ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) Jacob deGrom told the Texas Rangers before the trade deadline that he believed in the team and wanted to stay. The two-time Cy Young Award winner and the Rangers have both since gotten back on a winning track. In his first start since the Aug. 3 deadline, deGrom struck out nine in five innings Saturday night for his first win since June 30. The Rangers beat Baltimore 5-1 for their fourth win in a row since a season-worst six-game losing streak that knocked them out of first place in the AL West. Probably a little bit emotional for him today, said Corey Seager, the two-time World Series MVP shortstop who hit a three-run homer. Just to kind of go out there and prove why he wanted to be here and why he's been here, and why he's been the best and why we want him to be here ... it was fun to watch.The 38-year-old deGrom (8-7, 3.87 ERA) has a full no-trade clause in his contract. At least one playoff-contending team checked in about his availability before Monday's deadline.After striking out the game's first two batters, deGrom allowed a solo homer to Jackson Holliday. The right-hander went on to strike out half of the 18 batters he faced and walked one while throwing 88 pitches. He now has 1,995 career strikeouts.My goodness, he was on, manager Skip Schumaker said. Punchout after punchout, weak contact, just an unbelievable start. ... Really good stuff. Just kind of vintage deGrom that we're used to seeing.After Houston's 3-2 loss to San Diego on Saturday night, the Rangers were back within a half-game of the division lead.DeGrom still hasn't gone more than five innings in his last five starts. In his previous four starts, deGrom went 0-2 and allowed 13 earned runs in 18 innings. That included giving up five runs and five walks in 3 1/3 innings last weekend when Texas was swept in Houston before the trade deadline. He has been dealing with some hip discomfort, which is why Schumaker said he didn't pitch into the sixth inning against the Orioles. The manager said it wasn't anything major. Were going to be able to manage it and keep going, deGrom said. ___AP MLB: https://apnews.com/hub/MLB

Jorge Horacio Messi, father of football superstar Lionel Messi, died at the age of 68 on Friday night after a long illness, South American Football Confederation CONMEBOL said."CONMEBOL deeply regrets the passing of Jorge Messi, father of Argentinian footballer Lionel Messi," CONMEBOL said on X on Saturday.Lionel Messi has travelled from the US city of Miami to Argentina to say goodbye to his father, local media reported. A private jet, carrying the football star, his wife and their three children, landed late on Saturday in the city of Rosario.The family travelled from the airport to El Prado cemetery, where a private funeral was being held, according to local reports.Lionel Messi's first club, Newell's Old Boys, and Argentinian newspapers Ole and Clarin also reported on the passing. Details about the cause of death were not disclosed."With deep sorrow and grief, Newell's Old Boys bids farewell to Jorge Messi, who passed away at the age of 68 in the city of Rosario," Newell's wrote.Jorge Messi's health was a concern during the recent World Cup in the United States, Mexico and Canada.Lionel Messi was visibly emotional after scoring the first of three goals in Argentina's opening match against Algeria, saying he wept for "a reason unrelated to sports."But the family later stated Jorge Messi was "recovering favorably."He leaves behind his wife Celia, sons Lionel, Rodrigo, and Matias, daughter Maria Sol, and a number of grandchildren.Jorge Messi, who was also his son's agent, played a fundamental role in Lionel Messi's rise to become one of the greatest football players of all time.He was the one who travelled with the player to Barcelona in the early 2000s for the trial that would open the doors to the club's youth academy.Lionel Messi went on to win 10 La Liga titles and five Champions League trophies with Barcelona, among others. In 2022, he led Argentina to their third World Cup title."His constant companionship and behind-the-scenes leadership were essential in backing every step of Lionel, from his beginnings to the pinnacle of world football glory," Newell's wrote.

