Wade Miley's Effort Wasted In Dodgers' Comeback Win

The Arizona Diamondbacks hit two home runs and got another quality start from rookie sensation Wade Miley, but it was all for not as the Los Angeles Dodgers rallied from a pair of two-run deficits to win Sunday's game 5-4 on a walkoff double by Adrian Gonzalez.

The Dodgers got runners on first and second, Mark Ellis and Shane Victorino, off D-backs closer J.J. Putz in the bottom of the ninth with one out. Gonzalez roped a line drive to right field, bringing home Ellis easily. The throw to get the speedy Victorino at the plate never had a chance.

Putz blew his fourth save opportunity of the season. The Diamondbacks (66-69) head to San Francisco next.

Diamondbacks catcher Miguel Montero got his fourth career hit against Dodgers pitcher Chris Capuano. Three of those are home runs, including the two-run shot Montero hit in the top of the fourth inning to give the D-backs a 3-1 lead.

Arizona trailed 1-0 after Matt Kemp homered off Miley to lead off the second inning. The Dodgers had a chance to add on, but stranded runners at first and third .

John McDonald tied it with a solo home run in the top of the third, and the Dodgers had recorded two out with Capuano ahead on Montero early in the count in the fourth. Montero worked it to 3-2, then launched his home run into the Arizona bullpen.

Diamondbacks made it 4-2 in the seventh, but the Dodgers cut it to one in their half of the seventh and had runners on second and third after D-backs outfielders Justin Upton and Chris Young let Gonzalez's fly ball to deep right-center drop due to miscommunication.

Brad Ziegler got Kemp to ground out harmlessly to shortstop to the end the inning, however.

The D-backs fell to 11-22 in one run games this season.

D-backs Vs. Dodgers: Starting Pitchers, Game Time, TV Schedule And More

After seeing their 10-game win streak over the Los Angeles Dodgers snapped on Saturday, the Arizona Diamondbacks will look to bounce back and still grab the series win on Sunday at Dodger Stadium.

The Diamondbacks will put the ball in the left hand of rookie Wade Miley. Miley has slowly put himself in the discussion for NL Rookie of the Year with his performance of late, amassing a 14-9 record with a 2.85 ERA. In Wiley's last three starts, he's allowed just four runs over 21 innings.

Miley will face fellow lefty Chris Capuano. Capuano has struggled after a strong start to the season, going 2-7 with a 5.20 ERA in his last 10 starts after starting the season 9-3.

Game Time: 1:10 p.m. PST

Television Coverage: FOX Sports

Streaming Coverage: MLB.tv

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D-backs Fall 2-1 To Dodgers

Yeah, well, whatever. As is always a legitimate silver lining of a low-scoring affair, our pitching was great. Tyler Skaggs seemed a bit shaky early on; the Two Hundred Sixty-Two Million Dollar Man gave a ball a ride that yielded no more than an out, and another Dodger (it may have been Shane Victorino, I forget to write down the name) narrowly missed a home run, with the ball falling on the wrong side of the foul pole for the Dodgers. Hanley Ramirez was the first to finally make something happen, hitting a solo shot in the second for the first run of the ballgame. It almost appeared to be the ungluing of Skaggs, as Andre Ethier and Luis Cruz delivered consecutive singles to follow Hanley's shot, but the eight and nine hitters could do nothing, stopping the bleeding before it could start. Past the first two innings, Skaggs was great.

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D-backs Vs. Dodgers: Starting Pitchers, Game Time, TV Schedule And More

The Arizona Diamondbacks have won the first two games of their four game series against the Los Angeles Dodgers, and they'll send pitching prospect Tyler Skaggs (1-1, 2.92 ERA) to the hill in search of their third straight win. The Diamondbacks posted a 4-3 victory in 11 innings on Friday night.

Skaggs allowed three runs, two of them earned, on five hits in 5 2/3 innings on his last outing, showing some control problems as he struck out five, walked two and hit two batters. Prior to that he lasted 6 2/3 innings against the Miami Marlins, giving up two runs on three hits while striking out four and walking five. He'll face off with Josh Beckett (5-12, 5.21 ERA), making his second start for Los Angeles. Beckett allowed three runs on seven hits in 5 2/3 innings in his last outing, striking out six and walking three in a 10-0 Dodgers loss.

