Diamondbacks shake prolonged slump, beat Dodgers 5-2

PHOENIX (AP) — Carson Kelly hit a two-run homer, Christian Walker added a two-run double and the Arizona Diamondbacks earned a rare win over the Los Angeles Dodgers with a 5-2 victory Thursday night.

The Diamondbacks snapped a seven-game losing streak against the Dodgers and won for just the third time in 21 games overall.

Arizona starter Madison Bumgarner fought through five decent innings, giving up two runs on back-to-back homers by Corey Seager and AJ Pollock. The veteran left-hander gave up seven hits and two walks while striking out two.

Diamondbacks rookie Daulton Varsho brought home the go-ahead run when his triple scored Nick Ahmed and made it 3-2 in the sixth. Kelly followed with a towering homer to left-center that pushed the lead to 5-2.

Arizona rookie Riley Smith (1-0) earned his first career win after throwing 3 1/3 innings of scoreless relief. Travis Bergen got two outs for his first career save.

Dodgers starting pitcher Dustin May was pulled after just one inning after he was hit on the left foot by a sharp grounder.

Diamondbacks leadoff man Josh Rojas smacked the hard-hit ball off May’s foot and reached on a single. May limped around for a minute, but remained in the game and finished a scoreless inning. He was warming up for the second when manager Dave Roberts decided to take him out of the game.

The Dodgers called the injury a bruise. It was the second time May had a rough game at Chase Field: Last season, he was hit in the head by a line drive and also had to leave the game.

Tony Gonsolin (0-1) took the loss, giving up three runs over five innings.

Los Angeles jumped out to a 2-0 lead in the third after Seager and Pollock went deep. The Diamondbacks came right back in the bottom of the inning when Walker's two-run double — which scooted...

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