Bradley strong in MLB debut, D-backs blank Dodgers
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Phoenix, AZ (SportsNetwork.com) - Archie Bradley fired six shutout innings in his MLB debut, Paul Goldschmidt smacked a two-run homer and the Arizona Diamondbacks blanked the Los Angeles Dodgers 6-0 in the middle test of a three-game set.
Bradley (1-0) allowed a hit and walked four while striking out six for the Diamondbacks, who have taken the first two games of the series. A.J. Pollock went 3-for-3 with an RBI and two runs scored.
"I didn't want to get too high. I just wanted to stay calm and remember what we talked about in trying to get them out and just stay within myself," Bradley said.
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Clayton Kershaw (0-1) surrendered six runs -- five earned -- on 10 hits and three walks over 6 1/3 frames for Los Angeles, which has dropped three of its last four games.
"I made a lot of mistakes," Kershaw said.
Arizona jumped out to a 4-0 lead after plating a run in the first and third before pushing across two more in the fourth.
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Pollock and Ender Inciarte singled to lead off the first and put runners on the corners. Mark Trumbo brought Pollock home two batters later with a roller through the hole on the right side.
Pollock and Inciarte again began the third with base hits. Pollock advanced to third on a caught stealing error by Justin Turner at third and scored on a Goldschmidt groundout.
The Pollock and Inciarte pair were at it again in the fourth, while Pollock recording an RBI single and Inciarte tallying a run-scoring groundout.
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Goldschmidt's blast to left-center broke the game open in the seventh.
Game Notes
The Diamondbacks were 3-for-11 with runners in scoring position, while LA finished 0-for-2 with RISP ... Kershaw, who yielded three runs on six hits and two walks over six innings in his season debut Monday against San Diego, fell to 10-8 in his career against Arizona.