PHOENIX -- Archie Bradley dazzled in his major league debut.
Pitching in front of his parents, the 22-year-old outperformed NL MVP Clayton Kershaw and led the Arizona Diamondbacks over the Los Angeles Dodgers 6-0 Saturday night.
"If you can't get excited and get ready to pitch against Clayton Kershaw, you need to go get yourself checked out," Bradley said. "I didn't want to get too high. I just wanted to stay calm and remember what we talked about in trying to get them out and just stay within myself."
The seventh overall pick in the 2011 amateur draft, Bradley allowed one hit in six innings. He struck out six, walked four and singled for his first hit. He became the fifth rookie starter since 2003 to make his first start against a reigning Cy Young Award winner and the fourth to earn a win.
"He's a confident kid," Diamondbacks manager Chip Hale said. "It's exciting for him, exciting for the ball club, exciting for the organization."
Kershaw (0-1) lasted 6 1/3 innings and gave up 10 hits, including Paul Goldschmidt's two-run homer in the seventh. Goldschmidt has home runs in four straight games against the Dodgers dating to last season.
Kershaw did not allow 10 or more hits in any regular-season game in 2014. He struck out five and walked three.
Mark Trumbo had a run-scoring single in the top of the first.
Bradley singled in the second but was picked off by Kershaw.
Goldschmidt drove in A.J. Pollock with a groundout in the third and the Diamondbacks scored twice in the fourth after the first three hitters reached base, two on walks. Pollock and Ender Inciarte drove in the runs.
Pollock and Inciarte, the first two batters in the Diamondbacks' order, combined for five hits off Kershaw, with three for Pollock. He entered 4 for 19 against Kershaw.
"When he gives you a pitch you can handle, you've really got to jump on it," Pollock said. "We did a good job."
Trumbo added two hits. The Diamondbacks, 4-15 against the Dodgers last season, have wins in the team's first two meetings of this season.
"I basically got blasted," Kershaw said. "I'm sure they didn't hit great pitches. I'm sure I was missing some spots, leaving the ball up. I made a lot of mistakes."
Bradley walked off the mound to end the sixth to a rousing ovation from the crowd.
"I was trying to hold it in," Bradley said. "When I got in the dugout that's when it hit me. I really want to cherish this and I'll remember it for a really long time."
TRAINER'S ROOM
Dodgers: 3B Justin Turner cut a finger after being spiked on his right hand trying to apply a tag to Pollock in the bottom of the third inning and left the game. Pollock was sliding on a steal attempt and was called out but Turner dropped the ball for an error. ... Juan Uribe, originally scheduled for a day off, replaced Turner at third briefly before Alex Guerrero took over in the fourth. Uribe left after a half-inning due to left hamstring tightness. The Dodgers used four third basemen, with Darwin Barney entering the seventh on a double switch.
Diamondbacks: Backup catcher Gerald Laird was unable to play due to back tightness. He was scheduled to be in the lineup but Hale went with Tuffy Gosewich, knowing that the club had a third catcher available, Jordan Pacheco. ... C Oscar Hernandez, on the 15-day disabled list with a broken hand, is on track to return next month and will start swinging a bat next week, Hale said.
UP NEXT
Dodgers: Zack Greinke, who didn't get a decision in his first start of the season on Tuesday, was 3-0 against the Diamondbacks last season with a 1.42 ERA, 26 strikeouts and seven walks.
Diamondbacks: Opening-day starter Josh Collmenter takes the mound for the Diamondbacks in the series finale. Collmenter failed to make it out of the fifth inning with four earned runs allowed against San Francisco on Monday. He's 4-7 with a 5.66 ERA in 15 career games (seven starts) against the Dodgers.
Pitching in front of his parents, the 22-year-old outperformed NL MVP Clayton Kershaw and led the Arizona Diamondbacks over the Los Angeles Dodgers 6-0 Saturday night.
