PHOENIX -- The Los Angeles Dodgers can't win them all, not when Jake Lamb hits a grand slam against one of the game's better left-handed relievers.
Lamb was batting .143 against lefties when he came to bat against Tony Watson with the bases loaded and launched one off the right field foul pole in the seventh inning to rally the Arizona Diamondbacks to a 6-3 victory Tuesday night.
The Dodgers had intentionally walked A.J. Pollock to get to Lamb, and Los Angeles manager Dave Roberts took the outcome with no regrets.
"I love the matchup. I loved it," Roberts said. "As good as Jake is, I will take Tony against him any day."
Except Lamb won this day.
"I've been working quite a bit on the lefties," he said. "Like I said, it's one at bat. I want to keep improving."
Lamb's second career grand slam, and first against a left-hander, sent the Dodgers to just their eighth loss in their last 52 games. He also had a solo home run in the sixth inning.
"So it was a pretty special night," Arizona manager Torey Lovullo said. "The Dodgers roll into town with tremendous momentum and I think we played one of our better games in quite some time, and not just all the obvious things."
Justin Turner homered twice for the Dodgers, who led 3-2 entering the bottom of the seventh. Chris Iannetta had a solo home run for the Diamondbacks.
The Dodgers lost for just the fourth time in 29 games since July 4.
Closer Fernando Rodney, who blew a three-run lead in a 5-4 loss at the Dodgers on July 6, threw a scoreless ninth for his 26th save in 31 tries.
That loss a month ago completed a three-game sweep of one-run Arizona losses in the series.
"We remember them," Lovullo said. "We're still smarting from them, and I think that it's motivating these guys. I know it motivates me."
David Hernandez (2-0) got the final out in seventh inning to get the victory.
Iannetta led off the seventh with a single off Brandon Morrow and Kenta Maeda struck out.
With left-handed batting Chris Herrmann announced as a pinch hitter, Roberts brought in the lefty Watson, leading Lovullo to replace Herrmann with righty Adam Rosales.
Rosales was hit by a pitch and, with two outs, Pollock was walked intentionally and bring up Lamb against Watson, a former closer acquired in a trade deadline deal with Pittsburgh.
Lamb's homer came on a 1-2 count.
"It was a hanging slider," Watson said. "It was the second one of the AB. He let me slide on the first one. He is no going to let me get by on two of them. He's going to make me pay."
Pedro Baez relieved Kenta Maeda in the sixth and promptly gave up an opposite-field home run to Lamb to cut the lead to 3-2.
Yasiel Puig robbed J.D. Martinez of what would have been a game-tying home run with a soaring grab above the right field fence in the sixth inning.
EMOTIONAL ARCHIE
Archie Bradley shut down the Dodgers in the eighth inning then shouted "This is our house" as he stormed off the mound.
"It was nothing disrespectful to the Dodgers," Bradley said. ` `It was just the emotions coming out of me. I want to win and I want our fans to be here to back us. I don't like seeing blue in the stands."
NO WEST
Umpire Joe West was to have worked the Dodgers-Diamondbacks series but was suspended for three games for comments he made about Texas third baseman Adrian Beltre.
TRAINER'S ROOM
Dodgers: LHP Clayton Kershaw (back) threw aggressively from flat ground before the game and Roberts said he expects the left-handed ace to throw a bullpen session when the team returns to Los Angeles to face San Diego over the weekend. ... C Austin Barnes was out of the lineup after taking a foul ball off his throwing hand Sunday against the New York Mets. X-rays were negative and Roberts said he could be back in the lineup on Wednesday.
Diamondbacks: LHP Robbie Ray, in the concussion protocol, threw 28 pitches in a bullpen session on Monday and played catch on Tuesday. Lovullo said Anthony Banda would make Ray's scheduled start against the Dodgers on Thursday.
UP NEXT
In a matchup of two of the NL's most successful pitchers, RHP Rich Hill (13-1, 2.33 ERA) goes for the Dodgers and RHP ace Zack Greinke (13-4, 3.10) for the Diamondbacks in the second game of the three-game series.
Lamb was batting .143 against lefties when he came to bat against Tony Watson with the bases loaded and launched one off the right field foul pole in the seventh inning to rally the Arizona Diamondbacks to a 6-3 victory Tuesday night.
