D-backs hit three homers in win

The Arizona Diamondbacks’ three-homer win over the Dodgers happened on Monday, June 1, not in Tuesday’s June 2 game. Arizona beat Los Angeles 4-1 at Chase Field in Phoenix, with Ketel Marte, Nolan Arenado and rookie Tommy Troy each homering. (apnews.com) Tuesday, June 2 brought a different result. The Dodgers beat the Diamondbacks 6-5, despite Arizona’s late push and a solo homer from Corbin Carroll. (apnews.com) That makes the social-roundup item accurate on the three homers and the Arizona win, but off by one day. ### Which game are people referring to when they say the D-backs hit three homers? (espn.com) June 1 is the game in question. The Associated Press and MLB.com both reported that Arizona hit three home runs in a 4-1 victory over the Dodgers at Chase Field. The three homers came from Marte, Arenado and Troy. (apnews.com) AP said Marte hit a two-run shot, while Arenado and Troy added solo home runs. MLB.com identified Troy’s blast as his first in the majors. ### What was the key swing in Arizona’s win? Ketel Marte supplied the biggest hit with a two-run homer. (espn.com) In a 4-1 game, that accounted for half of Arizona’s scoring and gave the Diamondbacks separation after a tight start. Tommy Troy’s contribution stood out because it was his first major league home run. (apnews.com) MLB.com’s recap also said he dropped down a bunt in the same game, giving Arizona production from a rookie in multiple ways. ### Who else figured in the result besides the home-run hitters? The June 1 box score shows Arizona beat Emmet Sheehan and the Dodgers 4-1, with Taylor Clarke credited as the winning pitcher and Paul Sewald earning the save. (apnews.com) Baseball-Reference listed the attendance at 31,410 and the game time at 2:18. Los Angeles entered that stretch on strong form. (apnews.com) The next day’s AP recap said the Dodgers had won 15 of their last 19 games by June 2, which gives some context to Arizona’s June 1 win. ### Why is there confusion around the date? June 2 social posts appear to have folded Monday’s Arizona win into Tuesday conversation. (mlb.com) By the time those roundups circulated, the clubs had already played the second game of the series, and that one went to Los Angeles by a 6-5 score. ESPN’s June 2 recap makes the distinction clear. Arizona hit only one homer on Tuesday — Corbin Carroll’s solo shot — while the Dodgers got the win behind Freddie Freeman, Shohei Ohtani and a late escape from the bullpen. (baseball-reference.com) ### What came next in the series? Wednesday, June 3 was set as the series finale in Phoenix. (espn.com) ESPN’s June 2 recap said Arizona was scheduled to start right-hander Zac Gallen, while Los Angeles was set to counter with right-hander Shohei Ohtani. The verified takeaway is narrow but clear: Arizona’s three-homer victory over the Dodgers was a 4-1 win on June 1, powered by Marte, Arenado and Troy, and not the June 2 game referenced in some social posts. (espn.com) (apnews.com)