Gavin Lux Hits 1st Grand Slam, Dodgers Top Arizona 9–1

Arizona Diamondbacks first baseman Pavin Smith (R) makes a catch on a ball hit by Los Angeles Dodgers' Will Smith as second baseman Andrew Young collides with him during the fifth inning of a baseball game, in Los Angeles, Calif., on May 18, 2021. Mark J. Terrill/AP Photo

LOS ANGELES—Gavin Lux hit his first career grand slam and Julio Urías pitched three-hit ball into the seventh inning of the Los Angeles Dodgers’ sixth victory in seven games, 9–1 over the Arizona Diamondbacks on Tuesday night.

Mookie Betts hit a leadoff homer and Chris Taylor added a tiebreaking, two-run shot in the fifth inning before Lux broke it open in the seventh, putting his second homer of the season into the short right field porch off Kevin Ginkel.