Ketel Marte homers, Eduardo Rodriguez lifts Arizona past Dodgers

PHOENIX (Interstat) — Ketel Marte homered in the first inning and Eduardo Rodriguez pitched seven strong innings as the Arizona Diamondbacks beat the Los Angeles Dodgers 4-2 on Sunday afternoon at Chase Field.

Marte’s two-run homer gave Arizona an early lead. The Diamondbacks scored two more in the second on a throwing error by Justin Wrobleski and Gabriel Moreno’s RBI double. Rodriguez allowed five hits and two earned runs while striking out nine, improving to 11-4. Kevin Ginkel pitched a scoreless ninth for his first save.

The Dodgers, who fell to 70-48, trimmed the deficit in the third when Andy Pages doubled home Enrique Hernandez. Kyle Tucker tripled in Freddie Freeman in the sixth. Wrobleski dropped to 11-4 after allowing three earned runs in 3 1/3 innings. Jonathan Hernandez, Evan Phillips, Kyle Hurt and Edgardo Henriquez combined for scoreless relief for Los Angeles. Taylor Clarke added a scoreless inning for Arizona.

Both teams had six hits. Attendance was 43,775 and the game lasted 2:25.