The Los Angeles Dodgers hope to avoid something they haven't done all season -- three straight losses -- when they face the Arizona Diamondbacks in the opener of a three-game series Tuesday night in Phoenix.
The Dodgers remain comfortably in first place in the National League West with a 30-12 record, but their bullpen -- a strength throughout the season -- failed them in back-to-back losses. Blake Treinen and Caleb Ferguson, two top setup men, gave up go-ahead hits in late innings last Saturday and Sunday.
Sunday night, Ferguson served up a go-ahead two-run home run to former Dodger Matt Kemp in the eighth inning that ended up winning the game for the Colorado Rockies.