LOS ANGELES -- If last season Jake Lamb announced his arrival as a big-league player, early this year he seems determined to up his game.
Lamb hit the go-ahead solo home run in the eighth inning and David Peralta added a run-scoring triple in the ninth to lead the Arizona Diamondbacks to a 4-2 victory over the Los Angeles Dodgers on Monday night.
It was Lamb's third home runs and 12th RBI on the season, both team-highs. This after he hit 29 home runs and with 91 RBI last season.
"He has worked very hard to be a complete hitter, has worked very hard to be a complete player," said Diamondbacks manager Torey Lovullo. "And that translates every single day on the field.
"I've really enjoyed watching him perform and there's been no letdown. We're only a couple of weeks into the season, but he's got off to a great start and deserves that."
J.J. Hoover (1-0) threw two scoreless innings in relief of Robbie Ray to earn the victory and Fernando Rodney blanked the Dodgers in the ninth to earn his fifth save.
The Dodgers took a 2-0 lead against Ray, scoring an unearned run in the second on Logan Forsythe's sacrifice fly and taking a two-run lead on an Enrique Hernandez solo home run in the fourth. It was his first of the year.
"It was supposed to be a fastball away and I yanked it across the plate," Ray said. "After that I just told myself to bare down."
After walking four of his 13 batters, Ray came back to pitch six innings, allowing the two runs on three hits and four walks, while striking out 10.
"He got into a nice rhythm," Lovullo said. "Something clicked."
Brandon McCarthy started for the Dodgers against his former team, allowing two runs on five hits and three walks in five innings. He struck out eight.
"I was kind of tired of getting ahead of guys and not putting them away and putting balls in play," McCarthy said. "It's kind of a recipe for disaster at some point, so it was nice to get strikeouts back on my side."
He allowed only two hits through four innings when he ran into trouble in the fifth. A walk preceded three consecutive singles, hits by A.J. Pollock and Peralta scoring runs.
Chris Hatcher (0-1) pitched 2 2/3 innings and took the loss.
TRAINER'S ROOM
Diamondbacks: Right-hander Taijuan Walker left Sunday's game after only five innings despite holding the Dodgers to one run on four hits. Arizona manager Torey Lovullo said Walker had some minor back stiffness but expected him to make his next start.
Dodgers: Placed left-hander Rich Hill back on the 10-day disabled list with another blister. It's already his second stint on the DL with a blister issue that is threatening to become chronic. OF/1B Rob Segedin replaced him on the 25-man roster.
BULLPEN FIRST
That home run Lamb hit of Hatcher was the first allowed by the Dodgers bullpen this season (47 1/3 innings). They were the last bullpen to surrender a home run. Said Roberts: "Our bullpen has been great, pitching in various situations and getting outs for us."
TOOK TIME
Hoover not only earned his first victory of the season, but his first since last June 17 in Houston. He did allow a leadoff double to Justin Turner in the eighth, but then retired three straight. Said Lovullo: "J.J. Hoover did a great job. He gave us two incredible innings."
UP NEXT
Diamondbacks: Right-hander Shelby Miller (1-0) will open Arizona's three-game series in San Diego on Tuesday. Miller has a 3.04 ERA in his last four road starts.
Dodgers: Left-hander Hyun-Jin Ryu will try to go at least five innings in his third start when he opens Tuesday's series at home against the Rockies. Ryu has essentially missed the last two seasons after shoulder surgery. He went 4 2/3 innings in each of his first two starts.
Arizona Diamondbacks
Lamb hit the go-ahead solo home run in the eighth inning and David Peralta added a run-scoring triple in the ninth to lead the Arizona Diamondbacks to a 4-2 victory over the Los Angeles Dodgers on Monday night.
It was Lamb's third home runs and 12th RBI on the season, both team-highs. This after he hit 29 home runs and with 91 RBI last season.
"He has worked very hard to be a complete hitter, has worked very hard to be a complete player," said Diamondbacks manager Torey Lovullo. "And that translates every single day on the field.
"I've really enjoyed watching him perform and there's been no letdown. We're only a couple of weeks into the season, but he's got off to a great start and deserves that."
J.J. Hoover (1-0) threw two scoreless innings in relief of Robbie Ray to earn the victory and Fernando Rodney blanked the Dodgers in the ninth to earn his fifth save.