"If you can't get excited and get ready to pitch against Clayton Kershaw, you need to go get yourself checked out," Bradley said. "I didn't want to get too high. I just wanted to stay calm and remember what we talked about in trying to get them out and just stay within myself."
The seventh overall pick in the 2011 amateur draft, Bradley allowed one hit in six innings. He struck out six, walked four and singled for his first hit. He became the fifth rookie starter since 2003 to make his first start against a reigning Cy Young Award winner and the fourth to earn a win.
"He's a confident kid," Diamondbacks manager Chip Hale said. "It's exciting for him, exciting for the ball club, exciting for the organization."
Kershaw (0-1) lasted 6 1/3 innings and gave up 10 hits, including Paul Goldschmidt's two-run homer in the seventh. Goldschmidt has home runs in four straight games against the Dodgers dating to last season.
Kershaw did not allow 10 or more hits in any regular-season game in 2014. He struck out five and walked three.
Mark Trumbo had a run-scoring single in the top of the first.
Bradley singled in the second but was picked off by Kershaw.
Goldschmidt drove in A.J. Pollock with a groundout in the third and the Diamondbacks scored twice in the fourth after the first three hitters reached base, two on walks. Pollock and Ender Inciarte drove in the runs.
Pollock and Inciarte, the first two batters in the Diamondbacks' order, combined for five hits off Kershaw, with three for Pollock. He entered 4 for 19 against Kershaw.
"When he gives you a pitch you can handle, you've really got to jump on it," Pollock said. "We did a good job."
Trumbo added two hits. The Diamondbacks, 4-15 against the Dodgers last season, have wins in the team's first two meetings of this season.
"I basically got blasted," Kershaw said. "I'm sure they didn't hit great pitches. I'm sure I was missing some spots, leaving the ball up. I made a lot of mistakes."
Bradley walked off the mound to end the sixth to a rousing ovation from the crowd.
"I was trying to hold it in," Bradley said. "When I got in the dugout that's when it hit me. I really want to cherish this and I'll remember it for a really long time."
TRAINER'S ROOM
Dodgers: 3B Justin Turner cut a finger after being spiked on his right hand trying to apply a tag to Pollock in the bottom of the third inning and left the game. Pollock was sliding on a steal attempt and was called out but Turner dropped the ball for an error. ... Juan Uribe, originally scheduled for a day off, replaced Turner at third briefly before Alex Guerrero took over in the fourth. Uribe left after a half-inning due to left hamstring tightness. The Dodgers used four third basemen, with Darwin Barney entering the seventh on a double switch.
Diamondbacks: Backup catcher Gerald Laird was unable to play due to back tightness. He was scheduled to be in the lineup but Hale went with Tuffy Gosewich, knowing that the club had a third catcher available, Jordan Pacheco. ... C Oscar Hernandez, on the 15-day disabled list with a broken hand, is on track to return next month and will start swinging a bat next week, Hale said.
UP NEXT
Dodgers: Zack Greinke, who didn't get a decision in his first start of the season on Tuesday, was 3-0 against the Diamondbacks last season with a 1.42 ERA, 26 strikeouts and seven walks.
Diamondbacks: Opening-day starter Josh Collmenter takes the mound for the Diamondbacks in the series finale. Collmenter failed to make it out of the fifth inning with four earned runs allowed against San Francisco on Monday. He's 4-7 with a 5.66 ERA in 15 career games (seven starts) against the Dodgers.
