Los Angeles Dodgers starting pitcher Kenta Maeda, of Japan, leaves the mound after he was pulled by manager Dave Roberts during the seventh inning of a baseball game against the Arizona Diamondbacks, Friday, July 29, 2016, in Lo… Just work down in the zone, and mix pitches, and use that sinker. “We really squared the ball up well tonight”.
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The Dodgers came into Friday night only two games back of the Giants in the division, and if they can add a bat like Bruce, they should be able to be playing meaningful games in October.
“We just let this one slip away”, Kazmir said.
With the loss, the Dodgers fell two games behind the San Francisco Giants who defeated the Washington Nationals, 5-3, earlier in the day, for first place in the National League West.
It was the 10th time in the last 12 games that the Diamondbacks have scored in the first inning.
Kazmir was riding a career-best seven-game winning streak and was 7-0 with a 3.73 ERA in his 13-start unbeaten streak.
Despite serving up the dinger to Pederson, Barrett, an Upland, CA native recorded his third save of the season by collecting the final four outs of the game.
Scott Van Slyke hit a two-out, RBI single to put the Dodgers on the scoreboard, but was caught stealing five pitches later as the lightning LA was looking for struck down upon them in the shape of a spear-tongued Snake. Godley earned a win against the Reds in his last start Sunday despite surrendering five runs in 5 2/3 innings.
The 24-year-old highly touted prospect went six innings and allowed zero runs. He has allowed a run or fewer three times.
Dodgers shortstop Corey Seager tied Eric Karros’ Los Angeles rookie mark for doubles in a season with 30.
Joc Pederson and Chase Utley each hit two-run home runs in the deciding rally as the Dodgers erased a 7-3 deficit and improved to 17-9 since June 26.
Diamondbacks: Zach Greinke pitched three innings in a rehab start Friday night in an Arizona rookie league game interrupted by a thunderstorm. Greinke, who threw 52 pitches, is expected to make one more minor-league start before returning to the Diamondbacks in 10 days or so, said Manager Chip Hale….
NOTES: The Diamondbacks designated RHP Josh Collmenter and INF/OF Michael Freeman for assignment.
“You never like losing, but offensively the scorecard doesn’t really show the quality of our at-bats”, said Dodgers manager Dave Roberts. Nothing new on LHP Clayton Kershaw, who continues to rehab with core and back strengthening exercises. Diamondbacks LHP Patrick Corbin (4-9, 5.31 ERA) will face Dodgers RHP Bud Norris (6-9, 4.27) in the series finale Sunday. Corbin is 2-1 with a 3.35 ERA in five career starts at Dodger Stadium. Coming into Friday’s games, the Dodgers had averaged 4.81 runs per game in July, second in the National League, while leading the league in on-base percentage and OPS this month.
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Entering the game, Kazmir had allowed 18 runs in the first frame out of 20 starts, his first inning ERA: 8.10, all subsequent innings to follow: 3.51.
