Ryu has struck out six and thrown 90 pitches Sunday at Dodger Stadium. Washington’s only baserunner came with one out in the fourth when Brian Dozier walked.

In 2014, Ryu took a no-hitter into the eighth inning against Cincinnati before Todd Frazier led off the inning with a double.

Dodgers right fielder Cody Bellinger backed Ryu with an outstanding defensive play that preserved the no-hit bid in the sixth. Nationals pitcher Stephen Strasburg appeared to hit a line-drive single, but Bellinger grabbed the ball on a bounce and fired to first base in time to get Strasburg.

Washington challenged the call, but it stood after a replay review.

The Dodgers lead 2-0.

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GAME: Arizona Diamondbacks (80-58) at Los Angeles Dodgers (92-45)
DATE/TIME: Tuesday, September 05 – 10:10 PM EST
WHERE: Dodger Stadium, Los Angeles, California
LINE: ML: Arizona Diamondbacks +111, Los Angeles Dodgers -121, Total: Over 8 (-110), Under 8 (-110)
Preview: Diamondbacks at Dodgers
TV: 10:10 p.m. ET, FSN Arizona, SportsNet LA, KTLA (Los Angeles)
PITCHING MATCHUP: Diamondbacks RH Zack Greinke (16-6, 3.08 ERA) vs. Dodgers LH Hyun-Jin Ryu (5-7, 3.71)

Martinez recorded six RBIs in Monday’s 13-0 assault of the Dodgers and has gone deep 18 times in 40 games since being acquired from Detroit. “It’s kind of one of those things where you’re laughing about it,” Martinez told reporters afterward of possibly hitting a fourth homer. “I don’t think someone goes up there not trying to hit the ball hard. Going up there and hitting, it didn’t really shock me. I was just happy it went over.” The Diamondbacks have opened a 6 1/2-game lead over Colorado for the National League’s top wild-card spot, while the Dodgers are in collapse mode with nine defeats in their last 10 contests. “I don’t think there’s anything I can do to soothe fans and their passion,” Los Angeles manager Dave Roberts told reporters. “Each and every night is Game 7, but I can assure you, we’re going to win a game again. I know that. And the tide will turn.”

Greinke is vying for his major league-leading 17th victory and has won his last two outings. The 33-year-old is 1-2 with a 4.58 ERA in three starts against the Dodgers this season, with the victory coming on Thursday as he allowed one run and four hits over six innings. Greinke is 4-4 with a 4.03 ERA in 10 turns against his former club and has excelled at Dodger Stadium, where he owns a 29-7 record and 2.30 ERA in 49 career starts.

Ryu served up three homers and allowed a season-worst six earned runs along with eight hits in four innings against the Diamondbacks last week. The 30-year-old has been pitching well since the All-Star break and still has a 2.77 ERA in seven starts during the stretch despite last week’s mauling. Ryu is 3-3 with a 4.02 ERA in nine career starts against Arizona and will be hoping Paul Goldschmidt (9-for-21, two homers) misses a third straight game.

WALK-OFFS

1. The Diamondbacks have scored 34 runs while winning four straight meetings with the Dodgers and hold a 9-8 series lead.
2. Los Angeles has allowed 53 runs over its last eight games – a stretch that includes a 1-0 victory.
3. Goldschmidt (elbow) traveled to Phoenix on Monday to undergo an MRI exam.

PREDICTION: Diamondbacks 5, Dodgers 3 – Take on Arizona Diamondbacks +111

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The Dodgers continue to cruise with baseball’s best mark of 92-44 while playing the final month of the season with no urgency to win. They’ve all but mathematically locked up a record fifth consecutive NL West title and home-field advantage throughout the playoffs.

Their status as a prohibitive World Series favorite is secure, too.

”Everyone is pretty focused on one game at a time,” third baseman Justin Turner said. ”We’ve done a great job of it all year, not looking ahead and not looking at what we’ve already accomplished.”

