Lamb, Ray lead Diamondbacks past Dodgers
PHOENIX -- Jake Lamb homered and drove in two runs and Robbie Ray pitched seven scoreless innings as the Arizona Diamondbacks hung on for a 6-5 victory over the Los Angeles Dodgers on Sunday at Chase Field.
Lamb's RBI single started a three-run first inning, and he later hit a solo homer in the fourth. He was 7-for-12 with two doubles, a triple and a homer in the three-game series.
Ray (5-8) gave up four hits and struck out seven as the Diamondbacks (40-53) won the final two games of the set for their fourth home series victory of the season.
The Dodgers scored all their runs in the final two innings, when Justin Turner drove in four with a two-run homer in the eighth inning and a two-run single in the ninth.
Chase Utley walked to open the ninth against Tyler Clippard before Howie Kendrick beat out a grounder to third base for an infield single.
Seager doubled to right field to drive in Utley to make it 6-3, and Turner hit a two-run single on a 3-0 pitch from reliever Jake Barrett to get the Dodgers within a run.
Andrew Toles singled to center to put runners on the corners before Barrett struck out Yasiel Puig and got Chris Taylor for his second career save.
Michael Bourn had three hits and drove in a run and Lamb's two RBIs gave him a team-leading 65.
Lamb leads the National League with a .635 slugging percentage.
Seager had three doubles for the Dodgers (52-42), who have lost two in a row after winning four straight.
Bourn and Paul Goldschmidt singled with one out in the first off Dodgers starter Kenta Maeda (8-7) before Lamb singled to drive in a run.
Brandon Drury doubled to the fence in right-center field to drive in both runners for a 3-0 lead.
Ray got out of a bases-loaded, no-out situation in the second after Scott Van Slyke doubled, Puig was hit by a pitch and Taylor walked. Ray struck out A.J. Ellis on a 97-mph fastball, struck out Zach Walters on a 96-mph fastball and got Maeda to fly out.
Lamb's bases-empty homer in the third was his 21st. He is the fourth player in franchise history with 20-plus homers, 20-plus doubles and eight triples in the same season. Steve Finley (twice), Eric Byrnes and Stephen Drew are the others.
Ray doubled and scored on Bourn's double off Maeda with one out in the fifth for a 5-0 lead.
Maeda gave up five runs and seven hits in 4 1/3 innings. He struck out five and walked one. He did not give up more than four runs in any of his previous 18 starts.
Jean Segura and Bourn singled in the seventh inning and Bourn scored on a two-out wild pitch to make it 6-0.
NOTES: The way LHP Clayton Kershaw (herniated disk) recovers from his 60-pitch simulated game Saturday will determine when he returns to the rotation, Dodgers manager Dave Roberts said. "Everything with Clayton is on the table, but after that last live 'BP', just making sure his body feels 100 percent and ready to come back," Roberts said. Kershaw has been sidelined since June 25. ... Arizona C/OF Chris Herrmann (hamstring) was placed on the 15-day disabled list Sunday, a day after he was forced into action as a pinch-hitter in the 10th inning of a 2-1 victory in 12 innings over the Dodgers. IF/OF Mike Freeman was purchased from Triple-A Reno to fill the roster spot. Freeman made his debut in majors in right field Sunday after 2,600 minor league at-bats over seven seasons. ... Dodgers IF/OF Zach Walters made his second major league start in right field when Roberts shuffled his defense to give 1B Adrian Gonzalez a day off against Arizona LHP Robbie Ray. ... Phoenix Mercury G Diana Taurasi threw out the first pitch. ... Dale Scott did not work Sunday after being forced to leave in the first inning Saturday when he took a foul ball off his face mask. Stu Scheurwater joined the crew.