The Dodgers had intentionally walked A.J. Pollock to get to Lamb, and Los Angeles manager Dave Roberts took the outcome with no regrets.
"I love the matchup. I loved it," Roberts said. "As good as Jake is, I will take Tony against him any day."
Except Lamb won this day.
"I've been working quite a bit on the lefties," he said. "Like I said, it's one at bat. I want to keep improving."
Lamb's second career grand slam, and first against a left-hander, sent the Dodgers to just their eighth loss in their last 52 games. He also had a solo home run in the sixth inning.
"So it was a pretty special night," Arizona manager Torey Lovullo said. "The Dodgers roll into town with tremendous momentum and I think we played one of our better games in quite some time, and not just all the obvious things."
Justin Turner homered twice for the Dodgers, who led 3-2 entering the bottom of the seventh. Chris Iannetta had a solo home run for the Diamondbacks.
The Dodgers lost for just the fourth time in 29 games since July 4.
Closer Fernando Rodney, who blew a three-run lead in a 5-4 loss at the Dodgers on July 6, threw a scoreless ninth for his 26th save in 31 tries.
That loss a month ago completed a three-game sweep of one-run Arizona losses in the series.
"We remember them," Lovullo said. "We're still smarting from them, and I think that it's motivating these guys. I know it motivates me."
David Hernandez (2-0) got the final out in seventh inning to get the victory.
Iannetta led off the seventh with a single off Brandon Morrow and Kenta Maeda struck out.
With left-handed batting Chris Herrmann announced as a pinch hitter, Roberts brought in the lefty Watson, leading Lovullo to replace Herrmann with righty Adam Rosales.
Rosales was hit by a pitch and, with two outs, Pollock was walked intentionally and bring up Lamb against Watson, a former closer acquired in a trade deadline deal with Pittsburgh.
Lamb's homer came on a 1-2 count.
"It was a hanging slider," Watson said. "It was the second one of the AB. He let me slide on the first one. He is no going to let me get by on two of them. He's going to make me pay."
Pedro Baez relieved Kenta Maeda in the sixth and promptly gave up an opposite-field home run to Lamb to cut the lead to 3-2.
Yasiel Puig robbed J.D. Martinez of what would have been a game-tying home run with a soaring grab above the right field fence in the sixth inning.
EMOTIONAL ARCHIE
Archie Bradley shut down the Dodgers in the eighth inning then shouted "This is our house" as he stormed off the mound.
"It was nothing disrespectful to the Dodgers," Bradley said. ` `It was just the emotions coming out of me. I want to win and I want our fans to be here to back us. I don't like seeing blue in the stands."
NO WEST
Umpire Joe West was to have worked the Dodgers-Diamondbacks series but was suspended for three games for comments he made about Texas third baseman Adrian Beltre.
TRAINER'S ROOM
Dodgers: LHP Clayton Kershaw (back) threw aggressively from flat ground before the game and Roberts said he expects the left-handed ace to throw a bullpen session when the team returns to Los Angeles to face San Diego over the weekend. ... C Austin Barnes was out of the lineup after taking a foul ball off his throwing hand Sunday against the New York Mets. X-rays were negative and Roberts said he could be back in the lineup on Wednesday.
Diamondbacks: LHP Robbie Ray, in the concussion protocol, threw 28 pitches in a bullpen session on Monday and played catch on Tuesday. Lovullo said Anthony Banda would make Ray's scheduled start against the Dodgers on Thursday.
UP NEXT
In a matchup of two of the NL's most successful pitchers, RHP Rich Hill (13-1, 2.33 ERA) goes for the Dodgers and RHP ace Zack Greinke (13-4, 3.10) for the Diamondbacks in the second game of the three-game series.
