Arizona Diamondbacks (24-11) vs. LOS ANGELES DODGERS (15-20) LHP Patrick Corbin (4-0, 2.15) vs. LHP Alex Wood (0-3, 3.83) Wednesday, May 9, 2018 | 7:10 p.m PT| Dodger Stadium | Los Angeles, CA Game 36 | Home Game 17 (7-9) | Night Game 26 (11-14) TV: SNLA/SNLA Spanish/MLB Network | Radio: AM 570 (English); KTNQ 1020 AM NEED A REMEDY: The Dodgers dropped the first contest of a six- MATCHUP vs. Diamondbacks game homestand last night, falling to the first-place Diamondbacks, 8- Dodgers: 4th, NL West (9.0 GB) Diamondbacks: 1st, NL West (3.5 GA) 5, in 12 innings. Los Angeles is now 2-3 in extra frames this year. This All-Time: LA leads series, 197-167 (102-77 at Dodger Stadium) 2018: LA trails, 3-8 (1-3 at Dodger Stadium) evening, the Dodgers wrap up their brief, two-game series with Arizona 4/2 at ARI: L, 7-8 (15) W: Salas L: Font trying to garner a split with the Snakes and halt a three-game losing 4/3 at ARI: L, 1-6 W: Godley L: Kershaw streak. The Dodgers are just 3-8 vs. Arizona this season and the Snakes 4/4 at ARI: L, 0-3 W: Corbin L: Wood S: Boxberger took two of three from the Dodgers April 13-15 in L.A. Following this 4/13 at LA: L, 7-8 W: Greinke L: Maeda S: Boxberger series, the Dodgers take on the Reds for four games, beginning 4/14 at LA: L, 1-9 W: McFarland L: Hill 4/15 at LA: W, 7-2 W: Kershaw L:Godley tomorrow night, before heading back out on the road for a couple of 4/30 at ARI: L, 5-8 W: Greinke L: Stripling S: Boxberger three-game series with the Marlins and Nationals. 5/1 at ARI: L, 3-4 W: Bracho L: Liberatore S: Boxberger 5/2 at ARI: W, 2-1 W: Hudson L: Godley S: Jansen The Dodgers split four games last week in Phoenix and that 5/3 at ARI: W, 5-2 W: Chargois L: Salas S: Jansen series is the only one all season that the Diamondbacks haven’t 5/8 at LA: L, 5-8 (12) W: McFarland L: Garcia won outright. Even with a Dodger victory tonight, the Snakes THEY TALKED TO ANGELS: This weekend, the club will honor the have extended their streak. Since the start of the 2017 30th anniversary of the 1988 World Series champions during Alumni campaign, there have been only two longer streaks at any point Weekend May 11-13 presented by Security Benefit, with 16 members of during a season – one of them by the Dodgers last year: the ’88 club expected to participate in the festivities and the Alumni MLB, 2017-18 – Most Consecutive Series Won or Tied Game on Saturday, May 12. Fans will also have autograph and photo (reg season only; minimum 2 games in series) opportunities with Alumni at Dodger Stadium entrances prior to games Dodgers, June-Aug 2017 22 on Friday and Sunday. More information on Alumni Weekend presented Indians, Aug-Oct 2017 17 by Security Benefit can be found online at Diamondbacks, Mar 2018 – current 12 www.dodgers.com/alumnigame. SOURCE: STATS, LLC SEEING THINGS: Dodger catcher Yasmani Grandal belted his team- lead tying fifth home run last night and his third at Dodger Stadium. In The Dodgers’ streak began on June 9 vs. Cincinnati and lasted 12 home games this season, Grandal is hitting .357 (15-for-42) with 10 until dropping two of three to Milwaukee Aug. 25-27. RBI and a 1.079 OPS. Not to be outdone, Kiké Hernández slammed his HARD TO HANDLE: Dodger outfielder Matt Kemp did it again last fifth homer of the season last night and it was his fourth at Dodger night, going 3-for-6 with a double and an RBI en route to his third Stadium. Hernandez is slashing .343 (12-for-35)/.405/.800 with seven consecutive three-hit game. He leads the Dodgers in three-hit games and runs and eight RBI in 14 games at home this year. the multi-hit contest was Kemp’s ninth of the season, which ranks BY YOUR SIDE: Fresh off playing the first regular-season games in second on the club. Kemp is slashing .353/385/.569 and his five home Mexico in the club’s history, the Dodgers will celebrate their rich runs are tied with Chris Taylor, Yasmani Grandal and Kiké tradition with Mexico tomorrow night (7:10 p.m. vs. Reds), by holding Hernández for the most on the club. The Oklahoma native also leads st Mexican Heritage Night. The game will feature special pregame the Dodgers in batting average (1 , NL), slugging percentage and OPS programming and a ticket package that includes an exclusive Dodgers- (.954) while playing in 33 of the team’s 35 games. The 33-year-old has st Mexico t-shirt, which can be purchased at Dodgers.com/Mexico. 