Dodgers 3, Diamondbacks 1
LOS ANGELES -- Second baseman Howie Kendrick homered and drove in the go-ahead runs, guiding the Los Angeles Dodgers to a 3-1 decision over the Arizona Diamondbacks on Tuesday night at Dodger Stadium.
Kendrick went 2-for-4 with all three RBIs as the Dodgers (34-25) beat the Diamondbacks for the sixth consecutive time and the 12th in 14 games. Kendrick has reached base in all eight of the meetings with Arizona this season. He went 3-for-4 with a run driven in Monday's 9-3 rout of the Diamondbacks.
After a two-out walk to center fielder Chris Heisey, right fielder Yasiel Puig laced a double into the gap in left-center to put runners at second and third. The Diamondbacks intentionally walked first baseman Adrian Gonzalez to load the bases.
Kendrick followed with a two-run single up the middle off reliever Addison Reed, scoring Heisey and Puig, to break up a 1-1 tie.
Dodgers starter Carlos Frias, who defeated the Diamondbacks on May 1, allowed a run on eight hits with three strikeouts and a walk in 6 2/3 innings. He also threw two wild pitches, one of which led to a run, but did not figure into the decision.
Reliever Adam Liberatore (2-1) struck out the lone batter he faced in the seventh. Closer Kenley Jansen earned his seventh save with a 1-2-3 ninth.
Arizona left-hander Robbie Ray (1-1) was charged with two runs on four hits with four walks and four strikeouts in 6 2/3 innings.
A Frias wild pitch brought home catcher Jarrod Saltalamacchia for a 1-0 Diamondbacks' lead in the second inning.
Arizona threatened again in the third inning, when third baseman Jake Lamb doubled with one out, but Frias forced first baseman Paul Goldschmidt and right fielder Yasmany Tomas to ground out to short to end the treat.
Kendrick's solo home run to right on a 1-2 pitch from Ray tied the score at 1 with one out in the sixth inning. It was Kendrick's sixth home run this season.
NOTES: A crowd of 37,738 attended the game. ... Dodgers 3B Justin Turner was not in the starting lineup, one night after fouling a ball of his left knee in Monday's game. The Dodgers list Turner as day-to-day. Alberto Callaspo started at third base. ... CF Joc Pederson got the day off since manager Don Mattingly believed he was "worn down." ... Arizona OF A.J. Pollock got the day off. Manager Chip Hale said Pollock, who has played in 56 of the club's previous 57 games, deserved a much-needed breather. ... Bob Baffert, the trainer for Triple-Crown winner American Pharoah, threw out the first pitch. ... Diamondbacks RHP Jeremy Hellickson (4-3, 4.88 ERA) will face Dodgers LHP Brett Anderson (2-4, 3.29 ERA) in the series finale Wednesday.