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  • The Dodgers’ Justin Turner hits a single during the first inning of Sunday’s game against the Diamondbacks in Phoenix. Turner was one of five Dodgers with multiple hits in their 9-8 win. (AP Photo/Rick Scuteri)

  • Dodgers pitcher Tony Gonsolin throws against the Arizona Diamondbacks in the first inning of a baseball game, Sunday, June 20, 2021, in Phoenix. (AP Photo/Rick Scuteri)

  • Dodgers starting pitcher Tony Gonsolin (26) in the first inning during a baseball game against the Arizona Diamondbacks, Sunday, June 20, 2021, in Phoenix. (AP Photo/Rick Scuteri)

  • Los Angeles Dodgers left fielder Chris Taylor settles under a fly ball during the first inning during a baseball game against the Arizona Diamondbacks, Sunday, June 20, 2021, in Phoenix. (AP Photo/Rick Scuteri)

  • Arizona Diamondbacks pitcher Alex Young throws against the Los Angeles Dodgers in the first inning during a baseball game, Sunday, June 20, 2021, in Phoenix. (AP Photo/Rick Scuteri)

  • Los Angeles Dodgers’ Albert Pujols hits a single against the Arizona Diamondbacks in the first inning during a baseball game, Sunday, June 20, 2021, in Phoenix. (AP Photo/Rick Scuteri)

  • Los Angeles Dodgers first baseman Albert Pujols (55) in the first inning during a baseball game against the Arizona Diamondbacks, Sunday, June 20, 2021, in Phoenix. (AP Photo/Rick Scuteri)

  • Los Angeles Dodgers first baseman Albert Pujols (55) in the first inning during a baseball game against the Arizona Diamondbacks, Sunday, June 20, 2021, in Phoenix. (AP Photo/Rick Scuteri)

  • PHOENIX, ARIZONA – JUNE 20: AJ Pollock #11 of the Los Angeles Dodgers celebrates after hitting a two-run double against the Arizona Diamondbacks during the fourth inning at Chase Field on June 20, 2021 in Phoenix, Arizona. (Photo by Norm Hall/Getty Images)

  • PHOENIX, ARIZONA – JUNE 20: Josh VanMeter #19 of the Arizona Diamondbacks turns a double play on a ground ball hit by Steven Souza Jr #23 of the Los Angeles Dodgers as Andy Burns #29 is forced out at second base during the fourth inning at Chase Field on June 20, 2021 in Phoenix, Arizona. (Photo by Norm Hall/Getty Images)

  • PHOENIX, ARIZONA – JUNE 20: Josh VanMeter #19 of the Arizona Diamondbacks turns a double play on a ground ball hit by Steven Souza Jr #23 of the Los Angeles Dodgers as Andy Burns #29 is forced out at second base during the fourth inning at Chase Field on June 20, 2021 in Phoenix, Arizona. (Photo by Norm Hall/Getty Images)

  • Dodgers starting pitcher Tony Gonsolin in the first inning during a baseball game against the Arizona Diamondbacks, Sunday, June 20, 2021, in Phoenix. (AP Photo/Rick Scuteri)

  • PHOENIX, ARIZONA – JUNE 20: Steven Souza Jr #23 of the Los Angeles Dodgers celebrates after hitting an RBI triple against the Arizona Diamondbacks during the third inning at Chase Field on June 20, 2021 in Phoenix, Arizona. (Photo by Norm Hall/Getty Images)

  • PHOENIX, ARIZONA – JUNE 20: Justin Turner #10 of the Los Angeles Dodgers hits an RBI single against the Arizona Diamondbacks during the third inning at Chase Field on June 20, 2021 in Phoenix, Arizona. (Photo by Norm Hall/Getty Images)

  • PHOENIX, ARIZONA – JUNE 20: Chris Taylor #3 of the Los Angeles Dodgers celebrates with Albert Pujols #55 after scoring on an RBI single by Justin Turner #10 against the Arizona Diamondbacks during the third inning at Chase Field on June 20, 2021 in Phoenix, Arizona. (Photo by Norm Hall/Getty Images)

  • PHOENIX, ARIZONA – JUNE 20: Albert Pujols #55 of the Los Angeles Dodgers tosses his bat after hitting a three run home run off of Alex Young #49 of the Arizona Diamondbacks during the third inning at Chase Field on June 20, 2021 in Phoenix, Arizona. (Photo by Norm Hall/Getty Images)

