The Diamondbacks gave it a great try Wednesday night against the Dodgers, but fell one run short in losing for the 12th time in 13 games. That was with Arizona pitching its ace, Zack Gallen. Now the Diamondbacks draw Dodgers ace, a rejuvenated and healthy lefty Clayton Kershaw. 
Demoralized by giving up four veterans at the trade deadline, the Diamondbacks aren't likely to offer much resistance after blowing an extra inning lead last night. 
The Dodgers have the best record in baseball at 28-10. 
Kershaw is back in dominant form going 3-0 with a 0.90 ERA in his last three starts. He has a 33-to-4 strikeout-to-walk ratio on the season in 30 innings. 
The Diamondbacks are averaging two runs per game in their last four games. They are 1-8 on the season versus southpaw starters, which isn't surprising since they are batting .227 against lefties and rank third-from-last in MLB in slugging percentage against lefthanders. 
LA leads the majors in homers and are second in runs. So Luke Weaver, who has been up and down on the comeback trail, is facing a major challenge. Weaver did not pitch well in his last start against the much-weaker hitting Giants. Weaver surrendered four earned runs on eight hits in three innings.