PHOENIX -- The Arizona Diamondbacks roughed up a pitcher who almost threw a no-hitter last time out, then had to hold on as the best team in baseball rallied.
To finish it off, despite some tense moments from their closer, was a good sign that the Diamondbacks are back to playing the way they did early in the season.
A.J. Pollock hit a two-run homer and Arizona roughed up Rich Hill in his follow-up to a near no-hitter for a 7-6 win over the Los Angeles Dodgers on Tuesday night.
"They are the runaway team in major league baseball and they were coming after us with everything they had, and we held on," Diamondbacks manager Torey Lovullo said. "Those are the team moments that push you on to the next day."
Hill (9-6) pitched nine hitless innings against Pittsburgh on Wednesday, losing the no-hitter and the game on Josh Harrison's walk-off homer in the 10th.
The Diamondbacks scored 11 runs to complete a three-game sweep of San Francisco on Sunday and kept hitting after a day off, knocking around Hill in a five-run first inning. He allowed six runs on eight hits in 3 1/3 innings, his shortest outing since April 16.
"Everybody did what they were supposed to do," Hill said. "We hit the ball. We played good defense, and I was terrible."
Paul Goldschmidt homered and Brandon Drury hit a two-run double off Hill for Arizona.
The wild card-leading Diamondbacks have won five straight, though this one came with some ninth-inning drama.
Fernando Rodney allowed a run-scoring single by Chris Taylor, threw two wild pitches and hit a batter with a pitch to put two on with two outs. With the crowd buzzing, Rodney closed out his 33rd save by getting Yasmani Grandal to ground out to first.
"It's all we were looking for, compete with the Dodgers," Rodney said. "They are our enemies in the division."
Taylor also hit a two-run homer and Yasiel Puig a solo shot off Zack Godley (6-7) for the NL West leaders, who have lost three in a row for the first time since early June.
Los Angeles, which leads the division by 18 games, lost for the first time in 41 games when scoring four or more runs.
"It is a long season," manager Dave Roberts said. "We played very good baseball for a long time and I am sure we will get on track again."
Hill was nearly perfect on Wednesday and became the first pitcher in major league history to have a no-hitter end with a walk-off homer.
The left-hander was hit hard from the start by the Diamondbacks, including a line drive by Goldschmidt that drilled him in the left hip in the first.
Godley wasn't exactly sharp, either, allowing four runs and six hits in six innings.
BRADLEY HITS 100 MPH
Right-hander Archie Bradley was bumped from the rotation when the Diamondbacks acquired Taijuan Walker during the offseason. Bradley has thrived in his role as the setup man for Rodney this year -- a 1.22 ERA -- and passed a new benchmark by hitting 100 mph on the radar gun for the first time.
"That's what we expect out of him," Lovullo said. "It was nice to see and I think the crowd enjoyed it as well."
TRAINER'S ROOM
Dodgers: SS Corey Seager, who had a 15-game hitting streak, was limited to pinch-hitting duties due to a sore left elbow. He came off the bench in the ninth and grounded out. ... 1B-LF Cody Bellinger (ankle) is expected to be activated from the DL on Wednesday.
Diamondbacks: Lovullo would not rule out a return by Nick Ahmed this season even though the shortstop fractured his wrist on the same hand he broke earlier this season. Ahmed was set to return to the Diamondbacks on Tuesday, but broke his wrist Sunday during a rehab game with Triple-A Reno after being struck on the right hand again.
UP NEXT
Dodgers: LHP Hyun-Jin Ryu has gone 3-0 with a 2.13 ERA in nine starts since June 17.
Diamondbacks: LHP Robbie Ray will make his second start since returning from the disabled list after being hit in the head by a line drive. He allowed a run in five innings of a 3-2 win over the New York Mets in his return last week.
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To finish it off, despite some tense moments from their closer, was a good sign that the Diamondbacks are back to playing the way they did early in the season.
A.J. Pollock hit a two-run homer and Arizona roughed up Rich Hill in his follow-up to a near no-hitter for a 7-6 win over the Los Angeles Dodgers on Tuesday night.
"They are the runaway team in major league baseball and they were coming after us with everything they had, and we held on," Diamondbacks manager Torey Lovullo said. "Those are the team moments that push you on to the next day."
