Lamb's late homer leads Diamondbacks over Dodgers

If Hill does go on the disabled list, it would make sense to call up a reliever from Triple-A Oklahoma City. In those starts, he's allowed seven hits, three earned runs, two homers, five walks and struck out seven batters.

"I really don't have any answers", Hill said. Hopefully, Rob Segedin gets the extended look he deserves since he may be the left-handed masher we need but not the one we deserve. It was his first of the year.

"I tried to keep it as dry as possible", he said. "I was just trying to be aggressive".

"He got into a nice rhythm", Lovullo said. The right-hander has faced the Diamondbacks just one other time, throwing six innings of scoreless ball last July 16, although he didn't figure into the decision despite giving up just three hits.

"I was kind of exhausted of getting ahead of guys and not putting them away and putting balls in play", McCarthy said. "Unfortunately, he got a little back tightness".

Offensively, Ray even added to the D-backs' comeback from a 2-0 deficit in the fifth inning, singling to right field with two outs to put D-backs runners on the corners. A walk preceded three consecutive singles, hits by A.J. Pollock and Peralta scoring runs. He usually performs well against the Dodgers, fashioning a 2.96 ERA while compiling a 3-3 career record.

At the end of spring training, Friedman and Zaidi, along with Manager Dave Roberts, had the unenviable task of calling a parade of players into an office and informing them they would not be getting the Opening Day assignment they were hoping for, simply because there wasn't room for everybody in a five-man rotation, a three-man outfield or a seven-man bullpen.

Hill was placed on the 10-day disabled list Monday due to blisters, Andy McCullough of the Los Angeles Times reports. It's already his second stint on the DL with a blister issue that is threatening to become chronic. Lamb's home run led off the eighth, an inning Hatcher finished with two strikeouts.

Hoover not only earned his first victory of the season, but his first since last June 17 in Houston. To give him confidence, to give us confidence.

The Diamondbacks closed the four-game set against the Dodgers with a split.

The Diamondbacks are 6-18 in Rays last 24 road starts, 3-8 in Rays last 11 starts with 5 days of rest and 4-0 in Rays last 4 starts vs.

Hill was upset when he arrived in the dugout after the third and went straight to the clubhouse. Also, McCarthy has been extremely sharp in his first two starts and has won his last five starts overall. This was Walker's sharpest start of the young season, as he had previously surrendered at least two runs in each of his first two starts.