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Backs Joe Saunders throws during the first inning against the Dodgers at Chase Field on 5/23 Text: Matt Kartozian-US PRESSWIRE No grand pronouncements that the Arizona Diamondbacks have finally turned a corner.

Ryan Roberts drove in three runs, Justin Upton clubbed a two-run homer and the Arizona Diamondbacks pounded a previously unbeaten Ted Lilly and the visiting Los Angeles Dodgers, 11-4, in the finale of a three-game series at Chase Field.

Just how have the Dodgers won their last six games without Matt Kemp , scoring a total of 40 runs and at least six runs in each of the six games? Much like First Citiwide Change Bank , the answer is volume.

Radio: 620 AM, 106.9 FM, 710 AM. Pitchers: Diamondbacks RHP Trevor Cahill vs. Dodgers RHP Aaron Harang .

The first place Dodgers once again take on the third place Diamondbacks .Since the last time these two teams faced off, the Dodgers took 4 of 5 from the Padres and Cardinals , and the Diamondbacks dropped 3 of 5 from the Rockies and Royals .

Trevor Bauer is now a Triple-A pitcher, and if his outings go like the one he had last night, it doesn't seem likely that he'll be in Reno for very long.

Chris Young came off the disabled list Friday night and provided a pair of RBIs.

"Before you can win three, you need to win two." Harry Caray might have often played the clown, but he was as able to provide insight about this game as well as anyone.

The Diamondbacks will go for their sixth straight victory in Kansas City on Friday night when they open a three-game series against a Royals team that has struggled to pick up wins at home.

Eric Hosmer just can't seem to get out of his slump. So, Royals manager Ned Yost is giving him a couple days' off.

May 12, 2012 - Arizona Diamondbacks catcher Miguel Montero, left, and starting pitcher Trevor Cahill, meet at the mound in the first inning against the San Francisco Giants at Chase Field in Phoenix.

I don't remember the last time a group will have been so pleased to get out of Arizona as the Diamondbacks .

Right now, the Arizona Diamondbacks are in a state of free-fall. They've dropped 9 of their 12 games so far in the month of May, after dropping two of three at home against the San Francisco Giants -- and have looked quite bad in doing so.

PHOENIX - Melky Cabrera singled four times to extend his hitting streak to 11 games, Gregor Blanco drove in three runs with a pair of hits and the San Francisco Giants beat Arizona 7-3 on Sunday to take two of three from the Diamondbacks.

MAY 13: Shortstop Brandon Crawford #35 of the San Francisco Giants underhands the ball to second baseman Charlie Culberson #33 forcing out Miguel Montero #26 of the Arizona Diamondbacks during the first inning of a MLB game at Chase Field on May 13, 2012 in Phoenix, Arizona.

Brett Pill crushed a two-run home run and the Giants pounded out 14 hits to take a 7-3 victory over the Diamondbacks in the finale of a three-game set at Chase Field on Sunday.

The opening series of the year was horribly discouraging. The Giants matched their runs total from 2011 in the first three games, but they still lost all three by a run.

Having lost five consecutive games and getting swept at home for the first time in two years, the Diamondbacks probably needed Thursday's off day.

That's what the Diamondbacks and their fans have to say to themselves after their worst series of the season, a sweep at the hands of the defending champion Cardinals.

At this point, reaching the middle of the third inning without being five or more runs down would feel like a massive victory for the Diamondbacks , having failed miserably to do so in either game of this series.