264 career home runs, which ties him for 201 on the all-time list, one behind George Bell, Brian McCann and Matt Stairs. TWICE AS HARD: Dodger first baseman Cody Bellinger and infielder/outfielder Chris Taylor are the only Dodgers to appear in all Kemp’s 1,224 hits rank eighth in L.A. Dodger history and his 35 games this season and the Arizona native is off to a fast start against 222 doubles ranks seventh, one shy of Ron Cey. the D-backs, having already more than doubled his hits against the Thus far, Kemp has been one of the most valuable acquisitions Snakes from last year: of the offseason: Cody Bellinger, 2017 vs. 2018 – Numbers vs. Diamondbacks Highest BA in 2018 – Players Who Changed Teams in Offseason 2017 2018 (minimum 100 PA) Games 11 11 Matt Kemp, LAD .353 (leads NL) Average .179 .348 Dee Gordon, SEA .353 Hits 7 (7/39) 16 (16/46) J.D. Martinez, BOS .346 RBI 2 7 Corey Dickerson, PIT .333 OPS .564 .911 Ryan Flaherty, ATL .310 SOURCE: STATS, LLC SOURCE: STATS, LLC STING ME: The Dodgers’ 356 strikeouts as a pitching staff rank THORN IN MY PRIDE: Dodger left-hander Alex Wood will take the second in the National League, trailing only the Nationals (367). mound this evening for his eighth start of the season and is still seeking his first victory of 2018. In his last outing this past Thursday vs. the WISER TIME: After terrorizing Dodger pitching over the years, Los Diamondbacks, Wood allowed just one run and four hits while striking Angeles hurlers have bounced back when facing Paul Goldschmidt the out eight in 5.0 innings (ND). Despite his 0-3 record, Wood has held the last three seasons: opposition to a .213 average and has posted a 0.93 WHIP, while striking Goldschmidt, 2013-2018 – Numbers vs. Dodgers (incl. postseason) out 38 against just five walks. Wood currently ranks among the NL leaders in WHIP: 2013-2015 2016-2018 NL, Pitchers with Lowest WHIP – 2018 Games 52 49 Patrick Corbin, ARI 0.76 Average .355 .226 (42/186) Max Scherzer, WAS 0.85 Home Runs 18 10 Aaron Nola, PHI 0.89 RBI 52 34 Alex Wood 0.93 OPS 1.094 .769 In 14 career games (10 starts) starts against the Diamondbacks, SOURCE: STATS, LLC Wood is 5-4 with a 3.09 ERA (22 ER/64.0 IP) and a .231 Goldschmidt is hitting .200 (8-for-40) with 13 punchouts in 11 opponents’ average. Wood was dealt his first loss of the season games vs. the Dodgers this season. In the 2017 NLDS, he was back on April 4 at Chase Field, a contest in which he allowed 1-for-11 in three games. three runs in 6.0 innings. UPCOMING SCHEDULE Date/Time/Opponent Probable Pitchers TV/Radio Thurs., May 10, 7:10 p.m. vs. CIN RHP Tyler Mahle (2-4, 4.35) vs. RHP Walker Buehler (2-0, 1.13) TV: SNLA/SNLA Spanish Radio: AM 570, KTNQ 1020 AM Fri., May 11, 7:10 p.m. vs. CIN LHP Brandon Finnegan (0-3, 8.27) vs. RHP Kenta Maeda (2-2, 4.02) TV: SNLA/SNLA Spanish Radio: AM 570, KTNQ 1020 AM Sat., May 12, 6:10 p.m. vs. CIN RHP Homer Bailey (0-5, 5.61) vs. RHP Ross Stripling (0-1, 1.93) TV: SNLA/SNLA Spanish Radio: AM 570, KTNQ 1020 AM Sun., May 13, 1:10 p.m. vs. CIN RHP Luis Castillo (2-4, 6.47) vs. LHP Rich Hill (1-1, 7.11) TV: SNLA/SNLA Spanish Radio: AM 570, KTNQ 1020 AM TONIGHT’S STARTER vs. ARIZONA: LHP ALEX WOOD (0-3, 3.83 ERA) YEAR TEAM W-L ERA G GS CG SHO IP H R ER HR BB SO 2012 Rome 4-3 2.22 13 13 0 0 52.2 39 18 13 1 14 52 2013 ATLANTA 3-3 3.13 31 11 0 0 77.2 76 29 27 3 27 77 Gwinnett Braves 1-0 1.80 1 1 0 0 5.0 3 1 1 0 2 5 Mississippi Braves 4-2 1.26 10 10 0 0 57.0 41 10 8 1 15 57 2014 ATLANTA 11-11 2.78 35 24 1 0 171.2 151 58 53 16 45 170 Gwinnett 0-0 1.04 2 2 0 0 8.2 7 1 1 0 4 8 2015 ATLANTA 7-6 3.54 20 20 0 0 119.1 132 50 47 8 36 90 LOS ANGELES 5-6 4.35 12 12 0 0 70.1 66 36 34 7 23 49 2016 LOS ANGELES 1-4 3.73 14 10 0 0 60.1 56 30 25 5 20 66 2017 LOS ANGELES 16-3 2.72 27 25 0 0 152.1 123 50 46 15 38 151 2018 LOS ANGELES 0-3 3.83 7 7 0 0 40.0 32 19 17 2 5 38 Major League Totals (6 Years) 43-36 3.24 146 109 1 0 691.2 636 272 249 56 194 641 Minor League Totals (3 Years) 9-5 1.68 26 26 0 0 123.1 90 30 23 2 35 122 NOTES: WOOD’S 2018 STARTS Last pitched May 3 against the Date Opp Score Dec IP H R/ER BB SO TP Score @ Diamondbacks at Chase Field, Removal where he allowed one run on four 3/30 SF L, 1-0 ND 8.0 1 0/0 0 5 90 0-0 4/4 at ARI L, 3-0 L 6.0 6 3/3 0 5 89 3-0 hits in 5.0 innings, not factoring 4/11 vs.