The Dodgers took a 2-0 lead against Ray, scoring an unearned run in the second on Logan Forsythe's sacrifice fly and taking a two-run lead on an Enrique Hernandez solo home run in the fourth. It was his first of the year.
"It was supposed to be a fastball away and I yanked it across the plate," Ray said. "After that I just told myself to bare down."
After walking four of his 13 batters, Ray came back to pitch six innings, allowing the two runs on three hits and four walks, while striking out 10.
"He got into a nice rhythm," Lovullo said. "Something clicked."
Brandon McCarthy started for the Dodgers against his former team, allowing two runs on five hits and three walks in five innings. He struck out eight.
"I was kind of tired of getting ahead of guys and not putting them away and putting balls in play," McCarthy said. "It's kind of a recipe for disaster at some point, so it was nice to get strikeouts back on my side."
He allowed only two hits through four innings when he ran into trouble in the fifth. A walk preceded three consecutive singles, hits by A.J. Pollock and Peralta scoring runs.
Chris Hatcher (0-1) pitched 2 2/3 innings and took the loss.
TRAINER'S ROOM
Diamondbacks: Right-hander Taijuan Walker left Sunday's game after only five innings despite holding the Dodgers to one run on four hits. Arizona manager Torey Lovullo said Walker had some minor back stiffness but expected him to make his next start.
Dodgers: Placed left-hander Rich Hill back on the 10-day disabled list with another blister. It's already his second stint on the DL with a blister issue that is threatening to become chronic. OF/1B Rob Segedin replaced him on the 25-man roster.
BULLPEN FIRST
That home run Lamb hit of Hatcher was the first allowed by the Dodgers bullpen this season (47 1/3 innings). They were the last bullpen to surrender a home run. Said Roberts: "Our bullpen has been great, pitching in various situations and getting outs for us."
TOOK TIME
Hoover not only earned his first victory of the season, but his first since last June 17 in Houston. He did allow a leadoff double to Justin Turner in the eighth, but then retired three straight. Said Lovullo: "J.J. Hoover did a great job. He gave us two incredible innings."
UP NEXT
Diamondbacks: Right-hander Shelby Miller (1-0) will open Arizona's three-game series in San Diego on Tuesday. Miller has a 3.04 ERA in his last four road starts.
Dodgers: Left-hander Hyun-Jin Ryu will try to go at least five innings in his third start when he opens Tuesday's series at home against the Rockies. Ryu has essentially missed the last two seasons after shoulder surgery. He went 4 2/3 innings in each of his first two starts.
| View: Play-By-Play | Pitch-By-Pitch | Inning: All | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 |
| Arizona - Top of 1st | SCORE | |
|---|---|---|
| Brandon McCarthy pitching for Los Angeles | ARI | LAD |
| Pollock singled to center. | 0 | 0 |
| Pollock caught stealing second, catcher to shortstop. | 0 | 0 |
| Peralta reached on infield single to shortstop. | 0 | 0 |
| Peralta caught stealing second, catcher to second. | 0 | 0 |
| Goldschmidt walked. | 0 | 0 |
| Lamb grounded out to first. | 0 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Los Angeles - Bottom of 1st | SCORE | |
| Robbie Ray pitching for Arizona | ARI | LAD |
| Forsythe walked. | 0 | 0 |
| Seager struck out swinging. | 0 | 0 |
| Forsythe to second on wild pitch by Ray. | 0 | 0 |
| Turner walked. | 0 | 0 |
| Puig flied out to center, Forsythe to third. | 0 | 0 |
| Grandal grounded into fielder's choice to shortstop, Turner out at second. | 0 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Arizona - Top of 2nd | SCORE | |
| Brandon McCarthy pitching for Los Angeles | ARI | LAD |
| Tomás struck out swinging. | 0 | 0 |
| Descalso struck out swinging. | 0 | 0 |
| Owings grounded out to third. | 0 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Los Angeles - Bottom of 2nd | SCORE | |
