In his last outing, he struck out six batters in seven innings, but allowed four runs – three via the long ball.
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Puig had legged out a double and overslid the bag, necessitating some cleverness on the Cuban’s part.
One inning later, Chris Hatcher grooved a 3-0 fastball to Goldschmidt, who deposited it into the left field pavilion, giving Arizona the lead.
The D-backs are now 2-0 in their teal uniforms this season, and 1-5 in all others. Relievers have taken the loss in three of those four defeats and the Dodgers’ bullpen has allowed 16 runs on 21 hits and seven walks in 13 2/3 innings since leaving San Diego last week.
LOS ANGELES (AP) – First, Yasiel Puig stuck out his right hand to avoid Jean Segura’s outstretched glove resting on second base.
Arizona (2-5) is off to a rough start to the season and has lost two straight games as it embarks on a 10-game road trip.
Maeda looked terrific in his major league debut and now gets a struggling Diamondbacks at home.
The Los Angeles Dodgers also could use a win after losing three of four against the Giants. Then Puig whipped his left hand around to touch the bag and the umpire signaled safe.
Sam Harris, lead singer of X Ambassadors, will perform the national anthem at 12:50 p.m., followed by a special ceremonial first pitch honoring Hall of Famer Vin Scully. He went six scoreless innings again, scattering five hits again. The D-backs challenged the call when it appeared Puig touched Segura’s glove with his left hand, but it was upheld after a review lasting 3 minutes, 51 seconds.
The blown lead on Tuesday came in the seventh inning, when Nick Ahmed lined a ball over the short wall in left field with two outs against Pedro Baez, tying the game at 1-1. The left-hander struck out one and walked one. Both Adrian Gonzalez and Yasiel Puig have hit homers off Corbin in their careers while Justin Turner has five hits in 10 career at bats against him.
Arizona Diamondbacks starting pitcher Patrick Corbin throws to the plate against the Los Angeles Dodgers during the second inning of a baseball game in Los Angeles, Tuesday, April 12, 2016. Los Angeles C Yasmani Grandal (forearm) and 2B Howie Kendrick (calf) could be activated for the home opener.2.
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Dodgers: LHP Alex Wood (0-1, 9.00) makes his eighth career start against Arizona.
