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Dodgers win 80th game of season, rallying over Diamondbacks<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/h2>\n

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Hitless in 23 previous at-bats, the Los Angeles Dodgers’ Joc Pederson faced Arizona Diamondbacks ace Zack Greinke with two outs in the seventh inning and a man on second base.<\/span><\/p>\n

Pederson, who’d struck out in his first two at-bats against Greinke, delivered a game-tying double, then came around to score the go-ahead run on Yasiel Puig’s single in the Dodgers’ 3-2 victory on Wednesday night.<\/span><\/p>\n

“To have it come up big and help the team win a ballgame is a nice feeling,” Pederson said. “Just trying to look for a good pitch to hit. He made a mistake and I capitalized on it.”<\/span><\/p>\n

The Dodgers became the sixth team since 1913 to reach 80 wins in their first 113 games.<\/span><\/p>\n

“You could see the exhale when he got to first base, and that boyish smile,” Dodgers manager Dave Roberts said of Pederson. “He’s a big part of what we need to do. For him to get that big hit was a boost to all of us.”<\/span><\/p>\n

Puig’s hit was the third off Greinke in the seventh, after Greinke had allowed only one hit through six innings. Cody Bellinger homered, doubled and scored twice for the Dodgers.<\/span><\/p>\n

Greinke (13-5) lost for the first time in 13 starts at home this season and is 10-1 at Chase Field. He allowed three runs on four hits in 6 2\/3 innings, struck out eight and walked four.<\/span><\/p>\n

“I threw a terrible pitch to Joc and he hit it good. Threw a pitch where I wanted to with Puig but he hit it all right and found a good spot,” Greinke said. “The pitch to Joc was the worse one and he did what he was supposed to with it.”<\/span><\/p>\n

Dodgers starter Alex Wood (14-1) allowed two runs on six hits with four strikeouts and a walk in six innings, and improved to 6-0 with a 1.72 ERA on the road this season.<\/span><\/p>\n

Wood made a minor adjustment to his delivery to get the velocity back after it was lacking in his last start.<\/span><\/p>\n

“I felt really great coming out of New York and that bullpen session, so I’m looking forward to the stretch for sure,” Wood said.<\/span><\/p>\n

J.D. Martinez’s two-out single in the sixth off Wood gave the Diamondbacks a 2-1 lead, but it didn’t last long. Paul Goldschmidt had homered high off the center field batter’s eye in the fourth to tie the game at 1.<\/span><\/p>\n

Bellinger, a native of nearby Chandler, Arizona, connected for his 33rd home run in the second inning. The ball sailed well into the right-field seats above the Dodgers bullpen.<\/span><\/p>\n

The Dodgers are on a 53-game streak with at least two extra-base hits, the most in the majors since 1913.<\/span><\/p>\n

The Dodgers got strong relief from Josh Fields, who pitched two scoreless innings and got Goldschmidt to ground into an inning-ending double play in the eighth. All-Star closer Kenley Jansen, who hadn’t pitched since Sunday in New York, closed out the game for his 29th save.<\/span><\/p>\n

IT RAINES IN ARIZONA<\/span><\/p>\n

Recent Hall of Fame inductee Tim Raines threw out the ceremonial first pitch, a strike down the middle.<\/span><\/p>\n

TRAINER’S ROOM<\/span><\/p>\n

Dodgers: LHP Clayton Kershaw (lower back strain) is scheduled for a bullpen session on Friday. … OF Andre Ethier (back) took batting practice before Wednesday’s game. He’s been on the disabled list since before the season started but will begin a rehab assignment on Saturday at Class A Rancho Cucamonga. Roberts is aiming for a Sept. 1 activation for Ethier. … LHP Julio Urias was in the clubhouse Wednesday. The top pitching prospect had season-ending left shoulder surgery in June after being sent back down to the minors, and Roberts said the team remains optimistic Urias will make a full recovery though there is no timetable for his return.<\/span><\/p>\n

Diamondbacks: LHP Robbie Ray, who is on the concussion disabled list, threw a 33-pitch bullpen session on Wednesday, and manager Torey Lovullo called it “fantastic.” His return date has yet to be determined.<\/span><\/p>\n

Source-\u00a0https:\/\/www.usatoday.com\/story\/sports\/mlb\/2017\/08\/10\/dodgers-win-80th-game-of-season-rallying-over-diamondbacks\/104458656\/<\/span><\/p>\n

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