Gavin Lux hits 1st grand slam, Dodgers top Arizona 9-1

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Gavin Lux hit his first career grand slam and Julio Urías pitched three-hit ball into the seventh inning of the Los Angeles Dodgers’ sixth victory in seven games, 9-1 over the Arizona Diamondbacks on Tuesday night.

Mookie Betts hit a leadoff homer and Chris Taylor added a tiebreaking, two-run shot in the fifth inning before Lux broke it open in the seventh, putting his second homer of the season into the short right field porch off Kevin Ginkel.

“Off the bat, I kind of thought it was going to be a double, but it carried a little bit,” Lux said. “I’m just getting more comfortable after coming back from the wrist injury. The more at-bats I get, my timing gets better.”

Lux was a surefire prospect who took more time than expected to click in the majors, but the infielder has got it together now: He is 18 for 52 (.346) with two homers, 12 RBIs, and seven multi-hit performances in Los Angeles’ last 14 games. It’s happening just in time for the Dodgers, who have moved Lux to shortstop after losing World Series MVP Corey Seager indefinitely to a broken hand last weekend.

Lux also overcame a wardrobe malfunction: He has been wearing extra-tight uniform pants throughout his recent offensive surge after first putting them on in support of teammate Walker Buehler, who also loves tight pants — but Lux ripped a hole in the seat while sliding in the sixth, forcing him to change before his grand slam.

After a 13-2 start to the season that was followed by a three-week slump, the defending World Series champions are dominating again with just one loss on their nine-game homestand, scoring 43 runs in seven games while getting a series of impressive starts from their rotation.

Urías (6-1) retired 13 straight batters from the second inning until the seventh. The...

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