D-backs bite Dodgers, who stay in first place

By David Arthur Orange County Tribune

Yes, baseball fans, there are more teams in the National League than the Arizona Diamondbacks.

The Dodgers have played the D-backs six times out of eight in this young 2023 season, and the guys from the desert showed they can play with the defending NL West champs, defeating them 6-3 in Phoenix.

Despite the loss, the Blue Crew remained in the division lead at 5-3 because Arizona and San Diego are 4-4.

The Dodgers sent future Hall of Fame Clayton Kershaw (1-1) to the mound and he didn’t have his best night, giving up seven hits and four runs in six innings. He struck out four batters and walked two, but was touched for two home runs.

LAD led 3-1 mostly on the strength of home runs by Chris Taylor and James Outman, but

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