| SEASON | CAREER |
| W14 | 18 |
| L9 | 11 |
| G26 | 34 |
| IP158.0 | 198.0 |
| BB28 | 46 |
| SO114 | 139 |
| SEASON | CAREER |
| W11 | 68 |
| L10 | 74 |
| G27 | 208 |
| IP168.2 | 1132.0 |
| BB46 | 360 |
| SO148 | 955 |
Andre Ethier is on a tear, and that's rather common against the Arizona Diamondbacks - especially at home.
Ethier looks for another big effort at the plate as the Dodgers attempt to conclude this four-game series with back-to-back wins over the Diamondbacks on Sunday.
Ethier is hitting .474 with three doubles, three homers, eight RBIs and 10 runs over the past 10 games. The right fielder continued his torrid hitting Saturday by going 2 for 3 with a solo homer to provide the difference in a 2-1 win over Arizona (66-68), ending an eight-game losing streak in the season series for Los Angeles (71-63).
Ethier has routinely pounded on Diamondbacks pitching, hitting .384 at home lifetime against them and .338 overall. This season, he's batting .333 at home compared to .252 on the road.
Another strong performance from Ethier may be just what the Dodgers need to move closer to a playoff spot. They're tied with Pittsburgh, 1 1/2 games back of St. Louis for the second NL wild-card position.
Los Angeles is also trying to cut into a 4 1/2-game deficit to NL West-leading San Francisco before visiting the Giants for three games next weekend.
"It's nice to be in the middle of that in September," said Josh Beckett , who won his first game with the Dodgers on Saturday. "We got to figure out some way to win some series. We got some tough ones coming up against the Giants."
Adrian Gonzalez , acquired along with Beckett, Carl Crawford and Nick Punto in that blockbuster trade with Boston, has struggled after homering in a three-hit game in his Dodgers debut Aug. 25. He went 0 for 4 Saturday and is 3 for 24 with two RBIs in his last six games.
Los Angeles could use improvement from Gonzalez with Chris Capuano (11-10, 3.58 ERA) scheduled to get the ball.
The left-hander is 1-5 with a 5.77 ERA in seven starts, losing his last two while surrendering 12 runs and 16 hits in 11 innings.
That may not bode well heading into a meeting with the Diamondbacks since he's been hit hard in the last two matchups, losing both while giving up 10 runs and 15 hits - three homers - in 11 innings.
Capuano was tagged for five runs and six hits, with two leaving Dodger Stadium in an 8-2 loss July 31.
The Diamondbacks are looking to regain their momentum after having their six-game road winning streak snapped Saturday.
They're expected to turn to Wade Miley (14-9, 2.85), who has won both of his visits to Chavez Ravine this year with a 1.23 ERA. That includes beating Capuano on July 31 after yielding one run and three hits with seven strikeouts in eight innings.
The left-hander was victimized by a big inning Tuesday, allowing three runs in the second before settling down and tossing five more scoreless in a 5-2 loss to Cincinnati.
"The first couple of innings everything was up," Miley said. "I was able to make the adjustment, but it didn't work out."
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| HITTERS | AB | AVG | H | HR | RBI | BB | SO | OBP | OPS | SLG |
| Henry Blanco | 11 | .273 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | .273 | .909 | .636 |
| Willie Bloomquist | 3 | .333 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .333 | .666 | .333 |
| Geoff Blum | 2 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| Paul Goldschmidt | 3 | .667 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .667 | 2.000 | 1.333 |
| Aaron Hill | 2 | 1.000 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1.000 | 2.500 | 1.500 |
| Jason Kubel | 2 | 1.000 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 2.000 | 1.000 |
| John McDonald | 1 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .500 | .500 | .000 |
| Miguel Montero | 1 | 1.000 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 5.000 | 4.000 |
| Lyle Overbay | 5 | .200 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | .333 | .533 | .200 |
| Gerardo Parra | 1 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| Cody Ransom | 1 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .500 | .500 | .000 |
| Ryan Roberts | 3 | .333 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .333 | .666 | .333 |
| Justin Upton | 4 | .500 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | .500 | 2.000 | 1.500 |
| Chris Young | 6 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
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| HITTERS | AB | AVG | H | HR | RBI | BB | SO | OBP | OPS | SLG |
| Mark Ellis | 5 | .200 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | .333 | 1.133 | .800 |
| Dee Gordon | 1 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| Matt Kemp | 1 | 1.000 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 5.000 | 4.000 |
| James Loney | 1 | 1.000 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 2.000 | 1.000 |
| Juan Rivera | 1 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| Justin Sellers | 1 | 1.000 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 3.000 | 2.000 |
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| Date | Player | Status | Injury |
| August 30, 2012 | Chris Johnson | Day-to-Day | Flu |
| August 21, 2012 | Justin Upton | Day-to-Day | Left game - Tight hamstring |
| August 17, 2012 | Jason Kubel | Day-to-Day | Neck stiffness |
| August 14, 2012 | Takashi Saito | 15-Day DL | Strained left hamstring |
| August 14, 2012 | Takashi Saito | 15-Day DL | Strained left hamstring |
| August 09, 2012 | Willie Bloomquist | 15-Day DL | Lower back stiffness |
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| Date | Player | Status | Injury |
| September 01, 2012 | Alfredo Silverio | 60-Day DL | Recovery from auto accident, concussion |
| August 28, 2012 | Matt Kemp | Day-to-Day | Left game - right knee contusion |
| August 27, 2012 | Scott Elbert | 15-Day DL | Left elbow inflammation |
| August 25, 2012 | Shane Victorino | Day-to-Day | Strained hip and back |
| August 25, 2012 | Chad Billingsley | 15-Day DL | Right elbow pain |
| August 19, 2012 | Luis Cruz | Day-to-Day | Left game - leg cramps |
LOS ANGELES (AP) -- A day after Josh Beckett won his first game with the Dodgers, the team's blockbuster trade paid off again with Adrian Gonzalez 's game-winning double in the bottom of the ninth inning.
