Paul Goldschmidt: Goldschmidt homers as D’Backs blank Dodgers

That probably has to deal with the Diamondbacks’ choice to start tonight’s 7:10 p.m. game at Dodger Stadium: 23-year-old left-hander Robbie Ray.

Arizona Diamondbacks rookie third baseman and Grants Pass High School alum Brandon Drury had a moment he’ll never forget Tuesday when he swatted his first major league home run in an 8-0 win over the first-place Los Angeles Dodgers. He is 1-8 with a 4.99 ERA over his last 12 starts, with his only win during that span coming against the Dodgers.

Goldschmidt has seven home runs and 17 RBI in 17 games against the Dodgers this season, hitting.400 (24-for-65).

Nick Ahmed left the game in the bottom of the seventh with a jammed back after making a diving stop to get the force at second.

Yasmani Grandal cut the margin to 6-4 in the bottom half with his career-high 16th homer, a two-run shot off Matt Reynolds. “Going into the game we really talked about limiting his pitch-count and not wanting him to get too far into it. And, obviously, he did a great job of doing both, limiting his pitch count and getting us toward the back end of the game”. “For him to put up all those zeros, he gave our offense a chance”. J.Johnson pitching. Pollock singled to right.

“At the beginning, my sinker was up, so they had a better chance of hitting the ball”, Chacin said. “If I can command my four-seam in to righties, I do pretty good off that, and I’ve been able to do that well my last four starts”.

Closer Brad Ziegler pitched a scoreless ninth to seal the win.

Lefty Alex Wood (11-11) allowed two runs, three hits and no walks in 6 1-3 innings and struck out six in his rematch against Ray. The 21-year-old shortstop, who was the 18th overall pick in the 2012 draft, is 23 for 61 with 11 RBIs, eight doubles and a home run.

It’s fair to ask now whether Anderson’s propensity for allowing home runs will play into that decision.

Arizona’s first run on came in the fourth, when Nick Ahmed led off with a double, advanced on Chris Owings’ sacrifice and scored on Pollock’s groundout. With the hit, Seager set a Los Angeles record for most consecutive games reaching base to start a career at 16 games in a row. He broke Bill Russell’s 1969 mark. Goldschmidt said. “I thought Van Slyke might have caught it, fortunately he didn’t”.

A ball sails over Arizona Diamondbacks’ David Peralta, right, as he is caught between second an third while Los Angeles Dodgers left fielder Alex Guerrero watches during the eighth inning of a baseball game, Tuesday, September 22, 2015, in Los Angeles. As Inciarte raced to first, he veered to his right and avoided the tag by Gonzalez. However, first base umpire Hunter Wendelstedt called Inciarte out for running outside the base path. They are tied for the most home wins (50) but are just 3-3 on their current home stand. LA rookie Corey Seager has provided a big lift for the club and is hitting.379 while in the fifth spot for most of his 58 at-bats.