LOS ANGELES -- The Dodgers were hoping Rich Hill would put his blister problems behind him Sunday. Those hopes burst in the third inning, though, and Taijuan Walker and the Diamondbacks were ready to take advantage.
Walker pitched five solid innings and Arizona beat Los Angeles 3-1 after Hill re-aggravated a blister on his left middle finger.
Hill (1-1) was activated from the 10-day disabled list before this start after missing time with the blister, but he made it only three innings and 54 pitches before leaving. The left-hander allowed two runs, five hits and two walks and struck out two.
"We don't know right now what the situation is, (disabled list) or not," Dodgers manager Dave Roberts said. "I think we'll make that decision (Monday). He's frustrated. I think we all share that sentiment."
Chris Iannetta hit a solo homer off Hill in the third inning, and five batters later, Hill walked Jake Lamb with the bases loaded for a 2-0 Arizona lead. Paul Goldschmidt singled in another run in the seventh inning.
Hill was upset when he arrived in the dugout after the third and went straight to the clubhouse. He returned to the mound to start the fourth inning, but Roberts and a trainer met him there for a long conversation before he was pulled.
Last year, Hill was traded from Oakland to the Dodgers in August when he already had a blister issue on the same finger. He signed a $48 million, three-year free agent deal in the offseason with Los Angeles, and there were no issues in spring training this season. Now, though, the blister has reared its ugly head again.
Hill said he noticed the blister had opened while swinging on-deck in the second inning. He pitched the third with the popped blister, but said it isn't as bad as last year when it "completely broke open and was bleeding, raw skin."
The Dodgers had eight pitchers in the bullpen Sunday in case Hill's blister flared up, and they used five of them to finish the game.
"Every time he takes the mound, the uncertainty is tough on everybody," Roberts said. "It's tough on the team. It's tough on the `pen. And I know Rich understands that. (We tried to) give it time, ample time, which we thought 10 days was enough, but apparently it wasn't. We have to revisit those conversations."
Walker (2-1) struck out seven and allowed a run, four hits and a walk. Fernando Rodney pitched the ninth for his fourth save.
Walker loaded the bases in the first inning by walking Yasmani Grandal, but he struck out Joc Pederson to end the inning.
Archie Bradley followed Walker with 2 2/3 scoreless innings, allowing a hit and a walk. Bradley has thrown 9 1/3 scoreless innings to open the season, his first as a full-time reliever.
Yasiel Puig had an RBI double to left field in the fourth inning.
THE GOOD AND THE CONCERNING
Walker had a fine outing, but Diamondbacks manager Torey Lovullo hit for him in the fifth with the bases loaded.
"He pitched very well. His last inning was his best inning," Lovullo said. "Unfortunately, he got a little back tightness. Nothing alarming. Just one of those things where we didn't want it to escalate. Because of the situation as well, we thought it was the right move to take him out of the game."
Walker said he expects to make his next scheduled start.
TRAINER'S ROOM
Diamondbacks: LHP Steve Hathaway (left shoulder inflammation) will throw Monday. ... RHP Jake Barrett (right shoulder inflammation) was expected to play light catch Sunday.
Dodgers: INF Logan Forsythe (hamstring) was available to pinch hit and is expected back in the lineup Monday.
UP NEXT
Diamondbacks: Arizona closes out a four-game set in Los Angeles with LHP Robbie Ray (1-0, 2.19 ERA) on the mound. Ray got his first win of the season against the Giants last time out behind 6 2/3 shutout innings. He also walked five but worked his way out of the jams. He's struck out 14 in two starts.
Dodgers: RHP Brandon McCarthy (2-0, 1.50 ERA) has been fantastic in both of his starts, including six scoreless innings against the Cubs in Chicago. He threw six innings and allowed just two runs in his season debut. The previous two years, he made just one start following Tommy John surgery.
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Arizona Diamondbacks
Walker pitched five solid innings and Arizona beat Los Angeles 3-1 after Hill re-aggravated a blister on his left middle finger.
Hill (1-1) was activated from the 10-day disabled list before this start after missing time with the blister, but he made it only three innings and 54 pitches before leaving. The left-hander allowed two runs, five hits and two walks and struck out two.