| Robbie Ray pitching for Arizona | ARI | LAD |
| Hernández struck out swinging. | 0 | 0 |
| Segedin singled to left. | 0 | 0 |
| Van Slyke walked, Segedin to second. | 0 | 0 |
| McCarthy sacrificed to catcher, Segedin to third, Van Slyke to second, McCarthy safe at first on error by second baseman Descalso. Segedin to third on error by second baseman Descalso. | 0 | 0 |
| Forsythe hit sacrifice fly to center, Segedin scored. | 0 | 1 |
| Seager struck out looking. | 0 | 1 |
| 1 Runs, 1 Hits, 1 Errors | ||
| Arizona - Top of 3rd | SCORE | |
| Brandon McCarthy pitching for Los Angeles | ARI | LAD |
| Mathis flied out to right. | 0 | 1 |
| Ray struck out swinging. | 0 | 1 |
| Pollock struck out swinging. | 0 | 1 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Los Angeles - Bottom of 3rd | SCORE | |
| Robbie Ray pitching for Arizona | ARI | LAD |
| Turner grounded out to shortstop. | 0 | 1 |
| Puig walked. | 0 | 1 |
| Puig caught stealing second, catcher to second. | 0 | 1 |
| Grandal struck out swinging. | 0 | 1 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Arizona - Top of 4th | SCORE | |
| Brandon McCarthy pitching for Los Angeles | ARI | LAD |
| Peralta grounded out to shortstop. | 0 | 1 |
| Goldschmidt walked. | 0 | 1 |
| Lamb struck out swinging. | 0 | 1 |
| Tomás struck out swinging. | 0 | 1 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Los Angeles - Bottom of 4th | SCORE | |
| Robbie Ray pitching for Arizona | ARI | LAD |
| Hernández homered to left (382 feet). | 0 | 2 |
| Segedin struck out swinging. | 0 | 2 |
| Van Slyke struck out swinging. | 0 | 2 |
| McCarthy struck out swinging. | 0 | 2 |
| 1 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Arizona - Top of 5th | SCORE | |
| Brandon McCarthy pitching for Los Angeles | ARI | LAD |
| Descalso grounded out to pitcher. | 0 | 2 |
| Owings walked. | 0 | 2 |
| Mathis struck out swinging. | 0 | 2 |
| Ray singled to right, Owings to third. | 0 | 2 |
| Pollock singled to center, Owings scored, Ray to second. | 1 | 2 |
| Peralta singled to center, Ray scored, Pollock to third. | 2 | 2 |
| Goldschmidt struck out swinging. | 2 | 2 |
| 2 Runs, 3 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Los Angeles - Bottom of 5th | SCORE | |
| Robbie Ray pitching for Arizona | ARI | LAD |
| Forsythe struck out swinging. | 2 | 2 |
| Seager struck out looking. | 2 | 2 |
| Turner struck out looking. | 2 | 2 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Arizona - Top of 6th | SCORE | |
| Grant Dayton pitching for Los Angeles | ARI | LAD |
| Dayton relieved McCarthy. | 2 | 2 |
| Lamb walked. | 2 | 2 |
| Tomás flied out to right. | 2 | 2 |
| Descalso flied out to right. | 2 | 2 |
| Owings fouled out to first. | 2 | 2 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Los Angeles - Bottom of 6th | SCORE | |
| Robbie Ray pitching for Arizona | ARI | LAD |
| Puig lined out to left. | 2 | 2 |
| Grandal reached on infield single to third. | 2 | 2 |
| Hernández flied out to right. | 2 | 2 |
| Segedin grounded out to pitcher. | 2 | 2 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Arizona - Top of 7th | SCORE | |
| Chris Hatcher pitching for Los Angeles | ARI | LAD |
| Hernández in left field. | 2 | 2 |
| Hatcher relieved Dayton. | 2 | 2 |
| Van Slyke at first base. | 2 | 2 |
| Pederson in center field. | 2 | 2 |
| Mathis lined out to left. | 2 | 2 |
| Hazelbaker hit for Ray. | 2 | 2 |
| Hazelbaker struck out swinging. | 2 | 2 |
| Pollock reached on infield single to catcher. | 2 | 2 |
| Peralta singled to shallow center, Pollock to second. | 2 | 2 |
| Goldschmidt flied out to left. | 2 | 2 |
| 0 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Los Angeles - Bottom of 7th | SCORE | |
| J.J. Hoover pitching for Arizona | ARI | LAD |
| Hoover relieved Ray. | 2 | 2 |
| González hit for Van Slyke. | 2 | 2 |
| González singled to right. | 2 | 2 |
| Pederson struck out swinging. | 2 | 2 |
