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MLB: Los Angeles Dodgers 9, Arizona 3

Mon, 08/17/2009 - 05:58 by Shruti Sharma

Phoenix -- Randy Wolf hit a two-run home run, drove in three runs and carried a one-hitter into the eighth inning Sunday in the Los Angeles Dodgers' 9-3 win over Arizona.

Wolf (7-6) picked up the win with 10 strikeouts and no walks, He retired 20 consecutive batters after giving up a single in the first inning.

He stroked an RBI double in the eighth inning to go with his two-run homer in the fourth -- his first home run of the season and the fifth of his career.

Andre Ethier had a three-run homer and four RBI for the Dodgers, who broke a three-game losing streak. Orlando Hudson added a two-run homer.

The Diamondbacks scored all three of their runs in the eighth on a home run by Rusty Ryal, a groundout by Augie Ojeda and an RBI triple by Stephen Drew.
Yusmerio Petit (2-7) took the loss. He gave up seven runs on nine hits in four innings.

Copyright 2009 by United Press International.

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