Rising lightweight contender Quillan Salkilld proved hes the real deal last night (Sat., Aug. 8, 2026) at UFC Vegas 120 LIVE on Paramount+ from inside the revamped Meta Apex in Las Vegas, Nevada, putting a decisive stop to Mateusz Gamrot via first-round rear-naked choke (watch it HERE). Its Salkillds third-straight first-round finish of 2026, earning a $100,00 post-fight bonus for each of the previous two.In addition to the lightweight headliner, UFCs return to Meta Apex produced a long list of memorable performances and finishes. Check out some of the key moments below and let us know who stood out among the rest:Yadier del Valle spoiled Darren Elkins retirement fight with a 35-second TKO (see it HERE)Welterweight prospect Ty Miller battered Billy Ray Goff with a third-round knockoutHeavyweight newcomer Jose Montanha steamrolled Louie Sutherland with a first-round submissionDEBUT WON IN UNDER TWO MINUTES Jose Montanha wins by RNC in his first UFC fight![ #UFCVegas120 | LIVE on @ParamountPlus ] pic.twitter.com/QhqeMEtEPc UFC on Paramount+ (@UFConParamount) August 8, 2026Brett Johns scored his first win since 2022 in a wild comeback knockout win over Gianni VazquezFormer Ultimate Fighter winner Juliana Miller got back into the win column with a first-round submission win (watch it HERE)Lightweight veteran Carlos Diego Ferreira outlasted feisty featherweight Billy Quarantillo in a third-round warDiyar Nurgozhay beat the buzzer in his TKO finish over light heavyweight Bruno Lopes (watch HERE)Now that the Octagon action has concluded, lets take a closer look at the official UFC Vegas 120 post-fight bonus winners. Remember, each winner gets anextra $100,000, while every fighter leftover who earned a finish gets $25,000.Fight of the Night: Billy Quarantillo vs. Diego FerreiraPerformance of the Night: Quillan SalkilldPerformance of the Night: Ty Miller$25K Winners: Miles Johns, Juliana Miller, Jose Montanha, Diyar Nurgozhay, Yadier del ValleFor complete UFC Vegas 120 results, coverage, and highlights clickHERE.

Anthony Kay stopped the bleeding and helped put the White Sox back in the win column. | (Photo by Isaac Wasserman/Getty Images)After dropping the opening game of this fight for first place yesterday, the White Sox honored Ozzie Guilln in his No. 13 retirement ceremony this afternoon and that turned out to be a perfect time to bounce back and complement the ceremonies with a win. Win they did, in decisive, 6-3 fashion. And it all started with Anthony Kay.Early on, Kay found himself in the middle of a jam in the second inning. With runners on the corners, Austin Hedges bunted back to Anthony, who scooped and threw the ball home in one swift motion. Drew Romo caught a Rhys Hoskins pivoting back to third base and threw a perfect bullet to Miguel Vargas. Initially called safe by third base umpire Austin Jones (who was not in the best position to view the tag and the bag), a Will Venable challenge quickly confirmed Vargas tagged Hoskins back before his foot returned to the bag safely.The Chicago defense stayed locked in during the following inning. A diving Chase Meidroth stole a base hit from Chase DeLauter, who was running side-by-side with Kay but lost the race, as Kay located the bag and caught Chases accurate bullet:flashing some leather pic.twitter.com/qPK04XJ2Er Chicago White Sox (@whitesox) August 9, 2026Joining his battery mate, Romo stayed hot on defense as well (a sentence I did not have on my bingo card entering tonights game), as he threw out Angel Martnez trying to steal second to send the Sox to the home half of the third inning.From there, Kay and Gavin Williams would each swap goose eggs until the sixth inning.Rhys Hoskins, looking to amend his bad baserunning, launched a two-run shot 392 feet to the left-field stands to break open the scoring and give Cleveland a 2-0 lead.While the FOX broadcast was eating the Muneshot sushi push-pops during the home half of the sixth, Munetaka Murakami found the left-field