| View: Play-By-Play | Pitch-By-Pitch | Inning: All | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 |
| Los Angeles - Top of 1st | SCORE | |
|---|---|---|
| Zack Godley pitching for Arizona | LAD | ARI |
| Taylor singled to right. | 0 | 0 |
| Seager grounded into double play, second to shortstop to first, Taylor out at second. | 0 | 0 |
| Turner struck out swinging. | 0 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Arizona - Bottom of 1st | SCORE | |
| Kenta Maeda pitching for Los Angeles | LAD | ARI |
| Peralta doubled to deep center. | 0 | 0 |
| Pollock walked. | 0 | 0 |
| Lamb lined out to right. | 0 | 0 |
| Goldschmidt fouled out to first. | 0 | 0 |
| Martinez struck out swinging. | 0 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Los Angeles - Top of 2nd | SCORE | |
| Zack Godley pitching for Arizona | LAD | ARI |
| Bellinger grounded out to second. | 0 | 0 |
| Grandal struck out looking. | 0 | 0 |
| Forsythe walked. | 0 | 0 |
| Pederson grounded out to first. | 0 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Arizona - Bottom of 2nd | SCORE | |
| Kenta Maeda pitching for Los Angeles | LAD | ARI |
| Descalso lined out to right. | 0 | 0 |
| Iannetta grounded out to third. | 0 | 0 |
| Marte singled to center. | 0 | 0 |
| Godley struck out swinging. | 0 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Los Angeles - Top of 3rd | SCORE | |
| Zack Godley pitching for Arizona | LAD | ARI |
| Puig flied out to center. | 0 | 0 |
| Maeda struck out swinging. | 0 | 0 |
| Taylor grounded out to third. | 0 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Arizona - Bottom of 3rd | SCORE | |
| Kenta Maeda pitching for Los Angeles | LAD | ARI |
| Peralta grounded out to second. | 0 | 0 |
| Pollock struck out swinging. | 0 | 0 |
| Lamb struck out looking. | 0 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Los Angeles - Top of 4th | SCORE | |
| Zack Godley pitching for Arizona | LAD | ARI |
| Seager flied out to left. | 0 | 0 |
| Turner homered to center. | 1 | 0 |
| Bellinger doubled to deep center. | 1 | 0 |
| Grandal flied out to left. | 1 | 0 |
| Forsythe singled to center, Bellinger scored. | 2 | 0 |
| Pederson struck out swinging. | 2 | 0 |
| 2 Runs, 3 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Arizona - Bottom of 4th | SCORE | |
| Kenta Maeda pitching for Los Angeles | LAD | ARI |
| Goldschmidt flied out to right. | 2 | 0 |
| Martinez popped out to shortstop. | 2 | 0 |
| Descalso struck out swinging. | 2 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Los Angeles - Top of 5th | SCORE | |
| Zack Godley pitching for Arizona | LAD | ARI |
| Puig reached on infield single to third. | 2 | 0 |
| Maeda grounded into double play, third to shortstop to first, Puig out at second. | 2 | 0 |
| Taylor grounded out to shortstop. | 2 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Arizona - Bottom of 5th | SCORE | |
| Kenta Maeda pitching for Los Angeles | LAD | ARI |
| Iannetta homered to center. | 2 | 1 |
| Marte singled to left. | 2 | 1 |
| Marte safe at third on throwing error by pitcher Maeda. | 2 | 1 |
| Godley struck out looking. | 2 | 1 |
| Peralta grounded out to pitcher. | 2 | 1 |
| Pollock lined out to left. | 2 | 1 |
| 1 Runs, 2 Hits, 1 Errors | ||
| Los Angeles - Top of 6th | SCORE | |
| Zack Godley pitching for Arizona | LAD | ARI |
| Seager grounded out to first. | 2 | 1 |
| Turner homered to left center. | 3 | 1 |
| Bellinger struck out swinging. | 3 | 1 |
| Grandal doubled to left. | 3 | 1 |
| Forsythe popped out to second. | 3 | 1 |
| 1 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Arizona - Bottom of 6th | SCORE | |
| Pedro Baez pitching for Los Angeles | LAD | ARI |
| Báez relieved Maeda. | 3 | 1 |
| Lamb homered to left. | 3 | 2 |
| Goldschmidt lined out to center. | 3 | 2 |
| Martinez flied out to right. | 3 | 2 |
| Descalso lined out to left. | 3 | 2 |
| 1 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Los Angeles - Top of 7th | SCORE | |
| Zack Godley pitching for Arizona | LAD | ARI |
| Pederson flied out to center. | 3 | 2 |
| Puig grounded out to third. | 3 | 2 |
| Farmer hit for Báez. | 3 | 2 |
| Farmer singled to left. | 3 | 2 |
