announcing himself in Arizona's lineup. Troy's homer ended a lull and set the stage for the next inning, when Nolan Arenado supplied a veteran's answer. Arenado followed with a solo shot to left-center in the seventh that pushed Arizona in front 2-1 and forced Dodgers manager Dave Roberts to reshape his bullpen plans. The two run-scoring swings changed the game's complexion and put pressure on Los Angeles to manufacture offense against a starter in rhythm.

The Dodgers' lone run came in the third when Shohei Ohtani doubled and later scored on a Freddie Freeman groundout. Ohtani finished with three hits, the most for Los Angeles in the game, but his efforts were not enough to overcome Arizona's late scoring. Eduardo Rodríguez gave Arizona what the club needed, delivering six innings of one-run work while allowing five hits and a walk and striking out three. Rodríguez's outing continued a strong season; he carried a 2.24 ERA through 12 starts, according to the Associated Press. That quality start let manager Torey Lovullo hand late innings to his trusted relievers.

Emmet Sheehan made his third quality start in four outings for the Dodgers, going 6 1/3 innings and surrendering two runs on three hits while striking out three, but he took the loss and dropped to 3-2. After Sheehan exited, Ketel Marte delivered the insurance in the eighth when his two-out, two-run homer made it 4-1 and erased any realistic chance of a Los Angeles comeback. Paul Sewald closed the door in the ninth for his 15th save in 16 chances. The bullpen work and Rodríguez's early control combined to steady Arizona's game plan, while the Dodgers were left to rue a lineup that managed few opportunities against a deep Arizona staff.

After the game, Roberts praised Sheehan's performance, saying, "He was really good. Certainly deserved better. The fastball was good, slider was good. Used the curveball. Minimized the hits," in a postgame interview with SportsNet LA.

The result also carried a narrative weight. Arizona recorded its first victory over Los Angeles this season after having been swept in a three-game series in Los Angeles earlier in the year. The win reinforced a three-game home winning streak for the Diamondbacks and gave their rotation a signature midseason outing before the team shifts into the next stretch of its schedule.

Box-score details and the game narrative were reported by the Associated Press.

The teams were scheduled to meet again on Tuesday, June 2, 2026, in the second game of the four-game series at Chase Field. Arizona was due to hand the ball to Michael Soroka against the Dodgers' left-hander Eric Lauer, setting up another matchup of starting staffs as both clubs look to assert control of the series.

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The next tangible item on the calendar is Tuesday's matchup at Chase Field when Michael Soroka faces Eric Lauer, a game that will give both clubs a quick chance to respond to Monday's result. Originally reported by AP.

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