Fast Start Helps Dodgers Hold Off The Diamondbacks

PHOENIX — The Dodgers weathered a comeback effort from nan Diamondbacks to declare a 6-5 win Tuesday, evening nan series.

Shohei Ohtani and Freddie Freeman teamed up to springiness nan Dodgers an early lead against Diamondbacks starter Michael Soroka, 1 they’d support contempt a precocious surge by Arizona.

After Ohtani deed a double to lead disconnected nan game, Freeman drove a two-run homer disconnected his erstwhile Braves teammate and into nan right-field stands.

The adjacent inning, Dalton Rushing and Alex Freeland’s back-to-back singles group up Ohtani to sheet runs erstwhile he lined a triple into nan right-field corner.

Dodgers starter Eric Lauer, making his 2nd commencement since nan waste and acquisition that brought him complete from nan Blue Jays, tossed 2 scoreless frames to support that lead.

In nan third, however, Diamondbacks prima Corbin Carroll sent a cutter nan different way, and it bounced disconnected nan apical of nan left-field wall, into nan location bullpen for Arizona’s first tally of nan night.

Lauer relied connected soft interaction to propulsion a scoreless 4th inning, but he ran into immoderate problem successful nan fifth, pinch back-to-back singles, a sacrifice fly, a disengagement usurpation and evident PitchCom issues.

In a two-run game, Roberts pulled nan plug earlier Lauer could look right-handed No. 3 hitter Gabriel Moreno for a 3rd time, moreover though Lauer had group him down twice. Lauer’s transportation count was only up to 70, aft giving up 5 hits successful 4 ⅔ innings.

With a runner connected 2nd and 2 out, a deed would trim nan Dodgers’ lead to 1 run, and past location was ever nan consequence of a tying homer.

Roberts turned to right-handed reliever Blake Treinen, who walked Moreno but sewage retired of nan inning by inducing Nolan Arenado to alert retired to near field. Rookie Ryan Ward, successful his 4th major-league game, made nan sliding catch.

The Dodgers (39-22) added security successful nan seventh, manufacturing nan first pinch a double from Rushing, sacrifice bunt from Freeland, an intentional locomotion to Ohtani, and sacrifice alert from Andy Pages. Back-to-back singles from Freeman and Betts pushed crossed a 2nd run.

Mookie Betts, from left, Max Muncy, Freddie Freeman and Alex Freeland await nan pitcher.

(Rick Scuteri / Associated Press)

The Diamondbacks countered.

Dodgers reliever Kyle Hurt’s bid was shaky from nan start. And his 2 walks pinch little than 2 retired successful nan seventh came backmost to haunt him, arsenic some baserunners scored Arenado’s double disconnected nan wall. Ward bobbled nan shot arsenic he picked it up for nan relay location and a adjacent play astatine nan sheet for nan 2nd run.

Hurt issued a 3rd walk, a play high, earlier chap right-hander Will Klein replaced him.

Pinch-hitting Geraldo Perdomo changeable a line-drive azygous disconnected Klein into shallow near field, loading nan bases. Klein walked successful a run, which trimmed nan Dodgers’ lead to 6-5.

A broken-bat grounder to nan correct broadside of nan infield, hunted down by Freeman ranging to his backhand broadside from first base, ended nan inning.

Infield defense again sewage Klein retired of a jam successful nan eighth, turning a double play aft back-to-back singles to support nan lead.

Lefty Tanner Scott took complete successful nan ninth. Bouncing backmost from his first blown prevention of nan play complete nan weekend, he retired 3 of nan 4 batters he faced, stranding a runner astatine 2nd to decorativeness nan game.