Diamondbacks 3, Dodgers 2

The Dodgers were unable to mount any offense until the 9th inning, but by then, it was too little too late as they lose the game and fall a game behind the Diamondbacks.

Dan Haren got the win, he's 9-5. Chad Billingsley lost, he's 9-9. Brandon Lyon picked up his 20th save.

Billingsley had an average start stats wise, but was unimpressive in general. He went 5 and 2/3 innings on 114 pitches. He gave up seven hits and three walks, but was lucky only to give up three runs. Joe Beimel followed with 1 and 1/3 innings of scoreless ball and Cory Wade pitched a scoreless 8th to keep the D-Backs to three runs.

Dan Haren, meanwhile, kept the Dodger offense in check, allowing only six baserunners over seven innings of work while striking out seven. The Dodgers finally broke through in the 9th against Arizona closer Brandon Lyon. Jeff Kent hit a monster homerun to left center field and Delwyn Young had a huge double of the big wall in center field to plate a second run, but after getting to 3rd base with two outs, Matt Kemp flew out to right to end the game.

The Dodgers will try tomorrow to win the rubber match of the series, and get themselves back into a 1st place tie.