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Recap: Alex Wood, Kenley Jansen Pitch Dodgers To Win Over Diamondbacks

Matthew Moreno
4 Min Read
Kirby Lee-USA TODAY Sports

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After opening the 2016 season with a three-game sweep of the San Diego Padres, the Los Angeles Dodgers entered Wednesday’s contest losers in four of their last five games. Coming off a loss to the Arizona Diamondbacks, the Dodgers looked to get back in the win column with Alex Wood on the mound.

Jean Segura opened the first inning with a single to left field, though he was then erased from the bases on a Chris Owings force out. Wood appeared to get out of the inning on a Paul Goldschmidt double play, however the Diamondbacks successfully overturned the out call at first base.

Nothing came of it as Welington Castillo grounded out to end the inning. Rubby De La Rosa tossed a 1-2-3 bottom of the first inning, getting Chase Utley, Corey Seager and Justin Turner to ground out.

Wood issued a pair of one-out walks in the second inning, but got of it unscathed by getting De La Rosa to ground into a double play. Howie Kendrick grounded into a force out with Yasmani Grandal standing on first base after drawing a two-out walk.

Nick Ahmed broke the scoreless tie in the third by leading off the inning with a solo home run. Segura followed with a base hit, though he was later picked off by Wood. Castillo was unable to extend the inning after Goldschmidt did just that by drawing a two-out walk.

The Dodgers didn’t manage any offense in the bottom of the third outside of an Utley two-out single.

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Matthew Moreno is a journalist from Whittier, Calif., who is a credentialed reporter and is currently the Managing Editor of DodgerBlue.com and LakersNation.com. In addition to covering Los Angeles Dodgers and Los Angels Lakers, Matthew has a strong passion for keeping up to date with the sneakerhead culture. It began with Michael Jordan and Air Jordan shoes, and has carried over to Kobe Bryant's signature line with Nike. Matthew previously was the lead editor and digital strategist at Dodgers Nation, and the co-editor and lead writer at Reign of Troy, where he covered USC Trojans Football. Matthew graduated from California State Long Beach University with a major in journalism and minor in communications. Contact: matt@mediumlargela.com