Game Time: 6:10 p.m. PT

Television Coverage: Fox Sports

Streaming Coverage: MLB.tv

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Diamondbacks Roster: Willie Bloomquist, Josh Collmenter Activated

The Arizona Diamondbacks made a series of moves on Saturday morning. Now that September is upon us in the baseball world, teams can expand rosters up to 40 players as long as there is a spot on the 40-man roster. The D-backs will likely end up on the outside-looking-in towards the playoffs this year, but there is still plenty of baseball left to be played.

The club reinstated Willie Bloomquist, Josh Collmenter and Takashi Saito from the 15-day disabled list. All three of these players have been rehabbing in the minor leagues the past couple of days and could start playing in Arizona within a day or two.

Konrad Schmidt has been recalled, while outfielder Tyler Graham has been called up for the first time from the Reno Aces. Cody Ransom has also been activated.

To make room on the 40-man roster, Daniel Hudson has been moved to the 60-day disabled list. Hudson underwent Tommy John Surgery in July and will not return until summer 2013.

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Jason Kubel's HR In 11th Give D-backs 4-3 Win Over Dodgers

The Arizona Diamondbacks got out to a three-run lead, but it took extra innings for Arizona to win their eighth straight game over the Los Angeles Dodgers. Jason Kubel homoered in the top of the 11th inning and the D-backs beat the Dodgers 4-3 Friday night at Dodger Stadium.

With two outs in the second inning, the Diamondbacks got on the board. Miguel Montero walked and Chris Johnson tripled to drive him in. Johnson has been very hot at Dodger Stadium this year. Coming into Friday's game, he was hitting .400 at Chavez Ravine.

Arizona would add two more runs in the fifth, and Johnson was in the middle of it. He doubled to lead off and was driven in by starter Trevor Cahill. With one out, Cahill would score on a double by Aaron Hill.

But Cahill would give those two runs right back in the bottom of the inning. It was a frustrating inning for him. He got the first two hitters out and then three times was one strike out of getting out of the inning without allowing a run. Luis Cruz singled with two strikes. Cahill hit A.J. Ellis. Pinch hitter Nick Punto fell behind 0-2 and singled on a 2-2 pitch to load the bases. Then, again after getting ahead of Mark Ellis 0-2, he allowed a single to drive in two runs.

Los Angeles would tie the score the next inning. With one out, Matt Kemp walked and stole second. After Hanley Ramirez flew out and moved Kemp to third, left-hander Mike Zagurski was called upon to relieve Cahill and pitch to lefty Andre Ethier. He was unable to retire him and, also with two strikes, allowed the run-scoring hit by Ethier to tie the score. Bryan Shaw come in to replace Zagurski and got the final out.

Arizona got the first two runners on in the eighth, but Paul Goldschmidt struck out and Justin Upton hit into a double play. In the ninth, Miguel Montero led off with a single but was erased when Chris Johnson blistered a ball, but was robbed of a hit by third baseman Luis Cruz, who turned it into a double play. Jake Elmore struck out. to end their half of the inning.

Kubel homered to lead off the 11th on a 1-1 pitch from reliever Matt Guerrier. Kubel had been struggling mightily and the hit was only his second in over a week. It was his 27th homer of the year.

Brad Bergesen pitched two scoreless innings of relief for Arizona and picked up his first win of the season. J.J. Putz pitched the 11th to pick up his 28th save. Putz made it interesting, walking Hanley Ramirez and giving up a hit to Luis Cruz before getting A.J. Ellis to end the game on a flyout.

Guerrier took the loss, falling to 0-2 on the year.

The series continues Saturday night at 6:10 Arizona time.

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Diamondbacks Acquire 1B Frazier Hall from Angels

According to the team's official Twitter account, the Arizona Diamondbacks acquired Frazier Hall from the Los Angeles Angels on Friday to complete the trade for Barry Enright.

Hall fills in the void as the player to be named later and was with the Angels' Single-A affiliate Cedar Rapids Kernels prior to coming over in the deal.

According to his MLB.com player profile, the 6'4 left-hand hitting first baseman was hitting .254 with 13 home runs and 50 RBI through 126 games and 456 plate appearances.

Enright was traded to the Angels on Jul. 23. The 26-year-old right-hander started 21 games for the D-Backs' Triple-A affiliate and posted a 5.87 ERA and 5.9 strikeouts per nine innings to go along with 4.2 walks per nine in 110 1/3 innings in 2012.

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Diamondbacks Claim Cody Ransom Off Waivers

Cody Ransom will be returning to the Arizona Diamondbacks after the team claimed the utility infielder off waivers from the Milwaukee Brewers Friday, according to the D-backs Twitter account.

