Arizona Diamondbacks vs Los Angeles Dodgers Match Player Stats On Jul 06, 2017

The Sports Xchange
Jul 7, 2017

LOS ANGELES -- Chris Taylor's fourth hit of the game capped the Dodgers' rally from a three-run deficit in the ninth inning, lifting Los Angeles to a 5-4 win over the Arizona Diamondbacks on Thursday night at Dodger Stadium.

The Dodgers completed a three-game sweep.

Arizona closer Fernando Rodney, who blew a save for the fifth time in 26 opportunities, gave up a leadoff single to Yasiel Puig and then walked pinch hitters Joc Pederson and Cody Bellinger to load the bases.

Rodney (3-3) walked Logan Forsythe on four pitches to force in a run, and Corey Seager followed with a ground-ball single up the middle to drive in two and tie the score at 4-4.

Justin Turner was walked intentionally, and Rodney was removed for T.J. McFarland. Taylor lined the first pitch over the head of drawn-in left fielder Rey Fuentes for the winning run.

The ninth series sweep of the season moved the first-place Dodgers 5 1/2 games in front of the second-place Diamondbacks in the National League West.

Jake Lamb homered twice for Arizona.

Lamb, who was selected to his first NL All Star team earlier in the week, hit a solo shot off starter Rich Hill in the fifth inning and another off reliever Luis Avilan in the eighth, each time giving the Diamondbacks a one-run lead.

Ketel Marte also homered in the eighth off Avilan after entering the game as part of a double switch in the seventh.

Arizona starter Robbie Ray matched his career high with 13 strikeouts. He was removed after allowing one run on five hits and four walks in six innings. He threw 106 pitches.

After Dodgers reliever Josh Fields balked in a run in the ninth, Rodney came on for the Diamondbacks to protect a 4-1 lead.

Hill exited after seven innings, having allowed one run on two hits and no walks. He struck out nine in a 95-pitch outing.

Hill blanked the Diamondbacks for 4 1/3 innings before Lamb homered on an 0-2 curveball to give Arizona a 1-0 lead.

Ray gave up a homer to Logan Forsythe over the right-center-field fence with two outs in the fifth to tie the game at 1-1.

Fields (4-0) allowed one run in one inning but earned the win.

Earlier in the day, Turner learned he had won the NL Final Vote into the All-Star Game next week in Miami.

Turner beat out Justin Bour of the Miami Marlins, Kris Bryant of the Chicago Cubs, Anthony Rendon of the Washington Nationals and Mark Reynolds of the Colorado Rockies to become a first-time All Star.

"I'll forever be grateful to the Los Angeles Dodgers and their fans for what they did for me this week," he said before the game.

NOTES: Los Angeles LHP Grant Dayton was placed on the 10-day disabled list with a stiff neck, and OF Scott Van Slyke was recalled from Triple-A Oklahoma City. Van Slyke, who was demoted on May 16 after hitting .122 with two home runs through his first 28 games, pinch-hit to start the seventh inning and walked, but was picked off by C Chris Iannetta for the second out. ... Arizona LHP Rubby De La Rosa was placed on the 10-day DL due to soreness in his pitching shoulder. RHP Jake Barrett was called up from Triple-A Reno.