Gavin Lux hit the first grand slam of his career, Julio Urías pitched with a three-hitter into the seventh inning and the Los Angeles Dodgers added their sixth win in seven games on Tuesday by beating the Arizona Diamondbacks 9-1.
Mookie Betts opened the game with a home run and Chris Taylor hit another two-run that broke the tie in the fifth before Lux unbalanced the game in the seventh with his second home run of the season off Kevin Ginkel.
Nick Ahmed hit an RBI double for an injury-plagued Diamondbacks who conceded six losses on seven dates after losing the first two of their four-game series.
After starting the course 13-2 and going through a three-week slump, the reigning World Series champion is back in dominance with just one loss in a nine-game stay at his stadium. In addition, they scored 43 times in seven games and their starters signed strong starts.
The victory went to Mexican Urías (6-1), who adorned his work by retiring 13 batters in a row between the second and seventh innings.
Corbin Martin (0-1) took the loss with four hits, four passes and three runs in five innings in his debut for Arizona, which was also his first major league start in nearly two years.
For the Diamondbacks, Venezuelans Eduardo Escobar 4-1; David Peralta of 3-1. Dominican Domingo Leyba 1-0.
For the Dodgers, Albert Pujols 3-0, with an RBI. The Mexican Julio Urías 3-1.
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