foul pole and hit his second home run in as many games, cutting Clevelands lead in half, 2-1.View LinkSoon after, Miguel Vargas snuck a hit past a diving Angel Genao. Williams would stay in the game to strike out Colson Montgomery, but he would not stay in the game to finish the inning.Reliever Colin Holderman, with two outs, hit Andrew Benintendi (1-2 count) and Braden Montgomery (2-2 count) to load the bases. Tristan Peters, with six hits in his 59 at-bats since the All-Star break, broke through and flipped a ball to left-center field, bringing home Vargy and Benny and giving the Sox their first lead of the night, 3-2. View LinkThat closed the book on Williams, with this final line: 5 2/3 IP, 3 H, 2 R, 2 BB, 7 K.Chase Meidroth, complementing his Gold Glove-caliber defense, continued the two-out, two-RBI hit parade with a bloop single down the right-field line, extending the Sox lead to 5-2.View LinkWith Kay in now in line for the win, Jordan Hicks replaced the southpaw in the seventh. Working through some trouble, Kay notched back-to-back quality starts: 6 IP, 6 H, 1 BB, 4 K.Hicks sat down Patrick Bailey, pinch-hitting for Austin Hedges, with four pitches, but that would be his only easy batter of the night. He proceeded to give up Genaos first career homer and allowed back-to-back hits from Steven Kwan and Jo Adell to put ducks on the pond with only one out.Sean Newcomb, a face Sox fans were dying to see in their 13-inning spar against Boston, replaced Hicks. Ice in his veins, he struck out DeLauter looking. Then, on a 0-2 count to Martnez, Newcomb was taken to the deepest part of the ball park, but we had a man there! Peters chased down a 101.1 mph baseball 395 feet in left-center for the final out of the top half of the seventh.Bryan Hudson pitched the eighth and worked around just one hit.Looking for some daylight, Colson Montgomery singled on a full count to open the home half of the eighth. Luisangel Acua pinch-ran for Colson, stole second and advanced to third on a bad throw all in one play. Braden Montgomery, reminiscent of his first career hit, slapped one the opposite way to drive in Acua and extend the lead, 6-3.Aiming for his sixth save in his ninth attempt, Grant Taylor was successful behind Vargas, who making a tough pick on a ground ball, and Murakami diving for the final out of the ball game. Sox win!The Good Guys evened up the series against the Guardians and regained their three-game lead in the AL Central, with the Minnesota Twins taking a loss against the Milwaukee Brewers (shout out old friend, Andrew Vaughn, for the game-winning hit!).Catch the rubber match at 1:10 p.m. CT tomorrow, back on the usual CHSN for your viewing pleasure.(_)( _)>-(_)MVPAnthony Kay: 6.0 IP, 6 H, 2 R, 1 BB, 4 KRunners-UpTristan Peters: 1-for-2, 2 RBI, 1 R, 1 BBChase Meidroth: 1-for-4, 2 RBIMunetaka Murakami: 1-for-3, 1 HR, 1 RBI, 1 RSean Newcomb: 0.2 IP, 1 K, stranded runners on second and thirdCold CatJordan Hicks: 1/3 IP, 3 H, 1 R, 1 KRunners-UpSam Antonacci: 0-for-4Colson Montgomery: 1-for-4, 3 KDrew Romo: 0-for-4, 1 K

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The UFC handed outfour bonuses after Saturday's card in Sin City, including one to a newly minted lightweight contender from the main event.After UFCFight Night 284, four fighters picked up an extra $100,000 for their performances at the Meta APEX in Las Vegas. Additionally, five fighters got $25,000 extra checks for finishes that werent bonus-winners.Check out the list of winners below.Fight of the Night: Diego Ferreira, Billy Quarantillo ($100,000 each)Diego Ferreira (21-7 MMA, 12-7 UFC) put on one of the best performancesof his career when he outworked Billy Quarantillo (20-9 MMA, 6-6 UFC) for a unanimous decision in a 15-minute co-main event slugfest.Performance of the Night: Quillan Salkilld ($100,000)Quillan Salkilld (13-1 MMA, 6-0 UFC) submitted Mateusz Gamrot (26-5 MMA, 9-5 UFC) in the first round of the main event and now has four straight first-round