Major League Baseball
Arizona 8, LA Dodgers 0
When: 10:10 PM ET, Tuesday, September 22, 2015
Where: Dodger Stadium, Los Angeles, California
Temperature: 73°
Umpires: Home - Hunter Wendelstedt, 1B - Marvin Hudson, 2B - David Rackley, 3B - Bob Davidson
Attendance: 41419

LOS ANGELES -- For the second night in a row, the Arizona Diamondbacks used the long ball to defeat the Los Angeles Dodgers.

Center fielder A.J. Pollock and first baseman Paul Goldschmidt hit back-to-back homers in the seventh inning, and third baseman Brandon Drury added a three-run shot in the ninth, sparking the Diamondbacks to an 8-0 rout of the Dodgers on Tuesday night at Dodger Stadium.

Left-hander Robbie Ray delivered a solid outing as the Diamondbacks (73-78) beat the Dodgers (85-65) and extended Los Angeles' home skid to a season-high four straight.

Ray (5-12) struck out seven and walked two while limiting Los Angeles to three hits in six innings. He is 2-8 since the All-Star break, with both wins coming against the Dodgers.

"It's always fun pitching here," said Ray, who has allowed three or fewer runs in 12 of his past 13 starts. "They bring a good atmosphere every time out. It's fun to keep them quiet."

Arizona manager Chip Hale said of Ray, "He did a great job. He came out and he was firing, velocity was up, he was attacking the hitters. He just gave us what we needed and what he needed. It was a great job."

Drury added his first major league homer to highlight a five-run ninth as Arizona blew the game open. The Dodgers' magic number to clinch their third consecutive National League West title remained at seven with the San Francisco Giants beating the San Diego Padres 4-2.

"We haven't won anything yet," Dodgers catcher A.J. Ellis said. "It's time for us to buckle down (and) play a little bit better than we have these last four games. It hasn't been good. We need to turn the page, shower this game off and come tomorrow ready and expecting to play like a team that wants to win."

Arizona shortstop Nick Ahmed led off the fourth with a double down the left field line, and he advanced to third on a sacrifice by second baseman Chris Owings. Ahmed scored on a groundout by Pollock for a 1-0 lead.

Pollock, who went 2-for-4 and extended his hitting streak to a career-high 11 games, drilled a solo home run over the wall in center with one out in the seventh for a 2-0 advantage.

That was enough to chase Los Angeles lefty Alex Wood (11-11), who also pitched well, allowing two runs on three hits with six strikeouts and no walks in 6 1/3 innings. Before the Pollock homer, Wood retired 10 consecutive batters.

"He's a pretty good hitter," said Wood, who bounced back from a rough start in Arizona on Sept. 11, when he served up eight runs in 1 2/3 innings in a 12-4 loss. "It was a good pitch. I think he might have been looking for it. He put a good swing on it. I was kind of surprised it got out. You tip your cap."

Goldschmidt tipped his to Wood.

"Wood did a great job out there. I don't know if he made a mistake all night," said Goldschmidt, who went 2-for-4 and homered for the second consecutive game. "Robbie was matching him, and he gave us a chance where he didn't have to press. We scored some runs late to pull away."

Goldschmidt followed Pollock's homer with his own off reliever Chris Hatcher to make it 3-0. It was Goldschmidt's 30th home run this season. He is the fourth Diamondback to have multiple seasons of 30 or more home runs, joining Steve Finley (1999-2000), Luis Gonzalez (2000-01) and Mark Reynolds (2009-10).

Ahmed left the game in the seventh with a jammed lower back after making a diving stop of a grounder by Dodgers third baseman Alex Guerrero. Hale didn't believe Ahmed would play Wednesday.

NOTES: Dodgers INF Justin Turner sat out a third consecutive game. Turner, who pulled himself out of Saturday's game against the Pittsburgh Pirates, is nursing a sore knee. ... Despite hitting .322 (92-for-286) and scoring 51 runs (6.4 per game) in the previous eight games against Los Angeles, the Diamondbacks won just three of those contests. ... The Dodgers recalled LHP Adam Liberatore from Triple-A Oklahoma City, and he gave up two runs in the ninth inning. ... Former Dodgers manager Tommy Lasorda celebrated his 88th birthday, while ex-Dodger OF "Sweet" Lou Johnson turned 81. ... Diamondbacks RHP Chase Anderson (6-6, 4.52 ERA) will face Dodgers RHP Zack Greinke (18-3, 1.65 ERA) on Wednesday. ... A crowd of 41,419 attended the contest.
Top Game Performances
Starting Pitchers
Arizona   LA Dodgers
Robbie Ray Player Alex Wood
Win W/L Loss
6.0 IP 6.1
7 Strikeouts 6
3 Hits 3
0.00 ERA 2.84
Hitting
Arizona   LA Dodgers
Brandon Drury Player Chris Heisey
2 Hits 1
3 RBI 0
1 HR 0
5 TB 1
.500 Avg .500
Team Stats Summary
 
Team Hits HR TB Avg LOB K RBI BB SB Errors
Arizona 11 3 21 .314 7 11 7 1 0 1
LA Dodgers 3 0 3 .103 15 8 0 4 0 0