Hill (9-6) pitched nine hitless innings against Pittsburgh on Wednesday, losing the no-hitter and the game on Josh Harrison's walk-off homer in the 10th.
The Diamondbacks scored 11 runs to complete a three-game sweep of San Francisco on Sunday and kept hitting after a day off, knocking around Hill in a five-run first inning. He allowed six runs on eight hits in 3 1/3 innings, his shortest outing since April 16.
"Everybody did what they were supposed to do," Hill said. "We hit the ball. We played good defense, and I was terrible."
Paul Goldschmidt homered and Brandon Drury hit a two-run double off Hill for Arizona.
The wild card-leading Diamondbacks have won five straight, though this one came with some ninth-inning drama.
Fernando Rodney allowed a run-scoring single by Chris Taylor, threw two wild pitches and hit a batter with a pitch to put two on with two outs. With the crowd buzzing, Rodney closed out his 33rd save by getting Yasmani Grandal to ground out to first.
"It's all we were looking for, compete with the Dodgers," Rodney said. "They are our enemies in the division."
Taylor also hit a two-run homer and Yasiel Puig a solo shot off Zack Godley (6-7) for the NL West leaders, who have lost three in a row for the first time since early June.
Los Angeles, which leads the division by 18 games, lost for the first time in 41 games when scoring four or more runs.
"It is a long season," manager Dave Roberts said. "We played very good baseball for a long time and I am sure we will get on track again."
Hill was nearly perfect on Wednesday and became the first pitcher in major league history to have a no-hitter end with a walk-off homer.
The left-hander was hit hard from the start by the Diamondbacks, including a line drive by Goldschmidt that drilled him in the left hip in the first.
Godley wasn't exactly sharp, either, allowing four runs and six hits in six innings.
BRADLEY HITS 100 MPH
Right-hander Archie Bradley was bumped from the rotation when the Diamondbacks acquired Taijuan Walker during the offseason. Bradley has thrived in his role as the setup man for Rodney this year -- a 1.22 ERA -- and passed a new benchmark by hitting 100 mph on the radar gun for the first time.
"That's what we expect out of him," Lovullo said. "It was nice to see and I think the crowd enjoyed it as well."
TRAINER'S ROOM
Dodgers: SS Corey Seager, who had a 15-game hitting streak, was limited to pinch-hitting duties due to a sore left elbow. He came off the bench in the ninth and grounded out. ... 1B-LF Cody Bellinger (ankle) is expected to be activated from the DL on Wednesday.
Diamondbacks: Lovullo would not rule out a return by Nick Ahmed this season even though the shortstop fractured his wrist on the same hand he broke earlier this season. Ahmed was set to return to the Diamondbacks on Tuesday, but broke his wrist Sunday during a rehab game with Triple-A Reno after being struck on the right hand again.
UP NEXT
Dodgers: LHP Hyun-Jin Ryu has gone 3-0 with a 2.13 ERA in nine starts since June 17.
Diamondbacks: LHP Robbie Ray will make his second start since returning from the disabled list after being hit in the head by a line drive. He allowed a run in five innings of a 3-2 win over the New York Mets in his return last week.