| View: Play-By-Play | Pitch-By-Pitch | Inning: All | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 |
| Los Angeles - Top of 1st | SCORE | |
|---|---|---|
| Archie Bradley pitching for Arizona | LAD | ARI |
| Rollins grounded out to first. | 0 | 0 |
| Crawford grounded out to second. | 0 | 0 |
| González struck out swinging. | 0 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Arizona - Bottom of 1st | SCORE | |
| Clayton Kershaw pitching for Los Angeles | LAD | ARI |
| Pollock singled to right center. | 0 | 0 |
| Inciarte reached on bunt single to third, Pollock to second. | 0 | 0 |
| Goldschmidt lined out to right. | 0 | 0 |
| Trumbo singled to right, Pollock scored, Inciarte to second. | 0 | 1 |
| Hill struck out swinging. | 0 | 1 |
| Owings struck out swinging. | 0 | 1 |
| 1 Runs, 3 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Los Angeles - Top of 2nd | SCORE | |
| Archie Bradley pitching for Arizona | LAD | ARI |
| Kendrick grounded out to pitcher. | 0 | 1 |
| Ethier walked. | 0 | 1 |
| Turner grounded into double play, third to second to first, Ethier out at second. | 0 | 1 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Arizona - Bottom of 2nd | SCORE | |
| Clayton Kershaw pitching for Los Angeles | LAD | ARI |
| Gosewisch struck out looking. | 0 | 1 |
| Ahmed flied out to center. | 0 | 1 |
| Bradley singled to left center. | 0 | 1 |
| Bradley caught stealing second, pitcher to first to second. | 0 | 1 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Los Angeles - Top of 3rd | SCORE | |
| Archie Bradley pitching for Arizona | LAD | ARI |
| Pederson struck out swinging. | 0 | 1 |
| Ellis grounded out to shortstop. | 0 | 1 |
| Kershaw walked. | 0 | 1 |
| Rollins flied out to center. | 0 | 1 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Arizona - Bottom of 3rd | SCORE | |
| Clayton Kershaw pitching for Los Angeles | LAD | ARI |
| Pollock singled to left. | 0 | 1 |
| Inciarte singled to left center, Pollock to second. | 0 | 1 |
| Pollock caught stealing third, Inciarte to second advancing on play. | 0 | 1 |
| Uribe at third base. | 0 | 1 |
| Goldschmidt grounded out to third, Pollock scored. | 0 | 2 |
| Trumbo singled to right, Inciarte to third. | 0 | 2 |
| Hill grounded into double play, second to first, Trumbo out at second. | 0 | 2 |
| 1 Runs, 3 Hits, 1 Errors | ||
| Los Angeles - Top of 4th | SCORE | |
| Archie Bradley pitching for Arizona | LAD | ARI |
| Crawford lined out to center. | 0 | 2 |
| González walked. | 0 | 2 |
| Kendrick doubled to deep right center, González to third. | 0 | 2 |
| Ethier struck out swinging. | 0 | 2 |
| Guerrero hit for Uribe. | 0 | 2 |
| Guerrero grounded out to third. | 0 | 2 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Arizona - Bottom of 4th | SCORE | |
| Clayton Kershaw pitching for Los Angeles | LAD | ARI |
| Guerrero at third base. | 0 | 2 |
| Owings walked. | 0 | 2 |
| Gosewisch singled to right, Owings to third. | 0 | 2 |
| Ahmed walked, Gosewisch to second. | 0 | 2 |
| Bradley fouled out to first. | 0 | 2 |
| Pollock singled to right, Owings scored, Gosewisch to third, Ahmed to second. | 0 | 3 |
| Inciarte grounded out to second, Gosewisch scored, Ahmed to third, Pollock to second. | 0 | 4 |
| Goldschmidt struck out looking. | 0 | 4 |
| 2 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Los Angeles - Top of 5th | SCORE | |
| Archie Bradley pitching for Arizona | LAD | ARI |
| Pederson struck out looking. | 0 | 4 |
| Ellis struck out swinging. | 0 | 4 |
| Kershaw struck out swinging. | 0 | 4 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Arizona - Bottom of 5th | SCORE | |
| Clayton Kershaw pitching for Los Angeles | LAD | ARI |
| Trumbo lined out to right. | 0 | 4 |
| Hill grounded out to shortstop. | 0 | 4 |
| Owings grounded out to shortstop. | 0 | 4 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Los Angeles - Top of 6th | SCORE | |
| Archie Bradley pitching for Arizona | LAD | ARI |
| Rollins grounded out to shortstop. | 0 | 4 |
| Crawford grounded out to second. | 0 | 4 |