finishes and four bonuses over that same time. He took Gamrot out with relative ease with a rear-naked choke late in the first round.Performance of the Night: Ty Miller ($100,000)Ty Miller (8-0 MMA, 1-0 UFC) put on a thoroughly dominant performance against Billy Ray Goff (9-5 MMA, 1-3 UFC) to open the main card. After a 10-8 second round, he put him away just 15 seconds into the third. He became a rare case of requesting a bonusand actually getting one.Finish bonus: Yadier del Valle ($25,000)Yadier del Valle (11-1 MMA, 3-1 UFC) was the heaviest favorite on the card and showed why when he took out Darren Elkins (29-13 MMA, 19-12 UFC) in just 35 seconds in Elkins retirement fight.Finish bonus: Diyar Nurgozhay ($25,000)Diyar Nurgozhay (12-2 MMA, 2-2 UFC) had one of the cards sickest finishes when he took out Bruno Lopes (14-4 MMA, 1-3 UFC) in the first roundFinish bonus: Jose Montanha ($25,000)Jose Montanha (7-1 MMA, 1-0 UFC) was the only underdog winner on the card. The Brazilian heavyweight ripped through Louie Sutherland (11-6 MMA, 1-3 UFC) with relative ease for a first-round rear-naked choke.Finish bonus: Miles Johns ($25,000)Miles Johns (16-5 MMA, 7-5 UFC) got clipped against Gianni Vazquez (14-6-1 MMA, 0-2 UFC) and taken off his feet. It looked like he was in trouble against an opponent who took the fight on just two days notice but seconds later, he landed a left that put Vazquez on the canvas and he finished him a few punches after that.Finish bonus: Juliana Miller ($25,000)Juliana Miller (5-4 MMA, 3-3 UFC) said her job in the UFC was on the line in the second fight of the night against Ravena Oliveira (7-5-1 MMA, 0-4 UFC). The Season 29 Ultimate Fighter winner made sure she left no doubt with a slick transition to a rear-naked choke in the second round.This article originally appeared on MMA Junkie: UFCFight Night 284 bonuses: Cue up $100K for Quillan Salkilld

PHOENIX (AP) Shohei Ohtani brought home the go-ahead run in the 10th inning on an infield single and the Los Angeles Dodgers snapped a seven-game losing streak by beating the Arizona Diamondbacks 2-1 on Saturday night.The Dodgers won despite Edwin Diaz blowing his second consecutive save after losing a 1-0 lead in the ninth.Los Angeles rallied with two outs in the 10th when Hunter Feduccia walked and automatic runner Kyle Tucker moved to third on a wild pitch. Ohtani followed with a grounder to the right side that first baseman Tim Tawa dove to knock down, but couldn't recover to make an out.Jack Dreyer earned his first save of the season, retiring the final two outs by fielding a comebacker from Ryan Waldschmidt and starting a double play.The D-backs trailed 1-0 entering the ninth, but Geraldo Perdomo and Corbin Carroll connected for back-to-back triples off closer Diaz to tie it. Diaz recovered to retire the next three batters, stranding Carroll at third to send the game to extra innings.L.A.'s Kyle Tucker hit a solo homer to break a scoreless tie in the eighth, driving the second pitch he saw from reliever Jonathan Loisiga over the right-field wall.Arizona left 15 runners on base.Arizona's Brandon Pfaadt and Los Angeles' Yoshinobu Yamamoto were locked in an impressive pitcher's duel for most of the evening, with both right-handers breezing through the opposing lineup.Pfaadt made it through seven innings, giving up just two hits and two walks while striking out two. He has a 1.32 ERA over eight starts since returning from Triple-A Reno.The Diamondbacks managed to drive up Yamamoto's pitch count into the 80s by the sixth inning, which started with a Gabriel Moreno single and Ketel Marte walk. Yamamoto retired the next two batters, but then was then replaced by Evan Phillips after throwing 107 pitches.Yamamoto gave up three walks and three hits while striking out six over 5 2/3 innings.Up nextDiamondbacks LHP Eduardo Rodriguez (10-4, 2.71 ERA) was set to pitch Sunday vs. Dodgers LHP Justin Wrobleski (11-3, 3.31).___AP MLB: https://apnews.com/hub/mlb