"We don't know right now what the situation is, (disabled list) or not," Dodgers manager Dave Roberts said. "I think we'll make that decision (Monday). He's frustrated. I think we all share that sentiment."
Chris Iannetta hit a solo homer off Hill in the third inning, and five batters later, Hill walked Jake Lamb with the bases loaded for a 2-0 Arizona lead. Paul Goldschmidt singled in another run in the seventh inning.
Hill was upset when he arrived in the dugout after the third and went straight to the clubhouse. He returned to the mound to start the fourth inning, but Roberts and a trainer met him there for a long conversation before he was pulled.
Last year, Hill was traded from Oakland to the Dodgers in August when he already had a blister issue on the same finger. He signed a $48 million, three-year free agent deal in the offseason with Los Angeles, and there were no issues in spring training this season. Now, though, the blister has reared its ugly head again.
Hill said he noticed the blister had opened while swinging on-deck in the second inning. He pitched the third with the popped blister, but said it isn't as bad as last year when it "completely broke open and was bleeding, raw skin."
The Dodgers had eight pitchers in the bullpen Sunday in case Hill's blister flared up, and they used five of them to finish the game.
"Every time he takes the mound, the uncertainty is tough on everybody," Roberts said. "It's tough on the team. It's tough on the `pen. And I know Rich understands that. (We tried to) give it time, ample time, which we thought 10 days was enough, but apparently it wasn't. We have to revisit those conversations."
Walker (2-1) struck out seven and allowed a run, four hits and a walk. Fernando Rodney pitched the ninth for his fourth save.
Walker loaded the bases in the first inning by walking Yasmani Grandal, but he struck out Joc Pederson to end the inning.
Archie Bradley followed Walker with 2 2/3 scoreless innings, allowing a hit and a walk. Bradley has thrown 9 1/3 scoreless innings to open the season, his first as a full-time reliever.
Yasiel Puig had an RBI double to left field in the fourth inning.
THE GOOD AND THE CONCERNING
Walker had a fine outing, but Diamondbacks manager Torey Lovullo hit for him in the fifth with the bases loaded.
"He pitched very well. His last inning was his best inning," Lovullo said. "Unfortunately, he got a little back tightness. Nothing alarming. Just one of those things where we didn't want it to escalate. Because of the situation as well, we thought it was the right move to take him out of the game."
Walker said he expects to make his next scheduled start.
TRAINER'S ROOM
Diamondbacks: LHP Steve Hathaway (left shoulder inflammation) will throw Monday. ... RHP Jake Barrett (right shoulder inflammation) was expected to play light catch Sunday.
Dodgers: INF Logan Forsythe (hamstring) was available to pinch hit and is expected back in the lineup Monday.
UP NEXT
Diamondbacks: Arizona closes out a four-game set in Los Angeles with LHP Robbie Ray (1-0, 2.19 ERA) on the mound. Ray got his first win of the season against the Giants last time out behind 6 2/3 shutout innings. He also walked five but worked his way out of the jams. He's struck out 14 in two starts.
Dodgers: RHP Brandon McCarthy (2-0, 1.50 ERA) has been fantastic in both of his starts, including six scoreless innings against the Cubs in Chicago. He threw six innings and allowed just two runs in his season debut. The previous two years, he made just one start following Tommy John surgery.
