Stripling, Dodgers dump Diamondbacks
LOS ANGELES -- Five Los Angeles players drove in a run apiece as the Dodgers defeated the Arizona Diamondbacks 5-2 Tuesday night at Dodger Stadium.
Justin Turner, pitcher Ross Stripling (who knocked in the go-ahead run), Yasmani Grandal, Josh Reddick and Andrew Toles each had an RBI for the Dodgers. Corey Seager and Turner collected two hits apiece.
Los Angeles (78-60) extended its winning streak to four and remained four games ahead of the San Francisco Giants atop the National League West.
The Dodgers can sweep the three-game series against the Diamondbacks with a win Wednesday night.
Arizona (58-80) lost for the fourth time in six games.
Stripling (4-6) allowed two runs on three hits with five strikeouts and no walks in five innings. Pedro Baez, Josh Fields and Joe Blanton combined to shut out the Diamondbacks for three innings before Kenley Jansen came on to close the door for his 42nd save with two strikeouts in a perfect ninth.
Diamondbacks starter Shelby Miller (2-11) had another poor outing. He surrendered five runs (four earned) on 11 hits with two strikeouts and no walks in 4 1/3 innings. Miller has lost twice in three career starts against the Dodgers.
Los Angeles outhit Arizona 11-4.
A.J. Pollock's solo home run with two outs in the first inning lifted the Diamondbacks to a 1-0 lead. The homer was Pollock's second of the year.
In the bottom of the first, Seager singled and advanced to second on a passed ball by catcher Welington Castillo. Seager scored on Justin Turner's base hit to tie the score at 1.
After Andrew Toles doubled, Stripling drove him home with a single to right for a 2-1 edge in the second. It was Stripling's first major league RBI.
An RBI groundout by Yasmani Grandal and run-scoring singles by Josh Reddick and Toles increased the margin to 5-1 in the third.
A sacrifice fly by Jake Lamb sliced the deficit to three runs in the fourth.
NOTES: The Diamondbacks recalled LHP Steve Hathaway, RHP Dominic Leone, RHP Matt Koch, OF Mitch Haniger and LF/1B Peter O'Brien from Triple-A Reno. Arizona also reinstated LHP Andrew Chaffin (left shoulder tendinitis) and C Chris Herrmann (strained right hamstring) from the disabled list. Reno manager Phil Nevin and special assistant Orlando Hudson were added to the coaching staff. ... The Dodgers recalled RHP Pedro Baez from Double-A Tulsa. The addition of Baez, who did not pitch at Tulsa, gives the club 33 active players on its roster. ... Diamondbacks LHP Robbie Ray (7-12, 4.36 ERA) opposes Dodgers RHP Brock Stewart (0-2, 7.94 ERA) in Wednesday's series finale.