They’re on a pace to become the only team in the majors to win more than 100 games and if they split their remaining 26 games it would give them a franchise record-tying 105 wins for the first time since 1953.

For the last few months, it looked like the Dodgers would challenge Seattle’s major-league single-season record of 116 victories, but that possibility all but ended with their current slump.

The Dodgers return home Monday to host second-place Arizona, which swept them in Phoenix last week. Colorado arrives later in the week for a four-game series.

Los Angeles is getting its big guns back just in time for the stretch run.

Ace Clayton Kershaw came off the disabled list and was sharp in his first start in five weeks, holding San Diego to two infield singles in six innings in a 1-0 victory last Friday. Fellow lefty Alex Wood returned from the DL on Sunday and lost for just the second time since July 21.

Los Angeles has 13 games remaining both at home and on the road, including a visit to NL East-leading Washington.

”These guys are trying to win every single game and there’s a certain way we play every single day,” manager Dave Roberts said. ”I don’t see that changing.”

In their first season under Roberts, the Dodgers went 17-10 from Sept. 1 to the end of the regular season last year. In three previous seasons under manager Don Mattingly, they were 48-35 over the same stretch.

They won’t need to be that dominant to win another division title, so clinching early would allow the Dodgers to set up their rotation for the NL Division Series.

”We do have that luxury,” Roberts said.

At the same time, though, he’s wary of giving players too much time off.

”They could be rested, but they still have to be sharp,” Roberts said. ”The conversations I have with position players and our pitchers on a daily basis is to understand their individual needs. I could say give Corey Seager (time off), but who is to say he’s going to come back sharp? You’ve got to manage those things.”

Turner isn’t worried about the Dodgers shutting it off the rest of this month and then trying to turn it back on for the postseason.

”With this team competing every night and not worrying about the records or where we’re at, that’s going to create a positive environment throughout September and a competitive environment,” he said.

”Guys are going to be playing to make postseason rosters and earn jobs in the postseason. There’s going to be a lot of competition. Whichever way it shakes out, we’re going to continue getting better.”

Regardless of what the Dodgers have done so far, nothing matters until October rolls around. This is a tradition-rich franchise eager to make its first World Series appearance since 1988.

”It just goes back to the maturity of the team and understanding how to show up and win a game every night,” Turner said. ”It really doesn’t matter what day of the year it is.”

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The Dodgers will give the ball to starter Hiroki Kuroda in this one. Righthander Kuroda is 8-14 this season with a 2.88 ERA.

Starting this game for the Rockies will be Jason Hammel. The righthander has a 4.97 ERA to go along with a 7-11 record this season.

Oddsmakers currently have the Rockies listed as 110-moneyline favorites versus the Dodgers, while the game’s total is sitting at 9.

Last time out for Los Angeles, they were a 5-1 winner as they battled the Brewers on the road. Moneyline bettors who got the Dodgers at -120 were rewarded, while the 6 combined runs moved the game UNDER for totals bettors.

Colorado won its last outing, a 12-5 result against the Marlins on August 17. Bettors who backed the Rockies at -117 on the moneyline won on the day, and the total score (17) sent OVER bettors to the payout window.

Team records:
Los Angeles: 56-67 SU
Colorado: 58-67 SU

Los Angeles most recently:
When playing on Friday are 3-7
Before playing Colorado are 7-3
After playing Milwaukee are 7-3
After a win are 5-5

Colorado most recently:
When playing on Friday are 3-7
Before playing LA Dodgers are 3-7
After playing Florida are 4-6
After a win are 3-7

A few trends to consider:
The total has gone OVER in 5 of LA Dodgers’s last 5 games when playing on the road against Colorado
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of LA Dodgers’s last 6 games on the road
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of LA Dodgers’s last 5 games
LA Dodgers are 4-1 SU in their last 5 games when playing Colorado
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Colorado’s last 5 games when playing at home against LA Dodgers
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Colorado’s last 5 games at home
The total has gone OVER in 14 of Colorado’s last 19 games when playing LA Dodgers
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of Colorado’s last 9 games

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