Ransom will be rejoining the D-backs once rosters expand Saturday, according to the team. The 36-year-old Ransom hit .269/.345/.577 in 58 plate appearances with Arizona earlier this season before the Milwaukee claimed him off the waivers. As a Brewer though, Ransom hit an uninspiring .196/.293/.345 line in 194 plate appearances, striking out 41% of his at-bats.

Still, Ransom has shown the ability to hit for power for Arizona in the past, stroking five home runs in just 85 at bats as a reserve over the past two seasons in a D-backs uniform. Ransom can also play four infield positions and should see the occasional start down the stretch at third base and shortstop.

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D-backs Vs. Dodgers: Trevor Cahill, Aaron Harang Square Off

The Arizona Diamondbacks are looking to earn a series victory on Friday against the Los Angeles Dodgers as they try to keep pace in both the Wild Card and NL West races.

Trevor Cahill (9-11, 3.99 ERA) is 0-2 with a 5.14 ERA in his last five starts, but holds a 3-0 record with a 1.85 ERA in four starts against Los Angeles. He lasted just 3.2 innings after allowing four early runs against the Padres in his last start, eventually taking the loss.

Los Angeles will send out Aaron Harang (9-8, 3.70), who is 0-3 with a 6.75 ERA in his last four starts against the Diamondbacks. He allowed three runs on six hits after 5.1 innings of work against the Marlins on Sunday, taking the loss.

First pitch is set for 7:10 p.m. PT with coverage on Fox Sports Arizona and KTAR 620 AM.

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D-backs Vs. Dodgers: Arizona's Six-Game Losing Streak Is History

The Arizona Diamondbacks have struggled against a number of teams this season, but the Los Angeles Dodgers aren' one of them. The D-backs added to the Dodgers' struggles -- despite all of their new stars in the lineup -- with a 2-0 win at Dodger Stadium Thursday night.

Thursday's game was the opener of a key four-game series for both teams. The Dodgers are trying to catch San Francisco for first place in the NL West, and the Diamondbacks are just trying to stay in the postseason hunt.

Arizona's six-game losing streak ended thanks to Ian Kennedy's start, no runs on two hits in 6 1/3 innings, a two-run home run for struggling Chris Young and a huge defensive play by Aaron Hill in the seventh inning to kill a a Dodgers rally.

Young homered off Dodgers ace Clayton Kershaw in the fourth inning. The Dodgers still had time to come back, but Kennedy shut them down. When he exited the game, Brad Ziegler, David Hernandez and J.J. Putz shut out L.A. the rest of the way.

The Dodgers managed just five hits for the game. The series continues Friday when Trevor Cahill takes the hill for the Diamondbacks against Aaron Harang of the Dodgers at 7:10 p.m.

Diamondbacks Vs. Dodgers Lineups: Matt Kemp Out For Los Angeles

The Arizona Diamondbacks will get a little help in ending their six-game slide as they open against the Los Angeles Dodgers tonight. Dodgers center fielder Matt Kemp is out of the lineup after colliding with an outfield fence on Tuesday.

That's a .337 hitter sitting out against the Diamondbacks and pitcher Ian Kennedy. Kemp is listed day-to-day as the D'Backs and Dodgers open a four-game series.

Here's a look at the lineups, which includes a couple of shifts in the batting order as Kirk Gibson looks for answers to avoid a seventh-straight loss. Likewise, the Dodgers are still trying to get a good feel for their players after the huge roster shakeup following the trade with the Boston Red Sox.

Arizona Diamondbacks (64-67)

1. Aaron Hill, 2B

2. Jake Elmore, SS

3. Justin Upton, RF

4. Paul Goldschmidt, 1B

5. Miguel Montero, C

6. Chris Young, CF

7. Gerardo Parra, LF

8. John McDonald, 3B

9. Ian Kennedy, P

Los Angeles Dodgers (70-61)

1. Nick Punto, 2B

2. Shane Victorino, CF

3. Adrian Gonzalez, 1B

4. Hanley Ramirez, SS

5. Andre Ethier, RF

6. Luis Cruz, 3B

7. Juan Rivera, LF

8. A.J. Ellis, C

9. Clayton Kershaw, P

Diamondbacks Vs. Dodgers Series Preview, Game Times, Pitching Probables And More

A preview of this weekend's matchup between the two N.L. West foes.