PHOENIX, AZ - AUGUST 08: Kyle Tucker #23 of the Los Angeles Dodgers hits a solo home run in the eighth inning during the game between the Los Angeles Dodgers and the Arizona Diamondbacks at Chase Field on Saturday, August 8, 2026 in Phoenix, Arizona. (Photo by Brendon Baranov/MLB Photos via Getty Images) | MLB Photos via Getty ImagesThe Dodgers are finally back in the win column, as they came away with a 2-1, 10-inning win against the Arizona Diamondbacks on Saturday. It was another dormant showing from the Dodgers offense, as Brandon Pfaadt worked around a one-out walk from Andy Pages in the top of the first by getting a ground ball double play from Freddie Freeman. The Dodgers would go down quietly until the top of the fourth inning, when Pages singled to reach base for the second time. Freddie Freeman lined out to third with Pages on the move, and the center fielder was doubled up at first. Pfaadt would retire the next six hitters in order, facing the minimum over six shutout innings while tossing 74 pitches.As for Yoshinobu Yamamoto, he worked around a pair of two-out baserunners in the bottom of the first inning by getting his former WBC teammate Lars Nootbaar to ground out. Yamamoto allowed just one walk over his next three innings, but Arizona would threaten with two men on with one out in the bottom of the fifth inning. Yamamoto froze Geraldo Perdomo for the second out before Corbin Carroll met a similar fate to get the Dodgers out of trouble. Both Gabriel Moreno and Ketel Marte reached against Yamamoto for a second time to begin the bottom of the sixth inning, and after getting two crucial outs, the right-handers day was done after 107 pitches. Evan Phillips came in relief of Yamamoto, and kept Arizona off the board by getting Tim Tawa to line out to right field. After allowing three runs over eight innings against the Boston Red Sox in his last start, Yamamoto was able to toss his first scoreless start since tossing seven shutout innings against the San Diego Padres on July 4. Although Yamamoto was not able to get his first quality start since May 31, his six strikeouts were the most hes had in a start since punching out seven during his complete game against the Yankees on July 19. Pages reached on his second infield single against Pfaadt in the top of the seventh, and put the Dodgers in scoring position for the first time with a stolen base. Even though they managed to put two men on, Pfaadt got Mookie Betts to ground out to short complete seven shutout innings on the mound.Alex Vesia came in to keep the game scoreless, but lost his command by walking two over his first three hitters. After getting Carroll to foul out, Vesia won a 10-pitch battle against Moreno by striking him out to strand the two runners and keep the game scoreless.Two pitches were all Kyle Tucker needed to break the scoreless ice, as he launched a solo home run against Jonathan Losiga to put the Dodgers on top by a run. Its the second home run Tucker has over his five-game hitting streak, where hes managed to hit .389 over that time.Kyle breaks the tie! pic.twitter.com/qg62uS2e5x Los Angeles Dodgers (@Dodgers) August 9, 2026Teoscar Hernndez and Hunter Feduccia added a pair of one-out singles, but Losiga struck out both Shohei Ohtani and Pages to limit the damage at one run.After Kyle Hurt got two quick outs on three pitches, he promptly allowed a single to Nolan Arenado before walking Tawa and James McCann to load the bases. Tanner Scott was called on to fan the flames, and he got the rookie Ryan Waldschmidt to fly out to center and keep Arizona off the scoreboard.The Dodgers failed to get any insurance in the top of the ninth inning, and Edwin Daz was called on to try to get the save. Perdomo laced a leadoff triple to put the tying run 90 feet away from scoring, and Carroll followed suit with a triple of his own to give Daz his second blown save in as many games. Daz got Moreno to line out to third for the first out before getting Marte to pop