ARIZONA D’BACKS VS. L.A. DODGERS

Season Series:

Diamondbacks won 11-8.

The wild-card Diamondbacks won the last six meetings of the regular season. Arizona and Colorado were the only teams to have a winning record against the Dodgers this year . ... Zack Greinke pitched for the Dodgers from 2013-15 and went 19-3 with a 1.66 ERA during his final season with the team, finishing second in NL Cy Young Award voting. He left for a $206.5 million, six-year contract with the Diamondbacks before the 2016 season.

Matchups: BIG PICTURE Diamondbacks:

Arizona (9369) flipped its record after going 69-93 last year. New GM Mike Hazen chose not to overhaul the roster, saying he saw enough talent. Instead, he tinkered around the edges . ... Arizona got off to a 6-1 start and was 44-26 on June 18 after a seven-game winning streak.

Dodgers:

After beginning the year with big expectations and a major league-high $226 million payroll, the Dodgers went on a 56-11 tear in the middle of the season to leave the rest of their division in the dust. Then they lost 11 in a row, the team’s worst skid since moving west in 1958, and 16 of 17 overall.

WATCH FOR One Shining Moment.

Despite pitching only 175 innings, Clayton Kershaw tied for the major league lead in wins this season and won his fifth NL ERA title. Three-time Cy Young Award winner and 2014 NL MVP is 4-7 with a 4.55 ERA in the postseason.

Surging Center Fielder.

A.J. Pollock came on strong at after a subpar year at the plate. He batted .363 in September.

A savvy and disciplined hitter with power, Curtis Granderson batted only .183 in September and .212 overall with the Mets and Dodgers. He was acquired Aug. 18 for his experienced lefthanded bat in the outfield. But the Dodgers are looking for the Granderson who hit .389 to help the Mets eliminate the Dodgers in 2015 NLDS.

Get Grandy Going.