 pitched one inning plus two batters in the loss. Taylor's homer was the first run allowed this season by Archie Bradley (1-0), who went two innings to get the victory. The Dodgers took a 2-1 lead in the first and it was a one-run game the rest of the way until Arizona's eighth-inning avalanche. A. J. Pollock fell a triple shy of the cycle for the Diamondbacks, just off a 4-6 road trip. They improved to 7-1 at home. Corey Seager had three hits, including a home run, and drove in three runs for Los Angeles. The Dodgers' strategy backfired in the fifth inning when Goldschmidt was intentionally walked to put runners at first and second and bring up left-handed batting Jake Lamb to face the lefty Alex Wood. The runners advanced on a wild pitch and scored when Lamb singled up the middle to put Arizona up 4-3. Los Angeles tied it at 4 in the sixth on Andrew Toles' RBI single. The Dodgers scored twice on Taijuan Walker's first five pitches of the game. Joc Pederson singled sharply up the middle and Seager followed with a shot over the porch and onto the walkway beyond the wall in left center. Arizona cut the lead in half quickly, with Pollock hitting his first career leadoff home run. The Diamondbacks tied it on consecutive doubles by Pollock and Chris Owings in the third. TRAINER'S ROOMDodgers: Manager Dave Roberts says he hopes 2B Logan Forsythe, placed on the 10-day DL with a hairline toe fracture on Wednesday, can be back in about two weeks. Diamondbacks: Right-handed reliever Jake Barrett (shoulder), who hasn't played this season, is expected to throw a live batting practice session Saturday. UP NEXTLeft-hander Robbie Ray (1-0, 1.96 ERA), who struck out 10 in a no-decision against the Dodgers in Los Angeles on Monday, takes the mound for Arizona and right-hander Kenta Maeda (1-1, 7.07 ERA) goes for the Dodgers. Maeda allowed four runs in four innings against Arizona last Saturday, with no decision in the Dodgers' 8-4 victory.)
Time: 9:40 PM EDT Venue: Chase Field, Phoenix, Ariz., 85004 PHOENIX -- If it seems as if the Diamondbacks and Dodgers play every weekend, well, two out of three is pretty close. After splitting a four-game wraparound series in Los Angeles that concluded Monday, the teams will meet again in Chase Field in a three-game series that begins Friday, when right-hander Taijuan Walker will oppose Dodgers left-hander Alex Wood. Walker, 2-1 with a 3.94 ERA, beat the Dodgers in Los Angeles in his most recent outing, giving up three hits and striking out seven in a 3-1 victory Sunday. Walker helped himself with a single in a two-run third inning that broke a scoreless tie, giving him the margin he needed. Arizona (10-7) will return home after an up-and-down 4-6 road trip. The Diamondbacks lost four of the first five before rebounding to capture the final two games in Los Angeles and the first game in San Diego. But an Arizona offense that led the majors with 78 runs after 15 games had only one in the final two games in San Diego. The Diamondbacks had nine hits but were 1-for-9 with runners in scoring position in a 4-1 loss Thursday." It was a tough night offensively," Arizona manager Torey Lovullo said. "Credit their pitchers the last two nights. It was a decent road trip. I thought we played pretty good. They did a good job of grinding and battling and putting us in a position to win some games, and we did." Wood will make his second start of the season, his first outing since picking up a victory over Arizona last Saturday when he threw 3 1/3 innings of hitless relief in an 8-4 victory after taking over from starter Kenta Maeda, who is scheduled to pitch the second game of the series Saturday. Wood, who has given up one earned run in nine innings this season, has had success against Arizona both with Atlanta and the Dodgers. Wood gave up one run and five hits in seven innings in a 3-1 victory over the Diamondbacks on April 13, 2016 his last start against them last year. He is 3-3 with a 3.06 ERA in his career appearances, five starts, against them. Arizona is hitting .220 against him. Despite their .500 record, the Dodgers (8-8) lead the National League with a plus-22 run differential. Dodgers third baseman Justin Turner, slashing .360/.448/.520, is second in the NL with eight doubles. He was given a day off Wednesday after being hit in the hand by a pitch Tuesday, although he stayed in that game. With an RBI in Clayton Kershaw's 4-2 victory over Colorado on Wednesday, Dodgers shortstop Corey Seager became the sixth NL player since 1920 with 200 hits, 100 runs, 100 RBIs, 50 doubles and 30 homers in his first 200 games. Others on the list are Chuck Klein, Johnny Frederick, Orlando Cepeda, Albert Pujols and David Wright. Fredrick played for Brooklyn from 1929-34. Since the teams last played, the Dodgers have placed left-hander Rich Hill (blister) and second baseman Logan Forsythe (toe) on the disabled list. Arizona third baseman and cleanup hitter Jake Lamb has reached base in a career-high 15 straight games after going 1-for-4 at San Diego on Thursday night. Lamb is hitting .321 during the streak.
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