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Arizona Diamondbacks @ Los Angeles Dodgers

2018-09-02 · Day game · Dodger Stadium · Att: 48517 · 76°F, cloudy · Wind 4 mph to CF · 3:35

Los Angeles Dodgers defeated Arizona Diamondbacks 3–2. Los Angeles Dodgers opened the scoring in the 5th — Max Muncy homers (31) on a fly ball to right field. Arizona Diamondbacks took the lead in the 9th — Daniel Descalso homers (12) on a fly ball to center field. Los Angeles Dodgers took the lead in the 9th — Matt Kemp doubles (22) on a fly ball to center fielder A. J. Pollock. Alex Verdugo scores. Tim Locastro scores. The game's biggest swing came in the 9th: Matt Kemp doubles (22) on a fly ball to center fielder A. J. Pollock. Alex Verdugo scores. Tim Locastro scores — worth 45% in win probability.

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Line score

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
ARI	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	2	5
LAN	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	2	3	5

W: Kenley Jansen L: Brad Boxberger SV: (none)

Umpires — HP: Adam Hamari · 1B: Ryan Blakney · 2B: Tom Hallion · 3B: Dan Bellino · LF: (none) · RF: (none)

Arizona Diamondbacks — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Jon Jay	3	0	0	0	0	2
AJ Pollock	3	0	1	0	1	0
David Peralta	4	0	0	0	0	0
Paul Goldschmidt	3	1	2	0	1	1
Eduardo Escobar	4	0	0	0	0	3
Daniel Descalso	3	1	1	1	1	2
Ketel Marte	3	0	0	0	1	1
Alex Avila	3	0	1	1	0	0
Clay Buchholz	1	0	0	0	1	1
Socrates Brito	1	0	0	0	0	1
Steven Souza	1	0	0	0	1	1
Nick Ahmed	1	0	0	0	0	0

Los Angeles Dodgers — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Joc Pederson	2	0	1	0	0	0
Justin Turner	3	0	0	0	1	0
Manny Machado	3	0	0	0	1	0
Cody Bellinger	4	0	0	0	0	2
Brian Dozier	4	0	0	0	0	1
Yasmani Grandal	3	0	0	0	0	3
Max Muncy	3	1	1	1	1	1
Enrique Hernandez	2	0	0	0	1	0
Walker Buehler	2	0	2	0	0	0
Matt Kemp	2	0	1	2	0	1
David Freese	1	0	0	0	0	1
Alex Verdugo	0	1	0	0	1	0

Arizona Diamondbacks — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Clay Buchholz	5.0	4	2	4
T. J. McFarland	1.0	0	0	3
Silvino Bracho	0.0	0	1	0
Jake Diekman	0.1	0	0	1
Yoshihisa Hirano	1.0	0	0	1
Andrew Chafin	0.2	0	0	0
Brad Boxberger	0.1	0	2	0
Archie Bradley	0.0	1	0	0

Los Angeles Dodgers — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Walker Buehler	6.1	2	3	9
Ryan Madson	0.2	0	1	1
Caleb Ferguson	1.0	2	2	1
Kenley Jansen	1.0	1	0	1

Play-by-play

Top 1

Jon Jay: K
AJ Pollock: W
David Peralta: 7/L7M+
Paul Goldschmidt: S8/L8LS.1-2
Eduardo Escobar: K

Bot 1

Joc Pederson: 13/G13-
Justin Turner: 9/F89D+
Manny Machado: 8/F8LXD+

Top 2

Daniel Descalso: K
Ketel Marte: K
Alex Avila: 43/G34-

Bot 2

Cody Bellinger: K
Brian Dozier: 63/G6
Yasmani Grandal: K

Top 3

Clay Buchholz: W
Jon Jay: K
AJ Pollock: 9/F9S
David Peralta: 7/F78D

Bot 3

Max Muncy: 5/F5DF-
Enrique Hernandez: 63/G6
Walker Buehler: S9/G3+
Joc Pederson: HP.1-2
Justin Turner: PB.2-3;1-2
Justin Turner: W
Manny Machado: 8/F8RXD+

Top 4

Paul Goldschmidt: K
Eduardo Escobar: K
Daniel Descalso: K

Bot 4

Cody Bellinger: K
Brian Dozier: 53/G15-
Yasmani Grandal: K

Top 5

Ketel Marte: 8/F78XD+
Alex Avila: 7/F7D
Clay Buchholz: K

Bot 5

Max Muncy: HR/F9LD+
Enrique Hernandez: 63/G56+
Walker Buehler: S9/L3D
Joc Pederson: S8/F8RM.1-2
Justin Turner: 4(B)6(2)/LDP

Top 6

Jon Jay: 43/G4
AJ Pollock: 7/F78M
David Peralta: 4/L4+

Bot 6

Manny Machado: W
Cody Bellinger: E5/FO/G6S.1-2
Brian Dozier: K
Yasmani Grandal: K
Max Muncy: K

Top 7

Paul Goldschmidt: S8/L8RS
Eduardo Escobar: 6/F56D-
Daniel Descalso: W.1-2
Ketel Marte: W.2-3;1-2
Alex Avila: 8/SF/F78M.3-H;2-3;1-2
Socrates Brito: K

Bot 7

Enrique Hernandez: W
Matt Kemp: K
David Freese: K
Justin Turner: 4/F34D-

Top 8

Steven Souza: W
AJ Pollock: S8/G6M+.1-2
David Peralta: 64(1)3/GDP/G6+.2-3
Paul Goldschmidt: IW
Eduardo Escobar: K

Bot 8

Manny Machado: 7/F7S
Cody Bellinger: 63/G4MD+
Brian Dozier: 53/G56

Top 9

Daniel Descalso: HR/F8LXD+
Ketel Marte: 43/G34
Alex Avila: D9/F89D+
Nick Ahmed: 8/F8LD
Steven Souza: K

Bot 9

Alex Verdugo: W
Max Muncy: W.1-2
Enrique Hernandez: 14/SH/BG25.2-3;1-2
Matt Kemp: D8/F8LXD+.3-H;2-H

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