The Dodgers defeated the Arizona Diamondbacks 5-3 on Wednesday at Dodger Stadium to complete the series sweep.
The Dodgers’ sixth straight win, combined with San Francisco’s 9-6 loss to San Diego, moved the Dodgers to within 11/2 games of the Giants with 15 games left and marked the first time since Sept. 4 that the Dodgers had gained ground on their division rivals.“We just have to take care of us,” said closer Kenley Jansen, who struck out the side in the ninth for his 33save. “We can’t worry about the Giants.
Julio Urías, pitching on a night the Dodgers paid tribute to fellow countryman Fernando Valenzuela in a ceremony marking the 40th anniversary of Fernandomania, threw five good-but-not-great innings, giving up two runs and three hits to earn his major league-leading 18th win. The Dodgers took a 1-0 lead in the second after loading the bases with one out on Turner’s single to left-center, Will Smith’s walk and Cody Bellinger’s soft single to shallow right that Daulton Varsho was unable to make a diving catch of.Dodgers first baseman Max Muncy hits a solo home run off of Arizona Diamondbacks pitcher Merrill Kelly in the bottom of the fifth inning at Dodger Stadium.
Ketel Marte walked and took second on Christian Walker’s one-out single to right. Josh Rojas followed with a hard grounder to second baseman Trea Turner, who shoveled the ball to shortstop Corey Seager for the second out.But Rojas narrowly beat Seager’s relay to first to keep the inning alive. Rojas stole second, and Henry Ramos rolled a two-run single to center for a 2-1 lead.
The Dodgers pushed the lead to 4-2 in the fifth when Muncy crushed a solo homer into the right-center field pavilion.Nobody in major league history has managed more games with a better winning percentage than Dave Roberts, who again guided the Dodgers to the playoffs.
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