After dropping a 12-inning game to Arizona on Friday night,
the Dodgers spotted the Diamondbacks a 4-0 lead here tonight before storming
back for an 8-6 win behind Dan Haren (3-0).
Haren gave up five runs in seven innings, but only two of them were earned as
dropped relay by shortstop Hanley Ramirez opened the flood gates for the
Diamondbacks to post a four-run third inning. After Ramirez dropped a potential
double play relay the Diamondbacks got a two-run single from Paul Goldschmidt
and a run-scoring double from Miguel Montero.
Los Angeles got back into the fray in the bottom of the
fourth when Adrian Gonzalez and Matt Kemp singled and Andre Ethier belted a
three-run homer to right field off of Arizona rookie Mike Boltsinger, who was
pitching for the Reno Aces last week.
Boltsinger started strong in the twilight glare at Chavez
Ravine but by the time the Dodgers saw him a second time the shadows were gone
and the Los Angeles bats came alive.
The Dodgers plated five runs in the bottom of the fifth when
Haren singled, Dee Gordon slapped a single to right and Carl Crawford singled
to right to load the bases. Third-sacker Martin Prado then bobbled a sharp
grounder by Ramirez that should have been a double play but instead gave the
Dodgers a run and left the bases full.
Gonzalez then drove in Gordon and Crawford with a single to
right and Kemp followed with a sharp double down the left field line to score
Ramirez and Gonzalez.
Brian Wilson pitched the eighth inning and gave up two runs.
Kenley Jansen closed the game with a one-hit ninth inning for his sixth save.
The Dodgers send Josh Beckett to the mound tomorrow against
Josh Collmenter in the series rubber match.
With the win, the Dodgers took over sole possession of first
place in the NL West, one game ahead of San Francisco, 3-1 losers to San Diego.
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