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| View: Play-By-Play | Pitch-By-Pitch | Inning: All | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 |
| Arizona - Top of 1st | SCORE | |
|---|---|---|
| Rich Hill pitching for Los Angeles | ARI | LAD |
| Pollock struck out looking. | 0 | 0 |
| Owings flied out to center. | 0 | 0 |
| Goldschmidt flied out to right. | 0 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Los Angeles - Bottom of 1st | SCORE | |
| Taijuan Walker pitching for Arizona | ARI | LAD |
| Toles flied out to center. | 0 | 0 |
| Seager struck out swinging. | 0 | 0 |
| Turner singled to right. | 0 | 0 |
| González singled to center, Turner to second. | 0 | 0 |
| Grandal walked, Turner to third, González to second. | 0 | 0 |
| Pederson struck out swinging. | 0 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Arizona - Top of 2nd | SCORE | |
| Rich Hill pitching for Los Angeles | ARI | LAD |
| Lamb walked. | 0 | 0 |
| Tomás singled to right, Lamb to second. | 0 | 0 |
| Drury grounded into double play, shortstop to first, Tomás out at second, Lamb to third. | 0 | 0 |
| Peralta grounded out to shortstop. | 0 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Los Angeles - Bottom of 2nd | SCORE | |
| Taijuan Walker pitching for Arizona | ARI | LAD |
| Puig flied out to center. | 0 | 0 |
| Utley grounded out to second. | 0 | 0 |
| Hill struck out swinging. | 0 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Arizona - Top of 3rd | SCORE | |
| Rich Hill pitching for Los Angeles | ARI | LAD |
| Iannetta homered to center (409 feet). | 1 | 0 |
| Walker singled to center. | 1 | 0 |
| Pollock flied out to right. | 1 | 0 |
| Owings singled to left, Walker to second. | 1 | 0 |
| Goldschmidt singled to left, Walker to third, Owings to second. | 1 | 0 |
| Lamb walked, Walker scored, Owings to third, Goldschmidt to second. | 2 | 0 |
| Tomás struck out swinging. | 2 | 0 |
| Drury grounded into fielder's choice to third, Goldschmidt out at third, Lamb to second. | 2 | 0 |
| 2 Runs, 4 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Los Angeles - Bottom of 3rd | SCORE | |
| Taijuan Walker pitching for Arizona | ARI | LAD |
| Toles struck out swinging. | 2 | 0 |
| Seager lined out to center. | 2 | 0 |
| Turner struck out swinging. | 2 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Arizona - Top of 4th | SCORE | |
| Ross Stripling pitching for Los Angeles | ARI | LAD |
| Stripling relieved Hill. | 2 | 0 |
| Peralta lined out to left. | 2 | 0 |
| Iannetta lined out to right. | 2 | 0 |
| Walker struck out looking. | 2 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Los Angeles - Bottom of 4th | SCORE | |
| Taijuan Walker pitching for Arizona | ARI | LAD |
| González fouled out to catcher. | 2 | 0 |
| Grandal singled to right. | 2 | 0 |
| Pederson struck out swinging. | 2 | 0 |
| Puig doubled to left, Grandal scored. | 2 | 1 |
| Utley grounded out to second. | 2 | 1 |
| 1 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Arizona - Top of 5th | SCORE | |
| Ross Stripling pitching for Los Angeles | ARI | LAD |
| Pollock flied out to right. | 2 | 1 |
| Owings singled to center. | 2 | 1 |
| Goldschmidt struck out swinging. | 2 | 1 |
| Lamb struck out swinging. | 2 | 1 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Los Angeles - Bottom of 5th | SCORE | |
| Taijuan Walker pitching for Arizona | ARI | LAD |
| Stripling popped out to first. | 2 | 1 |
| Toles flied out to left. | 2 | 1 |
| Seager struck out swinging. | 2 | 1 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Arizona - Top of 6th | SCORE | |
| Ross Stripling pitching for Los Angeles | ARI | LAD |
| Tomás singled to center. | 2 | 1 |
| Drury singled to right, Tomás to second. | 2 | 1 |
| Peralta grounded into fielder's choice to second, Drury out at second, Tomás to third. | 2 | 1 |
| Iannetta walked, Peralta to second. | 2 | 1 |
| Ahmed hit for Walker. | 2 | 1 |
| Romo relieved Stripling. | 2 | 1 |
| Ahmed grounded into double play, shortstop to second to first, Iannetta out at second. | 2 | 1 |
| 0 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Los Angeles - Bottom of 6th | SCORE | |
| Archie Bradley pitching for Arizona | ARI | LAD |
| Bradley relieved Walker. | 2 | 1 |
| Turner grounded out to shortstop. | 2 | 1 |
| González grounded out to first. | 2 | 1 |
| Grandal walked. | 2 | 1 |
