LOS ANGELES – Mark Hendrickson allowed three hits over six-plus innings, Juan Pierre singled home a run after a costly error by rookie center fielder Chris Young, and the Los Angeles Dodgers beat the Arizona Diamondbacks 2-1.

Hendrickson (2-0) struck out seven, walked one and allowed only one runner as far as second base. The left-hander, who was removed after giving up Orlando Hudson’s leadoff single in the seventh, has allowed just two earned runs over 16 2-3 innings in three starts since Jason Schmidt went on the disabled list with bursitis in his shoulder.

Chin-hui Tsao and Jonathan Broxton each pitched a scoreless inning for the Dodgers. Takashi Saito allowed Eric Byrnes’ RBI single in the ninth before earning his eighth save in eight chances.

Doug Davis (2-3) was the hard-luck loser in this pitchers’ duel, allowing an unearned run and five hits over seven innings with seven strikeouts and three walks. It was the fifth time in six starts this season that the left-hander has allowed fewer than three earned runs.

The Dodgers broke through in the sixth after a slicing flyball by Rafael Furcal glanced off Young’s glove on the warning track. Pierre drove in Furcal with a single, giving him 10 hits in 22 career at-bats against Davis.

The run ended a stretch of 28 innings in which the Dodgers had scored only four times. Two of those runs came in the team’s final at-bat – on Sunday in a 17-inning win at San Diego, and Tuesday night in a 2-1 win over the Diamondbacks. They left the bases loaded five times during this three-game series, including the eighth and ninth innings Wednesday.

Andre Ethier singled home a run in the eighth.

Davis has yet to allow an earned run against the Dodgers in 22 innings spanning three starts. Last September, the left-hander retired his last 16 batters in a four-hitter at Milwaukee – getting six RBIs from Corey Hart in the 9-0 victory.

Davis threw six scoreless innings in a 4-1 win at Dodger Stadium on June 1, 2004, pitching on three days’ rest because Brewers teammate Ben Sheets had a viral infection that affected his inner ear.

Hudson was 1-for-3 and has reached base in each of the Diamondbacks’ 29 games. The only players in franchise history who have had longer streaks in one season are Jay Bell (40) and current Dodger Luis Gonzalez (35).

Notes: Arizona SS Stephen Drew was 1-for-13 in the series and struck out eight times, raising his team-high total to 19. … Tsao has not allowed a run in 10 2-3 innings this season, and opponents have one hit in 31 at-bats against the right-hander. … 3B Chad Tracy sat out because of a sore muscle in his back. … Brian Barden played 3B for the Diamondbacks after getting recalled Wednesday from Triple-A Tucson. It was the first big league start for the Oregon State product, who went 0-for-2 with two strikeouts before Miguel Montero pinch-hit for him in the eighth. Barden appeared in seven games earlier this season, going 1-for-10 before he was sent down to make room for RF Carlos Quentin. … Arizona optioned LHP Dana Eveland to Tucson. … Davis had a .500 record in each of his previous three seasons – all with the Milwaukee Brewers, whose bullpen blew the lead six times after he left the game. He hasn’t had a winning record since 2001, when he was 11-10 with the Texas Rangers.

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