Arizona Diamondbacks beat LA Dodgers 4-2; team now enjoys 2-0 lead in NLDS
LOS ANGELES (AP) - Lourdes Gurriel Jr. and the surprising Arizona Diamondbacks made quick work of another Dodgers starter, beating Los Angeles 4-2 on Monday night behind Zac Gallen for a 2-0 lead in their NL Division Series.
The young Diamondbacks, who earned the final National League wild card despite losing their last four regular-season games, improved to 4-0 in these playoffs — all on the road against division winners.
They'll try for a stunning sweep of the 100-win Dodgers when the best-of-five series shifts to Arizona for Game 3 on Wednesday.
Gallen allowed two runs over 5 1/3 innings for his second win of the postseason. Gurriel laced an RBI single to cap a three-run first, and the Diamondbacks chased rookie starter Bobby Miller in the second — two days after Los Angeles ace Clayton Kershaw was tagged for six runs while getting only one out during Arizona's 11-2 rout in Game 1.
Gurriel added a solo homer in the sixth to make it 4-1.
Geraldo Perdomo #2 of the Arizona Diamondbacks celebrates with Alek Thomas #5 after the victory against the Los Angeles Dodgers in Game Two of the Division Series at Dodger Stadium in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Kevork Djansezian/Getty Images)