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 Hernandez, who made his major league debut July 1, 2014, tied a
career high with three hits and finished a homer short of the cycle
in the Dodgers' 4-3 victory over the Arizona Diamondbacks at Chase
Field.
"July 1st will always have a special meaning for me," Hernandez
said. "It was a sentimental morning for me. The best day of my life
was this day last year. How can I not remember?"
Hernandez tripled and scored in the first inning, then doubled home
a run and scored in a three-run third inning to give left-hander
Brett Anderson a 4-0 cushion.
"He's energetic for sure, the way he plays," Dodgers manager Don
Mattingly said of Hernandez. "He's a guy who can do a lot of things.
He can hit the ball all over. He gives us multiple positions, and
he's been able to do it off the bench. He's a good teammate, that's
the most important thing."
Anderson (5-4) gave up seven hits and one run, struck out seven and
walked two in seven innings en route to his third consecutive
victory.
The Dodgers (45-35) won for the sixth time in eight games. They
finished 6-4 on their road trip, their first winning trip in seven
this season.
"You never know what can happen on a trip like that," said
Mattingly, whose team lost the first two games. "It was a good
trip."
Dodgers second baseman Howie Kendrick drove in two runs with a
single and a sacrifice fly. He has reached base in all 12 games
against the Diamondbacks this season.
Kenley Jansen gave up a homer to left fielder David Peralta with one
out in the ninth inning but still recorded his 13th save.
Second baseman Aaron Hill hit his fourth homer with one out in the
sixth inning and added a sacrifice fly in the eighth, but the
Diamondbacks (37-41) still lost for the fifth time in seven games.
First baseman Paul Goldschmidt went 0-for-3 with a walk, breaking an
11-game hitting streak.
"I can go to my grave knowing I got Paul Goldschmidt out twice,
which has been an issue for me," said Anderson, who was touched for
seven hits and two homers in 11 previous at-bats by Goldschmidt.
Anderson has allowed five earned runs with 22 strikeouts in his past
28 innings over four starts, dropping his ERA to 3.00.
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"He's got weapons, and he knows what he is doing out there,"
Mattingly said. "He doesn't get rattled."
Center fielder A.J. Pollock had three hits for Arizona, and right
fielder Yasmany Tomas and shortstop Nick Ahmed added two hits
apiece.
"In this ballpark you think you can score four runs, but Anderson
did a good job against us and shut us down," Arizona manager Chip
Hale said.
Diamondbacks left-hander Robbie Ray (2-4) gave up seven hits and
four runs in six innings, the most runs he has allowed in any of his
seven starts. His ERA is 2.55.
"I just left some pitches up, and they took advantage of it," Ray
said.
NOTES: Los Angeles 1B Adrian Gonzalez and CF Joc Pederson, both
left-handed hitters, and switch-hitting C Yasmani Grandal were held
out of the starting lineup Wednesday in an attempt to give them
extended time off, although Pederson entered the game as a defensive
replacement in the seventh inning and Gonzalez pinch-hit and
remained in the game in the ninth. The Dodgers do not play Thursday
before opening a three-game series against the New York Mets on
Friday night at Dodger Stadium. ... Arizona LHP Patrick Corbin is a
candidate to make his 2015 debut Saturday against Colorado, manager
Chip Hale said. Corbin, who missed 2014 after undergoing Tommy John
surgery, was tentatively scheduled to make a final rehab start
Thursday, but the Diamondbacks pulled him from that. Corbin was 14-8
with a 3.41 ERA in 2013, when he made the All-Star team. ... The
Dodgers have not stolen a base in 23 consecutive games, the
franchise's longest drought since 1900. ... The Dodgers do not play
another National League West opponent until Aug. 31. The
Diamondbacks have seven division games before Aug. 31.
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