Dodgers 7, Diamondbacks 6
LOS ANGELES -- Second baseman Howie Kendrick delivered a walk-off single in the ninth inning, and the Los Angeles Dodgers completed a three-game sweep of the Arizona Diamondbacks with a 7-6 victory Wednesday night at Dodger Stadium.
Kendrick bloomed a base hit down the right field line off reliever Daniel Hudson (1-2), scoring right fielder Yasiel Puig for the game-winner.
Puig, who walked in the ninth, went 4-for-4 with a homer and three RBIs, tying a career best with four hits as the Dodgers (35-25) beat the Diamondbacks (27-32) for the ninth consecutive time at Dodger Stadium. Puig finished a triple shy of the cycle.
Catcher Yasmani Grandal also homered for Los Angeles.
Second baseman A.J. Pollock crushed a 1-0 fastball from closer Kenley Jansen, who was successful in his previous seven consecutive save opportunities this season, into the left-field bleachers to tie the score at 6 to lead off the ninth. Jansen (1-0) allowed a run and a hit in one inning.
First baseman Paul Goldschmidt, who went 4-for-5, and right fielder Yasmany Tomas also hit home runs for Arizona, which lost its fourth in a row.
Left fielder Enrique Hernandez's sacrifice fly in the sixth inning gave Los Angeles a 6-4 advantage, but Arizona rallied.
A sacrifice fly in the seventh by second baseman Chris Owings cut the margin to 6-5 before Pollock homered to tie the score.
Tomas' RBI single to center in the first gave a 1-0 Arizona lead.
Los Angeles scored four runs in the second. Third baseman Aaron Hill was forced to field a sacrifice by Dodgers pitcher Brett Anderson. With Hill racing down the third base line, Dodgers left fielder Andre Ethier ran past him and scored on the play to knot the score at 1-1.
After a walk to center fielder Joc Pederson, Puig drilled Jeremy Hellickson's first pitch into the seats in center for a three-run blast and a 4-1 Dodgers lead. It was Puig's third home run this season.
Pederson robbed Tomas of a three-run homer, snagging his drive at the wall in center.
Grandal made it 5-1 with a solo shot to right in the fourth. For Grandal, it was his sixth long ball of the season.
Goldschmidt hammered his 17th home run of the season with a two-run bomb to right off Anderson in the fifth, cutting the deficit to 5-3. Tomas followed with a solo home run -- his second this season -- for back-to-back shots, pulling the Diamondbacks within a run.
NOTES: Dodgers 3B Justin Turner wasn't in the starting lineup for the second game in a row as he recovers from a left knee contusion. Turner sustained the injury by fouling off a ball on the knee in Monday's contest. Alberto Callaspo got the nod at third again and went 2-for-4. ... Both clubs are off Thursday before beginning three-game series Friday. RHP Chase Anderson (1-1, 3.12 ERA) and the Diamondbacks will visit the San Francisco Giants, who have yet to name a starter. LHP Clayton Kershaw (5-3, 3.36 ERA) and the Dodgers will face RHP Odrisamer Despaigne (3-4, 4.72 ERA) and the San Diego Padres at Petco Park. ... A crowd of 47,174 attended the game.