D’BACKS SWEEP DODGERS

Zack Greinke earned his major league-best 16th victory with six strong innings as the host Arizona Diamondbacks won 8-1 Thursday to complete the first series sweep of the Los Angeles Dodgers

(91-40) this year. Arizona matched its season-best seventh consecutive victory and pulled

31⁄ games ahead of the Colorado Rockies for the National League’s top wild-card spot. The Dodgers have lost five in a row.