| Hernandez relieved Godley. | 3 | 2 |
| Taylor struck out swinging. | 3 | 2 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Arizona - Bottom of 7th | SCORE | |
| Brandon Morrow pitching for Los Angeles | LAD | ARI |
| Morrow relieved Báez. | 3 | 2 |
| Iannetta singled to right. | 3 | 2 |
| Iannetta to second on wild pitch by Morrow. | 3 | 2 |
| Marte struck out swinging. | 3 | 2 |
| Herrmann hit for Hernandez. | 3 | 2 |
| Watson relieved Morrow. | 3 | 2 |
| Rosales hit for Herrmann. | 3 | 2 |
| Rosales hit by pitch. | 3 | 2 |
| Peralta grounded out to first, Iannetta to third, Rosales to second. | 3 | 2 |
| Pollock intentionally walked. | 3 | 2 |
| Lamb homered to right, Iannetta, Rosales and Pollock scored. | 3 | 6 |
| Goldschmidt doubled to deep left. | 3 | 6 |
| Martinez intentionally walked. | 3 | 6 |
| Goldschmidt stole third. | 3 | 6 |
| Martinez stole second. | 3 | 6 |
| Descalso grounded out to first. | 3 | 6 |
| 4 Runs, 3 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Los Angeles - Top of 8th | SCORE | |
| Archie Bradley pitching for Arizona | LAD | ARI |
| Bradley relieved Hernandez. | 3 | 6 |
| Seager singled to left. | 3 | 6 |
| Turner grounded into double play, shortstop to second to first, Seager out at second. | 3 | 6 |
| Bellinger flied out to center. | 3 | 6 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Arizona - Bottom of 8th | SCORE | |
| Ross Stripling pitching for Los Angeles | LAD | ARI |
| Stripling relieved Watson. | 3 | 6 |
| Iannetta grounded out to second. | 3 | 6 |
| Marte bunt grounded out to pitcher. | 3 | 6 |
| Blanco hit for Bradley. | 3 | 6 |
| Blanco struck out swinging. | 3 | 6 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Los Angeles - Top of 9th | SCORE | |
| Fernando Rodney pitching for Arizona | LAD | ARI |
| Rodney relieved Bradley. | 3 | 6 |
| Grandal walked. | 3 | 6 |
| Forsythe grounded into fielder's choice to shortstop, Grandal out at second. | 3 | 6 |
| Pederson struck out swinging. | 3 | 6 |
| Puig struck out swinging. | 3 | 6 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Los Angeles Dodgers | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hitters | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | #P | AVG | OBP | SLG |
| Taylor LF | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 18 | .312 | .376 | .546 |
| Seager SS | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | .307 | .398 | .530 |
| Turner 3B | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 9 | .351 | .443 | .566 |
| Bellinger 1B | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 17 | .264 | .343 | .607 |
| Grandal C | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 15 | .268 | .317 | .473 |
| Forsythe 2B | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 15 | .240 | .367 | .318 |
| Pederson CF | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 15 | .225 | .341 | .437 |
| Puig RF | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 18 | .258 | .331 | .476 |
| Maeda P | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 | .138 | .138 | .172 |
Báez P
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .500 | .000 |
a-Farmer PH
| 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | .500 | .500 | .667 |
Morrow P
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
Watson P
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | |
| Totals | 33 | 3 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 128 | |||
| a-singled to left for P Baez in the 7th | ||||||||||
| BATTING 2B: Bellinger (17, Godley); Grandal (23, Godley) HR: Turner 2 (15, 4th inning off Godley 0 on, 1 Out; 6th inning off Godley 0 on, 1 Out) RBI: Turner 2 (48), Forsythe (24) 2-out RBI: Forsythe GIDP: Seager, Maeda, Turner Dodgers RISP: 1-3 (Forsythe 1-2, Grandal 0-1) Team LOB: 5 | ||||||||||
| FIELDING E: Maeda (3, throw) | ||||||||||
Game Information
| Stadium | Chase Field, Phoenix, AZ |
| Attendance | 24,810 (51.1% full) - % is based on regular season capacity |
| Game Time | 2:59 |
| Weather | indoors |
| Umpires | Home Plate - Alan Porter, First Base - Alfonso Marquez, Second Base - Hunter Wendelstedt, Third Base - Rob Drake |
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