The Dodgers followed a shutout on Friday night with a 7-2 win on Saturday to put themselves atop the division, with Arizona sitting 1/2 game behind.
Friday’s offense was just about a one-man show, with Andre Ethier going 5 for 5 with 5 RBI. He started off with a solo homerun in the first before the Dodgers took a 4-0 lead with three runs in the second, including a two-RBI single by Ethier. Russell Martin scored in the fourth off Ethier’s RBI-double, and the two combined for the same feat in the sixth for another run.
Derek Lowe tossed a two-hit shutout through eight innings, moving his consecutive scoreless streak to 19 innings. He picked up his 12th win and Chan Ho Park threw the ninth with two K’s.
The Dodgers touched home seven times again in Saturday’s win, led by Manny’s five-RBI game. They scored all seven runs in the fifth and sixth innings, with Manny getting the Dodgers on board with a three-run homerun in the fifth. The boys then added four more the next inning, including two more RBIs by Manny.
Chad Billingsley totaled nine K’s while holding the Dbacks to four hits through 6 1/3. Wade, Elbert, Johnson, and Broxton then combined to finish the game, with the Dbacks scoring two off Elbert in the ninth for an attempt at a come-from-behind win.
The Dodgers look to move their win streak to eight while holding their first place lead. Clayton Kershaw looks to lead the Dodgers to the sweep. He will face Max Scherzer, who is making the start in place of Randy Johnson, who has a tired left shoulder. Scherzer was brought up in April for a couple starts but holds an 0-2 record.