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| 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 flied out to right. | 0 | 0 |
| Granderson flied out to center. | 0 | 0 |
| Turner popped out to shortstop. | 0 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Arizona - Bottom of 1st | SCORE | |
| Rich Hill pitching for Los Angeles | LAD | ARI |
| Peralta singled to center. | 0 | 0 |
| Iannetta struck out swinging. | 0 | 0 |
| Pollock homered to left center (413 feet), Peralta scored. | 0 | 2 |
| Goldschmidt reached on infield single to pitcher. | 0 | 2 |
| Martinez hit a ground rule double to deep left, Goldschmidt to third. | 0 | 2 |
| Drury doubled to deep left center, Goldschmidt and Martinez scored. | 0 | 4 |
| Lamb singled to center, Drury scored. | 0 | 5 |
| Rosales struck out looking. | 0 | 5 |
| Godley struck out swinging. | 0 | 5 |
| 5 Runs, 6 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Los Angeles - Top of 2nd | SCORE | |
| Zack Godley pitching for Arizona | LAD | ARI |
| Grandal grounded out to shortstop. | 0 | 5 |
| Puig homered to center (443 feet). | 1 | 5 |
| González grounded out to first. | 1 | 5 |
| Forsythe struck out swinging. | 1 | 5 |
| 1 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Arizona - Bottom of 2nd | SCORE | |
| Rich Hill pitching for Los Angeles | LAD | ARI |
| Peralta flied out to left. | 1 | 5 |
| Iannetta singled to left. | 1 | 5 |
| Pollock grounded into double play, shortstop to second to first, Iannetta out at second. | 1 | 5 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Los Angeles - Top of 3rd | SCORE | |
| Zack Godley pitching for Arizona | LAD | ARI |
| Hernández struck out swinging. | 1 | 5 |
| Hill reached on bunt single to third. | 1 | 5 |
| Taylor homered to center (443 feet), Hill scored. | 3 | 5 |
| Granderson struck out swinging. | 3 | 5 |
| Turner doubled to left. | 3 | 5 |
| Grandal singled to right center, Turner scored. | 4 | 5 |
| Puig walked, Grandal to second. | 4 | 5 |
| González flied out to left. | 4 | 5 |
| 3 Runs, 4 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Arizona - Bottom of 3rd | SCORE | |
| Rich Hill pitching for Los Angeles | LAD | ARI |
| Goldschmidt grounded out to shortstop. | 4 | 5 |
| Martinez struck out swinging. | 4 | 5 |
| Drury grounded out to shortstop. | 4 | 5 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Los Angeles - Top of 4th | SCORE | |
| Zack Godley pitching for Arizona | LAD | ARI |
| Forsythe struck out looking. | 4 | 5 |
| Hernández flied out to right. | 4 | 5 |
| Hill grounded out to shortstop. | 4 | 5 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Arizona - Bottom of 4th | SCORE | |
| Rich Hill pitching for Los Angeles | LAD | ARI |
| Lamb walked. | 4 | 5 |
| Rosales flied out to right. | 4 | 5 |
| Godley bunted into fielder's choice to first, Lamb out at second. | 4 | 5 |
| Peralta tripled to deep center, Godley scored. | 4 | 6 |
| Stripling relieved Hill. | 4 | 6 |
| Iannetta grounded out to pitcher. | 4 | 6 |
| 1 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Los Angeles - Top of 5th | SCORE | |
| Zack Godley pitching for Arizona | LAD | ARI |
| Taylor grounded out to shortstop. | 4 | 6 |
| Granderson struck out swinging. | 4 | 6 |
| Turner grounded out to shortstop. | 4 | 6 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Arizona - Bottom of 5th | SCORE | |
| Ross Stripling pitching for Los Angeles | LAD | ARI |
| Pollock fouled out to first. | 4 | 6 |
| Goldschmidt homered to left (393 feet). | 4 | 7 |
| Martinez struck out swinging. | 4 | 7 |
| Drury struck out swinging. | 4 | 7 |
| 1 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Los Angeles - Top of 6th | SCORE | |
| Zack Godley pitching for Arizona | LAD | ARI |
| Grandal singled to center. | 4 | 7 |
| Puig grounded out to third, Grandal to second. | 4 | 7 |
| González grounded out to second, Grandal to third. | 4 | 7 |
| Forsythe flied out to center. | 4 | 7 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Arizona - Bottom of 6th | SCORE | |
| Edward Paredes pitching for Los Angeles | LAD | ARI |
| Paredes relieved Stripling. | 4 | 7 |
| Lamb fouled out to catcher. | 4 | 7 |
| Rosales struck out looking. | 4 | 7 |
| Fuentes hit for Godley. | 4 | 7 |
| Fuentes struck out swinging. | 4 | 7 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Los Angeles - Top of 7th | SCORE | |
| David Hernandez pitching for Arizona | LAD | ARI |
| Hernandez relieved Godley. | 4 | 7 |
| Utley hit for Hernández. | 4 | 7 |
| Utley walked. | 4 | 7 |
| Barnes hit for Paredes. | 4 | 7 |