| Pederson grounded out to second. | 2 | 1 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Arizona - Top of 7th | SCORE | |
| Sergio Romo pitching for Los Angeles | ARI | LAD |
| Pollock walked. | 2 | 1 |
| Owings grounded out to second, Pollock to second. | 2 | 1 |
| Goldschmidt singled to center, Pollock scored. | 3 | 1 |
| Avilán relieved Romo. | 3 | 1 |
| Lamb grounded into fielder's choice to first, Goldschmidt out at second. | 3 | 1 |
| Lamb caught stealing second, catcher to second. | 3 | 1 |
| 1 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Los Angeles - Bottom of 7th | SCORE | |
| Archie Bradley pitching for Arizona | ARI | LAD |
| Puig lined out to second. | 3 | 1 |
| Utley grounded out to second. | 3 | 1 |
| Van Slyke hit for Avilán. | 3 | 1 |
| Van Slyke lined out to third. | 3 | 1 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Arizona - Top of 8th | SCORE | |
| Pedro Baez pitching for Los Angeles | ARI | LAD |
| Báez relieved Avilán. | 3 | 1 |
| Tomás struck out swinging. | 3 | 1 |
| Drury grounded out to third. | 3 | 1 |
| Peralta lined out to first. | 3 | 1 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Los Angeles - Bottom of 8th | SCORE | |
| Archie Bradley pitching for Arizona | ARI | LAD |
| Toles struck out swinging. | 3 | 1 |
| Seager flied out to center. | 3 | 1 |
| Turner singled to right. | 3 | 1 |
| De La Rosa relieved Bradley. | 3 | 1 |
| Hazelbaker in left field. | 3 | 1 |
| González grounded out to shortstop. | 3 | 1 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Arizona - Top of 9th | SCORE | |
| Pedro Baez pitching for Los Angeles | ARI | LAD |
| Iannetta struck out swinging. | 3 | 1 |
| Dayton relieved Báez. | 3 | 1 |
| Hazelbaker grounded out to second. | 3 | 1 |
| Pollock flied out to center. | 3 | 1 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Los Angeles - Bottom of 9th | SCORE | |
| Fernando Rodney pitching for Arizona | ARI | LAD |
| Rodney relieved De La Rosa. | 3 | 1 |
| Grandal struck out looking. | 3 | 1 |
| Pederson walked. | 3 | 1 |
| Puig grounded into double play, second to first, Pederson out at second. | 3 | 1 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
Arizona Diamondbacks
| Hitters | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | #P | AVG | OBP | SLG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pollock CF | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 27 | .196 | .226 | .353 |
| Owings SS | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | .356 | .383 | .489 |
| Goldschmidt 1B | 4 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 17 | .277 | .393 | .468 |
| Lamb 3B | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 19 | .318 | .412 | .568 |
| Tomás LF | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 17 | .300 | .333 | .525 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | |
Rodney P
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| Drury 2B | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | .295 | .311 | .386 |
| Peralta RF | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19 | .178 | .224 | .333 |
| Iannetta C | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 17 | .250 | .368 | .438 |
| Walker P | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 | .167 | .167 | .167 |
a-Ahmed PH
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .333 | .368 | .556 |
Bradley P
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
Hazelbaker LF
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | .500 | .571 | .583 |
| Totals | 33 | 3 | 9 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 150 | |||
| a-grounded to second for T Walker in the 6th | ||||||||||
| BATTING HR: Iannetta (1, 3rd inning off Hill 0 on, 0 Out) RBI: Iannetta (2), Lamb (11), Goldschmidt (6) GIDP: Drury, Ahmed Diamondbacks RISP: 2-8 (Peralta 0-2, Tomás 0-1, Ahmed 0-1, Goldschmidt 2-2, Drury 0-2) Team LOB: 7 | ||||||||||
| BASERUNNING CS: Lamb (1, 2nd base by Avilán/Grandal) | ||||||||||
| FIELDING DP: 1 (Drury-Goldschmidt). | ||||||||||
Game Notes
| SP HILL (BLISTER) LEFT GAME TOP 4TH |
Game Information
| Stadium | Dodger Stadium, Los Angeles, CA |
| Attendance | 39,822 (71.1% full) - % is based on regular season capacity |
| Game Time | 3:22 |
| Weather | 78 degrees, sunny |
| Wind | 7 mph |
| Umpires | Home Plate - Jeff Nelson, First Base - Laz Diaz, Second Base - Doug Eddings, Third Base - Cory Blaser |
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