D-Backs End LA's Win Streak At Five With 3-2 Win
PHOENIX (AP) -- Brandon Allen hit a three-run homer in his first start back in the majors to provide Ian Kennedy all the support he needed and lift the Arizona Diamondbacks to a 3-2 win over the Los Angeles Dodgers Saturday night.
Allen, recalled from Triple-A Reno on Friday, connected off Hiroki Kuroda (6-11) in the second inning and Kennedy (10-3) overcame some late control problems to become Arizona's first 10-game winner. Fill-in closer David Hernandez worked a perfect ninth for his eighth save.
All-Star Matt Kemp homered for the second straight game to further erase memories of a forgetful Home Run Derby and Kuroda was solid except for the one pitch to Allen. The Dodgers had just five hits to see their five-game winning streak end.
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