  • PHOENIX, ARIZONA – JUNE 20: Albert Pujols #55 of the Los Angeles Dodgers gestures to his dugout after hitting a three run home run off of Alex Young #49 of the Arizona Diamondbacks during the third inning at Chase Field on June 20, 2021 in Phoenix, Arizona. (Photo by Norm Hall/Getty Images)

  • PHOENIX, ARIZONA – JUNE 20: Albert Pujols #55 of the Los Angeles Dodgers rounds the bases after hitting a three run home run off of Alex Young #49 of the Arizona Diamondbacks during the third inning at Chase Field on June 20, 2021 in Phoenix, Arizona. (Photo by Norm Hall/Getty Images)

  • Los Angeles Dodgers’ AJ Pollock (11) and Justin Turner celebrate after scoring runs on a home run hit by Albert Pujols in the third inning during a baseball game against the Arizona Diamondbacks, Sunday, June 20, 2021, in Phoenix. (AP Photo/Rick Scuteri)

  • PHOENIX, ARIZONA – JUNE 20: Albert Pujols #55 of the Los Angeles Dodgers celebrates with Justin Turner #10 and Andy Burns #29 after hitting a three run home run off of Alex Young #49 of the Arizona Diamondbacks during the third inning at Chase Field on June 20, 2021 in Phoenix, Arizona. (Photo by Norm Hall/Getty Images)

  • The Dodgers’ Albert Pujols celebrates his three-run home run with Justin Turner in the third inning against the Arizona Diamondbacks Sunday, June 20, 2021, in Phoenix. (AP Photo/Rick Scuteri)

  • PHOENIX, ARIZONA – JUNE 20: Albert Pujols #55 of the Los Angeles Dodgers celebrates with Justin Turner #10 after hitting a three-run home run off of Alex Young #49 of the Arizona Diamondbacks during the third inning at Chase Field on June 20, 2021 in Phoenix, Arizona. (Photo by Norm Hall/Getty Images)

  • PHOENIX, ARIZONA – JUNE 20: Justin Turner #10 of the Los Angeles Dodgers gets ready in the batters box during the first inning against the Arizona Diamondbacks at Chase Field on June 20, 2021 in Phoenix, Arizona. Turner and all of MLB are wearing blue ribbons on their jerseys in support of Prostate Cancer Awareness. (Photo by Norm Hall/Getty Images)

  • Los Angeles Dodgers pitcher Garrett Cleavinger in the fourth inning during a baseball game against the Arizona Diamondbacks, Sunday, June 20, 2021, in Phoenix. (AP Photo/Rick Scuteri)

  • Garrett Cleavinger #61 of the Los Angeles Dodgers pitches in the fourth inning against the Arizona Diamondbacks at Chase Field on June 20, 2021 in Phoenix, Arizona. Dodgers won 9-8. (Photo by Norm Hall/Getty Images)

  • Los Angeles Dodgers second baseman Gavin Lux during a baseball game against the Arizona Diamondbacks, Sunday, June 20, 2021, in Phoenix. (AP Photo/Rick Scuteri)

  • Los Angeles Dodgers pitcher David Price (33) throws against the Arizona Diamondbacks in the sixth inning during a baseball game, Sunday, June 20, 2021, in Phoenix. (AP Photo/Rick Scuteri)

  • Los Angeles Dodgers pitcher David Price (33) throws against the Arizona Diamondbacks in the sixth inning during a baseball game, Sunday, June 20, 2021, in Phoenix. (AP Photo/Rick Scuteri)

  • Los Angeles Dodgers’ Steven Souza Jr. reacts after hitting an RBI-triple against the Arizona Diamondbacks in the third inning during a baseball game, Sunday, June 20, 2021, in Phoenix. (AP Photo/Rick Scuteri)

  • Los Angeles Dodgers’ Andy Burns hits against the Arizona Diamondbacks in the first inning during a baseball game, Sunday, June 20, 2021, in Phoenix. (AP Photo/Rick Scuteri)

  • Los Angeles Dodgers’ Chris Taylor bunts for a single in the fifth inning during a baseball game against the Arizona Diamondbacks, Sunday, June 20, 2021, in Phoenix. (AP Photo/Rick Scuteri)

