LOS ANGELES — Jake Arrieta turned to his right, ever so slightly, on Tuesday night and watched the fly ball soar toward left field. Arrieta was dealing in the seventh inning of a 6-1 win over the Dodgers and Logan Forsthye’s contact came off the bat with that home-run sound.
It was the type of blast that would’ve spoiled Arrieta’s night, but the ball sliced foul. A relieved Arrieta turned back to home plate, waited for a new baseball, and promptly fired a sinker that Forsythe pounded for a double play.
That foul ball — which produced just an instant of doubt — was about the only trouble the Dodgers could give Arrieta.