| Forsythe struck out swinging. | 2 | 2 |
| Seager struck out swinging. | 2 | 2 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Arizona - Top of 8th | SCORE | |
| Chris Hatcher pitching for Los Angeles | ARI | LAD |
| González at first base. | 2 | 2 |
| Lamb homered to right (386 feet). | 3 | 2 |
| Tomás flied out to center. | 3 | 2 |
| Descalso struck out looking. | 3 | 2 |
| Owings struck out swinging. | 3 | 2 |
| 1 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Los Angeles - Bottom of 8th | SCORE | |
| J.J. Hoover pitching for Arizona | ARI | LAD |
| Turner doubled to center. | 3 | 2 |
| Puig flied out to right. | 3 | 2 |
| Grandal popped out to second. | 3 | 2 |
| Hernández popped out to second. | 3 | 2 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Arizona - Top of 9th | SCORE | |
| Chris Hatcher pitching for Los Angeles | ARI | LAD |
| Mathis struck out swinging. | 3 | 2 |
| Herrmann hit for Hoover. | 3 | 2 |
| Herrmann struck out swinging. | 3 | 2 |
| Pollock singled to left. | 3 | 2 |
| Avilán relieved Hatcher. | 3 | 2 |
| Peralta tripled to right, Pollock scored. | 4 | 2 |
| Goldschmidt intentionally walked. | 4 | 2 |
| Goldschmidt stole second. | 4 | 2 |
| Lamb struck out swinging. | 4 | 2 |
| 1 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Los Angeles - Bottom of 9th | SCORE | |
| Fernando Rodney pitching for Arizona | ARI | LAD |
| Rodney relieved Hoover. | 4 | 2 |
| Toles hit for Avilán. | 4 | 2 |
| Toles lined out to center. | 4 | 2 |
| González struck out swinging. | 4 | 2 |
| Pederson struck out swinging. | 4 | 2 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
Arizona Diamondbacks
| Hitters | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | #P | AVG | OBP | SLG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pollock CF | 5 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 24 | .250 | .276 | .393 |
| Peralta RF | 5 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 13 | .240 | .278 | .420 |
| Goldschmidt 1B | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 17 | .265 | .410 | .449 |
| Lamb 3B | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 18 | .313 | .411 | .604 |
| Tomás LF | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 17 | .273 | .304 | .477 |
| Descalso 2B | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 15 | .136 | .240 | .136 |
| Owings SS | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 26 | .333 | .373 | .458 |
| Mathis C | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 13 | .179 | .207 | .321 |
| Ray P | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | .500 | .500 | .500 |
a-Hazelbaker PH
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | .462 | .533 | .538 |
Hoover P
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
b-Herrmann PH
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 | .188 | .235 | .188 |
Rodney P
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| Totals | 35 | 4 | 10 | 4 | 5 | 14 | 158 | |||
| a-struck out swinging for R Ray in the 7th b-struck out swinging for J Hoover in the 9th | ||||||||||
| BATTING 3B: Peralta (1, Avilán) HR: Lamb (3, 8th inning off Hatcher 0 on, 0 Out) RBI: Pollock (6), Peralta 2 (6), Lamb (12) 2-out RBI: Pollock, Peralta 2 Diamondbacks RISP: 2-5 (Peralta 1-1, Lamb 0-1, Pollock 1-1, Goldschmidt 0-2) Team LOB: 9 | ||||||||||
| BASERUNNING SB: Goldschmidt (4, 2nd base off Avilán/Grandal) CS: Peralta (1, 2nd base by McCarthy/Grandal); Pollock (2, 2nd base by McCarthy/Grandal) | ||||||||||
| FIELDING E: Descalso (2, catch) | ||||||||||
Game Information
| Stadium | Dodger Stadium, Los Angeles, CA |
| Attendance | 35,448 (63.3% full) - % is based on regular season capacity |
| Game Time | 3:07 |
| Weather | 64 degrees, partly cloudy |
| Wind | 7 mph |
| Umpires | Home Plate - Stu Scheurwater, First Base - Paul Emmel, Second Base - Quinn Wolcott, Third Base - Scott Barry |
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