  • Los Angeles Dodgers third baseman Justin Turner (10) and first baseman Albert Pujols (55) in the first inning during a baseball game against the Arizona Diamondbacks, Sunday, June 20, 2021, in Phoenix. (AP Photo/Rick Scuteri)

  • The Diamondbacks’ Stephen Vogt beats Dodgers first baseman Albert Pujols to the bag for a hit during the eighth inning of Sunday’s game in Phoenix. (AP Photo/Rick Scuteri)

  • The Diamondbacks’ Stephen Vogt beats Dodgers first baseman Albert Pujols to the bag for a hit during the eighth inning of Sunday’s game in Phoenix. (AP Photo/Rick Scuteri)

  • Dodgers manager Dave Roberts during a baseball game against the Arizona Diamondbacks, Sunday, June 20, 2021, in Phoenix. (AP Photo/Rick Scuteri)

  • MLB umpire Bill Miller (26) talks to Los Angeles Dodgers manager Dave Roberts during a baseball game against the Arizona Diamondbacks, Sunday, June 20, 2021, in Phoenix. (AP Photo/Rick Scuteri)

  • Dodgers pitcher Edwin Uceta in the seventh inning during a baseball game against the Arizona Diamondbacks, Sunday, June 20, 2021, in Phoenix. (AP Photo/Rick Scuteri)

  • Los Angeles Dodgers pitcher Edwin Uceta in the seventh inning during a baseball game against the Arizona Diamondbacks, Sunday, June 20, 2021, in Phoenix. (AP Photo/Rick Scuteri)

  • Arizona Diamondbacks manager Torey Lovullo (17) in the first inning during a baseball game against the Los Angeles Dodgers, Sunday, June 20, 2021, in Phoenix. (AP Photo/Rick Scuteri)

  • Arizona Diamondbacks’ David Peralta and Ketel Marte (4) celebrate after scoring runs against the Los Angeles Dodgers on a ball hit by Josh Reddick in the eighth inning during a baseball game, Sunday, June 20, 2021, in Phoenix. (AP Photo/Rick Scuteri)

  • PHOENIX, ARIZONA – JUNE 20: Ketel Marte #4 of the Arizona Diamondbacks hits a two-run single against the Los Angeles Dodgers during the eighth inning at Chase Field on June 20, 2021 in Phoenix, Arizona. (Photo by Norm Hall/Getty Images)

  • PHOENIX, ARIZONA – JUNE 20: Stephen Vogt #21 of the Arizona Diamondbacks slaps hands with Josh Rojas #10 after scoring on a single by Ketel Marte against the Los Angeles Dodgers in the eighth inning at Chase Field on June 20, 2021 in Phoenix, Arizona. (Photo by Norm Hall/Getty Images)

  • Dodgers relief pitcher Victor Gonzalez reacts after getting the final out of the eighth inning against the Arizona Diamondbacks at Chase Field on June 20, 2021 in Phoenix, Arizona. (Photo by Norm Hall/Getty Images)

  • PHOENIX, ARIZONA – JUNE 20: Kenley Jansen #74 of the Los Angeles Dodgers pitches in the ninth inning against the Arizona Diamondbacks at Chase Field on June 20, 2021 in Phoenix, Arizona. Dodgers won 9-8. (Photo by Norm Hall/Getty Images)

  • Dodgers catcher Austin Barnes and pitcher Kenley Jansen celebrate after defeating the Diamondbacks, 9-8, on Sunday in Phoenix. (AP Photo/Rick Scuteri)

  • Dodgers catcher Austin Barnes and pitcher Kenley Jansen celebrate after their 9-8 victory over the Diamondbacks on Sunday in Phoenix. (Photo by Norm Hall/Getty Images)

PHOENIX — There was such a significant percentage of Dodgers fans at Chase Field this weekend – roaring at Dodger home runs, booing a member of the home team (Josh Reddick) for past transgressions committed in another league – that they must have felt like road games for the Arizona Diamondbacks.

And that is not a good feeling for them.

The Dodgers came to town for the weekend, filled the stands with their fans and collected their door prize – a three-game sweep of the Diamondbacks, wrapped up with a messy finish to a 9-8 win on Sunday afternoon.