out to Mookie Betts. The Dodgers walked Nootbaar intentionally to put runners on the corners, and Daz sent the game to extra innings by striking out Ildemaro Vargas.After the first two hitters failed to get anything going in the top of the 10th, Hunter Feduccia drew a two-out walk, but the pitch sailed past McCann and allowed Tucker to take third. Shohei Ohtani hit a ground ball to first, but the ball trickled out of Tawas glove, allowing both Ohtani to reach safely and Tucker to score as the Dodgers regained the lead. Shohei for the lead! pic.twitter.com/STFKxspglp Los Angeles Dodgers (@Dodgers) August 9, 2026Jack Dreyer took over for the Dodgers in the bottom of the 10th inning, and after he struck out Tawa for the first out, McCann reached on an infield single to put runners on the corners. After playing hero last night, Ryan Waldschmidt grounded right back to Dreyer, who turned a 1-6-3 double play to put the losing streak to bed. With the Dodgers coming away with the win, they regain an 8 1/2 game lead over Arizona in the NL West standings. Game particulars Home runs Kyle Tucker (11)WP Edwin Daz (2-1): 1 IP, 2 hits, 1 earned run, 1 walk, 1 strikeoutLP Gerardo Carillo (2-1): 1 2/3 IP, 0 hits, 1 run (0 earned), 2 walks, 1 strikeoutSV Jack Dreyer (1): 1 IP, 1 hit, 0 runs, 0 walks, 1 strikeoutUp next The Dodgers wrap up their road trip on Sunday in Arizona (1:10 p.m. PT, SportsNet LA) before heading back home to open a three game series against the Kansas City Royals on Monday. Justin Wrobleski faces Eduardo Rodriguez.

World number one Aryna Sabalenka leaves the court after losing to Ekaterina Alexandrova in a fourth-round match at the WTA Toronto Masters hardcourt tournament (MATTHEW STOCKMAN)World number oneAryna Sabalenka and Jessica Pegula were both upset in fourth-round matches on Saturday at the Toronto Masters.Four-time Grand Slam winner Sabalenka suffered a blow to her preparations for a tilt at a third consecutive US Open title, beaten 7-6 (7/3), 4-6, 6-4 by Russian 16th seed Ekaterina Alexandrova."I wasn't trying to think about the score or anything like beating number one," said Alexandrova after ousting the Belarusian in 2hr 29min."I was just trying to do my best."I just tried to play every single point as if it was the last one because with her, you don't get a lot of chances during the match," Alexandrova said."I had a lot today, but I couldn't realize some of them. I'm super happy that I could win because after the second set, I thought (winning) was already past me."Alexandrova moves on to a quarter-final againstUkraine's Elina Svitolina, who dispatched American Amanda Anisimova6-2, 6-4 in 78 minutes.Russian 15th seed Shnaider upset world number three Pegula 6-3, 6-3 to book a last-eight date with Poland's Iga Swiatek.The 22-year-old left-hander took only 73 minutes to defeat Pegula."This week I've been very comfortable on both defending and just firing some winners," Shnaider said."It was working well. I was choosing a bigger target today but sometimes ripping the ball."Sabalenka dropped the first set on a tiebreak as her Russian opponent won five of the last six points."I was trying to play super aggressive, the way I didn't play for a long time. It worked," said Alexandrova."I had the feeling I have some kind of power and I can create something and it helped me mentally."Sabalenka levelled the match but in the decider faced match points on her serve in the 10th game.She saved the first on a service winner and the second with an ace.But, after sending a backhand beyond the baseline, the Belarusian made her sixth and final double fault to lose the match."I didn't have any expectations before the match," Alexandrova said. "I knew it was going to be super difficult when I walked on the court."I was trying to risk as much as possible because it felt like it was the only way to create some chances. It caused many more mistakes but at the same time I created many more opportunities."Former world number one Swiatek, the seventh seed, rallied to defeat Ukraine's 10th-seeded Marta Kostyuk 3-6, 6-1, 6-2.Swiatek, a four-time French Open champion, saved nine break points in the last two sets without dropping serve."In the second I came out... playing a bit faster and more heavy and pushing Marta a little bit more," Swiatek said."Game by game I felt like it was a good plan and a good choice and I went for it."js/dh