His hit scored the tying and winning runs in the Dodgers' 5-4 victory over the Arizona Diamondbacks on Sunday to salvage a split of the series in which all four games were decided by two runs or fewer. Los Angeles remained 4 1/2 games behind NL West-leading San Francisco and a half-game behind St. Louis for the second NL wild card.
Gonzalez had struggled since the Aug. 25 deal that brought him, Beckett, Carl Crawford , Nick Punto to Los Angeles from Boston. He was 6 for 33 in eight games with his new team, then struck out twice and grounded out in his first three at-bats Sunday.
With the Dodgers down to their final two outs, Gonzalez lined an 0-2 pitch into the right field corner off J.J. Putz (1-5).
"I got ahead of Adrian right there and tried to elevate to get him to chase it, but I just didn't get it up enough," said Putz, who gave up a single to Mark Ellis with one out and a walk to Shane Victorino . "The walk is the one that hurts. I was rushing to the plate, trying to be quick and try to keep Ellis from trying to swipe the bag."
Facing a 3-1 count, Victorino was ready to pounce and his aggression carried over to the basepaths.
"I was going to go until Tim (Wallach) told me to stop," said Victorino, who came tearing around from first base to score. "He waved me and I said, `Here we go."'
Matt Kemp celebrated the Dodgers' ninth walk-off win of the season by running up to Gonzalez and soaking him with a container of water during a postgame interview.
"These are fun moments," Gonzalez said. "They don't come too often so you got to enjoy them."
Ronald Belisario (4-1) pitched a scoreless ninth and struck out three while allowing a double to Chris Johnson .
"We haven't played too well at home and it's something we need to do a better job of," Ellis said, noting a walk-off win could be a catalyst. "Sometimes that can get a team rolling. To build off it, you just got to have good at-bats."
Despite blowing an early one-run lead, the Dodgers recovered after winning 2-1 behind Beckett on Saturday night.
"It's a matter of time before this offense gets clicking on all cylinders. We're capable of scoring 10, 15 runs," said Victorino, who joined the Dodgers from Philadelphia a month ago. "Sometimes it takes a certain time to get people going in the same direction."
John McDonald and Miguel Montero each scored a run and drove in two others for the Diamondbacks.
Kemp hit his 18th homer leading off the second to put the Dodgers up 1-0.
Montero's two-run homer with two outs in the fourth inning gave Arizona a 3-1 lead after McDonald's homer leading off the third had tied the score 1-1.
The Dodgers pulled to 3-2 in the sixth on Andre Ethier 's RBI groundout to second base that scored Kemp, who walked and advanced to third on a double by Hanley Ramirez .
Arizona extended its lead to 4-2 in the seventh when McDonald reached on an infield single to pitcher Shawn Tolleson , scoring Paul Goldschmidt , who singled, took second on Montero's single, and was sacrificed to third.
The Dodgers made it 4-3 in the bottom of the seventh on Victorino's two-out RBI single that dropped in right field between Chris Young and Justin Upton .
Dodgers starter Chris Capuano gave up three runs and four hits in five innings, struck out four and walked none. He made 78 pitches, his second-fewest of the season.
Arizona rookie starter Wade Miley allowed three runs and nine hits in 6 2-3 innings, struck out three and walked two.
NOTES: Miley hasn't allowed more than two walks in 24 consecutive starts, extending the longest active streak in the majors this season. ... RHP Chad Billingsley is considering having another platelet-rich plasma injection in his injured right elbow. Manager Don Mattingly said Billingsley, who had the first one on Friday, is feeling "a little bit optimistic," but Mattingly said the club won't allow him to start throwing until he's pain-free. ... The Dodgers selected the contract of OF Bobby Abreu from Triple-A Albuquerque and recalled RHP Chris Withrow from Double-A Chattanooga before placing him on the 60-day DL. Abreu returned after hitting .353 in five games with the Isotopes since being designated for assignment on Aug. 1. He struck out as a pinch-hitter in the ninth.
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