The Los Angeles Dodgers punctuated an 8-1 homestand Thursday by completing a sweep of the Arizona Diamondbacks before heading out on the road to face the San Francisco Giants and Houston Astros.
It’s the first time the Dodgers swept the Diamondbacks in a four-game series at Dodger Stadium since 2004. The night was also memorable on a personal level for Albert Pujols, as he hit his first home run since signing with the Dodgers.
Pujols joined Shea Hillenbrand (2007) and Tim Wallach (1996) as the only players in MLB history to hit a home run with both the Dodgers and L.