By The Associated Press
Daniel Descalso and David Peralta became the first left-handed teammates to homer off Clayton Kershaw in the same game, lifting the Arizona Diamondbacks over the Los Angeles Dodgers 6-1 on Tuesday night.
It’s just the fourth time Kershaw (0-2) has allowed two homers to left-handed hitters in the same game – the previous were multihomer efforts by Washington’s Adam Dunn, Colorado’s Carlos Gonzalez and Cincinnati’s Jay Bruce.
The homers backed a strong outing from Zack Godley (1-0), who pitched seven strong innings.
John Ryan Murphy added a home run off Zach Neal as the Diamondbacks made it two in a row over the Dodgers, following their 15-inning, 8-7 triumph – a 5-hour, 45-minute marathon that didn’t end until the wee hours Tuesday morning.