| González walked. | 0 | 4 |
| Kendrick fouled out to right. | 0 | 4 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Arizona - Bottom of 6th | SCORE | |
| Clayton Kershaw pitching for Los Angeles | LAD | ARI |
| Gosewisch struck out looking. | 0 | 4 |
| Ahmed grounded out to shortstop. | 0 | 4 |
| Bradley fouled out to first. | 0 | 4 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Los Angeles - Top of 7th | SCORE | |
| Brad Ziegler pitching for Arizona | LAD | ARI |
| Ziegler relieved Bradley. | 0 | 4 |
| Ethier grounded out to shortstop. | 0 | 4 |
| Guerrero grounded out to second. | 0 | 4 |
| Pederson struck out swinging. | 0 | 4 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Arizona - Bottom of 7th | SCORE | |
| Clayton Kershaw pitching for Los Angeles | LAD | ARI |
| Pollock walked. | 0 | 4 |
| Inciarte grounded into fielder's choice to shortstop, Pollock out at second. | 0 | 4 |
| Goldschmidt homered to left center (411 feet), Inciarte scored. | 0 | 6 |
| Nicasio relieved Kershaw. | 0 | 6 |
| Barney at third base. | 0 | 6 |
| Trumbo struck out looking. | 0 | 6 |
| Hill grounded out to first. | 0 | 6 |
| 2 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Los Angeles - Top of 8th | SCORE | |
| Brad Ziegler pitching for Arizona | LAD | ARI |
| Ellis grounded out to shortstop. | 0 | 6 |
| Barney grounded out to third. | 0 | 6 |
| Rollins grounded out to first. | 0 | 6 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Arizona - Bottom of 8th | SCORE | |
| Juan Nicasio pitching for Los Angeles | LAD | ARI |
| Owings flied out to center. | 0 | 6 |
| Gosewisch grounded out to second. | 0 | 6 |
| Ahmed struck out swinging. | 0 | 6 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Los Angeles - Top of 9th | SCORE | |
| Brad Ziegler pitching for Arizona | LAD | ARI |
| Delgado relieved Ziegler. | 0 | 6 |
| Crawford struck out swinging. | 0 | 6 |
| González singled to left. | 0 | 6 |
| Kendrick struck out swinging. | 0 | 6 |
| Ethier flied out to right. | 0 | 6 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Los Angeles Dodgers | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hitters | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | #P | AVG | OBP | SLG |
| Rollins SS | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 | .227 | .261 | .545 |
| Crawford LF | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 16 | .278 | .316 | .389 |
| González 1B | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 17 | .667 | .727 | 1.611 |
| Kendrick 2B | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 25 | .316 | .350 | .526 |
| Ethier RF | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 21 | .000 | .143 | .000 |
| Turner 3B | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .167 | .167 | .167 |
Uribe 3B
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .231 | .286 | .231 |
a-Guerrero PH-3B
| 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
Nicasio P
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| Pederson CF | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 12 | .176 | .263 | .294 |
| Ellis C | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 14 | .000 | .143 | .000 |
| Kershaw P | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 14 | .000 | .250 | .000 |
Barney 3B
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| Totals | 28 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 9 | 151 | |||
| a-grounded to third for J Uribe in the 4th | ||||||||||
| BATTING 2B: Kendrick (2, Bradley) GIDP: Turner Dodgers RISP: 0-2 (Guerrero 0-1, Ethier 0-1) Team LOB: 5 | ||||||||||
| FIELDING E: Turner (1, catch) DP: 1 (Kendrick-González). | ||||||||||
Game Information
| Stadium | Chase Field, Phoenix, AZ |
| Attendance | 37,636 (77.4% full) - % is based on regular season capacity |
| Game Time | 2:36 |
| Weather | 83 degrees, sunny |
| Wind | 10 mph |
| Umpires | Home Plate - Ted Barrett, First Base - Angel Hernandez, Second Base - Scott Barry, Third Base - Chris Conroy |
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