It wasn’t exactly watching the Dodgers baptize themselves as division champions in the Chase Field pool, but the walk from the bullpen back to the dugout Wednesday night presented the Diamondbacks bullpen with quite the painful tableau. As they trudged through the outfield grass and approached the infield dirt, Arizona’s relievers couldn’t help but crane their necks to gawk at the scene unfolding in front of the Rockies dugout.



The crowd was chanting the name of DJ LeMahieu, who’d delivered a line-drive, opposite-field homer to turn a 4-3 deficit into a 5-4 walk-off win. The night before, the Diamondbacks relievers had lauded one of their own, showering Yoshihisa Hirano with beer after his first major-league save. Now they watched as LeMahieu received a similar soaking — with whatever was in the dugout coolers — after Hirano had blown his very next save opportunity.



They’ve been a beleaguered group these last two weeks,...