| Barnes grounded out to first, Utley to second. | 4 | 7 |
| Taylor struck out swinging. | 4 | 7 |
| De La Rosa relieved Hernandez. | 4 | 7 |
| Granderson struck out swinging. | 4 | 7 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Arizona - Bottom of 7th | SCORE | |
| Josh Ravin pitching for Los Angeles | LAD | ARI |
| Taylor at shortstop. | 4 | 7 |
| Granderson in center field. | 4 | 7 |
| Forsythe in left field. | 4 | 7 |
| Utley at second base. | 4 | 7 |
| Ravin relieved Paredes. | 4 | 7 |
| Peralta flied out to center. | 4 | 7 |
| Iannetta flied out to center. | 4 | 7 |
| Pollock struck out swinging. | 4 | 7 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Los Angeles - Top of 8th | SCORE | |
| Archie Bradley pitching for Arizona | LAD | ARI |
| Bradley relieved De La Rosa. | 4 | 7 |
| Turner struck out swinging. | 4 | 7 |
| Grandal singled to deep right center. | 4 | 7 |
| Puig grounded into fielder's choice to second, Grandal out at second. | 4 | 7 |
| González doubled to deep right, Puig scored. | 5 | 7 |
| Forsythe struck out swinging. | 5 | 7 |
| 1 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Arizona - Bottom of 8th | SCORE | |
| Josh Ravin pitching for Los Angeles | LAD | ARI |
| Goldschmidt lined out to left. | 5 | 7 |
| Martinez grounded out to shortstop. | 5 | 7 |
| Drury tripled to deep center. | 5 | 7 |
| Cingrani relieved Ravin. | 5 | 7 |
| Lamb struck out looking. | 5 | 7 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Los Angeles - Top of 9th | SCORE | |
| Fernando Rodney pitching for Arizona | LAD | ARI |
| Rodney relieved Bradley. | 5 | 7 |
| Utley doubled to left. | 5 | 7 |
| Seager hit for Cingrani. | 5 | 7 |
| Utley to third on wild pitch by Rodney. | 5 | 7 |
| Seager grounded out to third. | 5 | 7 |
| Taylor reached on infield single to third, Utley scored. | 6 | 7 |
| Taylor to second on wild pitch by Rodney. | 6 | 7 |
| Granderson struck out looking. | 6 | 7 |
| Turner hit by pitch. | 6 | 7 |
| Grandal grounded out to third. | 6 | 7 |
| 1 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Los Angeles Dodgers | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hitters | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | #P | AVG | OBP | SLG |
| Taylor CF-SS | 5 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 20 | .305 | .376 | .534 |
| Granderson LF-CF | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 27 | .218 | .331 | .472 |
| Turner 3B | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 22 | .328 | .420 | .531 |
| Grandal C | 5 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 24 | .261 | .314 | .476 |
| Puig RF | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 17 | .260 | .348 | .485 |
| González 1B | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 13 | .242 | .288 | .338 |
| Forsythe 2B-LF | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 17 | .235 | .365 | .326 |
| Hernández SS | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 7 | .213 | .306 | .437 |
a-Utley PH-2B
| 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 13 | .238 | .329 | .404 |
| Hill P | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | .086 | .132 | .086 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | |
Paredes P
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
b-Barnes PH
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | .301 | .415 | .503 |
Ravin P
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
Cingrani P
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
c-Seager PH
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | .311 | .392 | .501 |
| Totals | 37 | 6 | 10 | 6 | 2 | 10 | 173 | |||
| a-walked for E Hernandez in the 7th b-grounded to first for E Paredes in the 7th c-grounded to third for T Cingrani in the 9th | ||||||||||
| BATTING 2B: Turner (24, Godley); González (14, Bradley); Utley (16, Rodney) HR: Puig (24, 2nd inning off Godley 0 on, 1 Out); Taylor (18, 3rd inning off Godley 1 on, 1 Out) RBI: Puig (60), Taylor 3 (65), Grandal (49), González (27) 2-out RBI: Grandal, González Dodgers RISP: 2-11 (Forsythe 0-2, Grandal 1-2, González 0-2, Granderson 0-2, Seager 0-1, Taylor 1-2) Team LOB: 7 | ||||||||||
| FIELDING DP: 1 (Hernández-Forsythe-González). | ||||||||||
Game Information
| Stadium | Chase Field, Phoenix, AZ |
| Attendance | 25,219 (52% full) - % is based on regular season capacity |
| Game Time | 3:08 |
| Weather | indoors |
| Umpires | Home Plate - Cory Blaser, First Base - Laz Diaz, Second Base - Doug Eddings, Third Base - Jeff Nelson |
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