A soft spot in the schedule fed the Dodgers three last-place teams (the Pittsburgh Pirates, Texas Rangers and Diamondbacks) over the past two weeks and they fattened up, winning 10 of 12 games during the two-week stretch, eight of nine against the trio of cellar-dwellers.

“I think we just took care of business,” said Dodgers outfielder AJ Pollock, who had three hits and three RBIs on Sunday. “You don’t want to get ahead of yourself. I know that team over there has lost some games. But you don’t want to be thinking too far down the road.

“So I think we did a good job of coming in, taking it day to day, and we were able to get three wins. It got a little tough at the end there. But a win’s a win.”

The Dodgers outscored the Diamondbacks 21-11 in the three games. Six of the Diamondbacks’ runs came in the eighth inning Sunday as Edwin Uceta (fresh off the plane from Triple-A) and Victor Gonzalez struggled to close out the weekend.

But the Dodgers held the Diamondbacks scoreless in 20 of the first 21 innings and never trailed in the series.

On the bright side for the freefalling Diamondbacks, they were able to sell nearly 87,000 tickets this weekend to watch the worst team in baseball.

The Diamondbacks have now lost a franchise-record 17 consecutive games and a remarkable 40 of their last 45 – including 23 in a row on the road.

“Yeah. I wouldn’t wish that on anyone,” said Pollock, sympathetic to the organization where he spent the first seven seasons of his big-league career. “They’re struggling. Everyone I’m talking to, I ask how they’re doing and they’re saying they’re grinding. It’s a tough game. It’s really tough. And it’s one of those where you play every day and it just keeps coming after you and after you. You lose a little bit of your edge and there’s some good teams out there that will take advantage of it.

“I was part of a couple teams that had lots of losses. I think 2016 we lost 100 games. Not fun. Not fun.”

It was actually only 93. But it probably felt like more.

There were times Sunday when it looked as if the Dodgers could score 20 runs if they wanted – and there was a time, in that eighth inning, when it looked as if they might need to.

They settled for nine, getting a three-run home run from Albert Pujols, multi-hit games from Chris Taylor, Justin Turner and Austin Barnes as well as Pollock and Pujols and even a double from starting pitcher Tony Gonsolin.

For Pujols, the home run was the 673rd of his career, 11th of the season, sixth with the Dodgers – and continuing validation of his assertion, upon signing with the Dodgers, that he still has “some gasoline in the tank.”

The Dodgers signed Pujols to hit left-handed pitching – something that has been problematic for their lineup – and he has done just that. Through Sunday, he is 16 for 43 (.372) with five home runs and 13 RBIs off lefties since the Angels released him.

“It’s great. You look at his swing – his swing is still right there. He crushed that ball today. It jumped off his bat,” said Pollock, in the latest endorsement of Pujols’ addition. “He’s just playing a really good role on this team – fun to be around, enjoying the game and he’s come up big for us too. We’ve had a lot of production from him. It’s fun to watch and fun to play with him.”

On the mound, however, Gonsolin’s day was limited to 46 pitches after he experienced renewed shoulder discomfort following his 81-pitch start against the Phillies last week.

Sunday was just the third start for Gonsolin since he missed the first two months of the season with a shoulder issue and his velocity was down significantly – from 94.6 mph in his first two starts to 91.8 mph on Sunday.

“It’s generally similar. It’s in the shoulder,” Gonsolin said. “It’s probably more muscle fatigue this time than whatever was going on last time. Throwing less this time will probably help the recovery for next time.”

Gonsolin said he “absolutely” feels he will be ready to make his next start. Dodgers manager Dave Roberts said the decision was made to limit Gonsolin to 45-50 pitches against the Diamondbacks “to make sure that we got through this one and he’s able to make his next start.”

Gonsolin was more effective this start than his previous two. He retired nine of the first 10 batters he faced, needing just 30 pitches to get through three scoreless innings. He reached the 30-pitch mark in the first inning of each of his previous two starts.

Gonsolin ran into trouble in the fourth, allowed a run and was pulled by Roberts after just 46 pitches.

Reddick got his revenge for the boos, driving in three runs with singles off Dodgers relievers David Price and Uceta. The eighth-inning uprising earned fans a Taco Bell promotion, briefly revived retaliatory chants of “Beat L.A.” and forced Roberts to use Kenley Jansen to close out a game the Dodgers led 9-1 in the sixth inning.

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