Dodgers 5, Diamondbacks 2
Enrique Hernandez hit a go-ahead, two-run double in a five-run seventh inning, and rookie right-hander Ross Stripling made another strong start in the Los Angeles Dodgers' 5-2 victory over the Arizona Diamondbacks on Thursday at Dodger Stadium in Los Angeles.
Trayce Thompson singled and Austin Barnes walked with one out in the seventh to knock out Arizona starter Robbie Ray. Pinch hitter Justin Turner followed with a single off reliever Randall Delgado (0-1) to cut Arizona's lead to 2-1.
Hernandez doubled to the fence in left-center to drive in two, and RBI singles by Yasiel Puig and Adrian Gonzalez off left-hander Andrew Chafin capped the inning for the Dodgers (6-4).
Stripling, who threw 7 1/3 hitless innings in his first major league start April 8 at San Francisco, gave up two runs on five hits in six innings Thursday. He struck out five and walked one but was not involved in the decision.
Left-hander J.P. Howell (1-0) pitched a 1-2-3 seventh for the victory, and Hernandez and Puig had two hits apiece.
Yimi Garcia and Kenley Jansen followed with a scoreless inning apiece, and Jansen earned his fourth save of the season.
Socrates Brito had two hits and scored for Arizona (3-7), and Nick Ahmed and David Peralta each had a hit and an RBI.
Ray gave up two runs on four hits, walked five and struck out six in 6 1/3 innings. He extended his scoreless-innings streak against the Dodgers to 20 dating to July 1, 2015, before being charged with the two runs after leaving in the seventh inning.
Ray has two of Arizona's three quality starts this season.
NOTES: Dodgers LHP Clayton Kershaw will face Giants LHP Madison Bumgarner in a rematch Friday after the two faced each other in San Francisco on Sunday. Neither received a decision in the Dodgers' 3-2, 10-inning victory. Kershaw is 16-7 with a 1.57 ERA against the Giants in 32 career appearances (31 starts). ... Arizona RHP Zack Greinke enters his third start of the season Friday looking for his first victory after giving up 11 earned runs in 10 innings in losses to Colorado and the Chicago Cubs. He had not given up that runs many in consecutive starts since the middle of the 2011 season, when he was with Milwaukee. Greinke lost his first two starts for the first time in his career. ... Dodgers LHP Adam Liberatore was promoted from Triple-A Oklahoma City on Thursday, when RHP Chris Hatcher was placed on the paternity list. Hatcher tweeted news of the birth of his son Jensen Thomas Hatcher on Thursday afternoon. ... Although the Dodgers lopped about $50 million off their payroll this season, it remains the highest in baseball at $253.6 million, as evaluated by Forbes. ... Dodgers 3B Justin Turner, who was hit by two pitches in the Dodgers' 3-1 victory Wednesday, did not start Thursday as INF/OF Howie Kendrick opened at third base.