The Los Angeles Dodgers once again won a big victory over the Arizona Diamondbacks.
The Dodgers won the home game against Arizona in the 2019 Major League Baseball at Dodger Stadium in Los Angeles on Tuesday.
The Dodgers' batters, which had 19 hits, including four home runs, devastated the Arizona mound. Ryu's big victory followed his 12-5 victory in the opening game on Tuesday.
With the victory, the Dodgers had two wins and one loss, while Arizona had one win and two losses. The two teams will play the last game of their four-game opening series on April 1.
No. 4 hitter Cody Bellinger led the lineup with four hits and six RBIs in six at-bats, including two home runs, while No. 3 Justin Turner also hit three hits and five RBIs in five at-bats, though he didn't have a home run.
Pederson, who hit multiple home runs in the opening game, played the role of a top hitter with three hits and two walks in three at-bats, including a home run. Pederson's batting average for the season amounts to 0.583, OPS (On-base plus slugging percentage) of 2.104.
Dodgers starter Kenta Maeda had three solo home runs in 62 1/3 innings, blocking his opponent's batting average with three runs. Arizona starter Jack Godley lost the game with eight runs in 51⁄3 innings (seven earned runs).
Arizona dominated the top of the first inning with leadoff homer in the top of the first inning, but the Dodgers also responded with a leadoff homer by Pederson in the bottom of the first inning, tying the score 1-1. The Dodgers then scored four runs with Turner's two-run timely hits in the bottom of the third inning and a timely hit by Belinger and A.J. Pollack to make the 5-1 turnaround.
The Dodgers then split the game with two big innings -- five in the bottom of the sixth and seven in the bottom of the eighth.
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