The Los Angeles Dodgers beat the Arizona Diamondbacks 2-1 despite yet another blown save from closer Edwin DiazThe Dodgers have been totally out of sync over the last few weeks, compiling a seven-game losing streak with the offense not picking up the pitching at times, and the pitching letting down the hitters as well. LA was up 1-0 heading into the bottom of the ninth, when Edwin Diaz stepped up for another save opportunity. He came in and allowed consecutive triples, blowing the save, and with no outs and a speedy runner in Corbin Carroll on third base, the game looked lost. Dodgers outfielder Kyle Tucker (23) high-fives teammate Tommy Edman (25) after a solo home run against Diamondbacks pitcher Jonathan Loaisiga (43) in the eighth inning during a game at Chase Field in Phoenix, Ariz. on August 8, 2026.However, thanks to a great play from Max Muncy to catch a line-out, an infield pop-up, and then a clutch strikeout, Diaz saved himself from further scorn. Edwin Diaz pushes it to 99 MPH for a clutch strikeout!He blew his second consecutive save, but at least he kept the Dodgers in the game. For those losing hope in Diaz, the fastball is still encouraging, but the slider is letting him down badly. He is not throwing it enough Nelson Espinal (@nelson__espinal) August 9, 2026In the top of the 10th inning, things looked grim as the offenses struggles continued. There were two outs on the board quickly, but somehow, Hunter Feduccia worked a walk, and on the fourth ball, Kyle Tucker, the runner on second, moved to third. Then, Shohei Ohtani legged out a tricky grounder, scoring the second run of the game. Jack Dreyer came in during the bottom of the 10th and delivered a great outing, powering the Dodgers to a win with a save. Dodgers designated hitter Shohei Ohtani (17) walks out of the dugout prior to a game against the Diamondbacks at Chase Field in Phoenix, on August 8, 2026.Offense fails to produce againOn Saturday, August 8th, the offense generated nothing other than a run through nine innings, leaving the team with too little of a margin against a struggling bullpen.The Dodgers had just two runners in scoring position throughout the game and went 0-for-3 with them in scoring position, for nine innings. Kyle Tucker scored the only run for the Dodgers through regulation on a home run that looked to be a special moment for him, until Edwin Diaz collapsed in the ninth inning again. Kyle Tucker has his first major Dodger moment!Despite the losing streak and a rough season all around for Tucker, he steps up to break a 0-0 stalemate with a solo shot. He is hitting .400 over his last 7 games. Might be peaking at the perfect time. pic.twitter.com/IprYzsBOwL Nelson Espinal (@nelson__espinal) August 9, 2026Yamamotos gusty outingOn the mound, they got 5.2 shutout innings from Yoshinobu Yamamoto, who was nowhere near his best but did the job of an ace. Yamamoto battled an illness over the last week, so he didnt travel with the team to Chicago. Instead, he stayed on the West Coast, giving him the chance to make a short trip to Arizona instead. Yoshinobu Yamamoto's final line vs. the D-Backs: 5.2 IP3 H3 BB0 ER6 KsNot the best from Yamamoto, but considering he is battling an illness, absolutely stellar.Always reliable.pic.twitter.com/KvxQjo9eO6 Nelson Espinal (@nelson__espinal) August 9, 2026His fastballs, both the four-seam and cutter, were not good tonight, but his offspeed was so good that he allowed only three hits and three walks while still getting six strikeouts. Even while not feeling 100%, Yamamoto still delivers for the Dodgers.