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Diamondbacks lefties hit two home runs off Kershaw – how rare is this?

Apr 3, 2018, 8:47 PM | Updated: 11:11 pm

(AP Photo/Rick Scuteri)...

(AP Photo/Rick Scuteri)

(AP Photo/Rick Scuteri)

The Diamondbacks found a way to attack Clayton Kershaw in an almost unprecedented way on Tuesday.

Off the bats of lefties.

In the second inning, second baseman Daniel Descalso hit a home run to take a 1-0 lead.

Then, the next inning, outfielder David Peralta took him yard.

That’s just the fourth time in Kershaw’s career he’s allowed two home runs to left-handed hitters in a game. It’s the first time two different lefties have hit home runs off him.

In 2010, the Nationals’ Adam Dunn did it twice. Then, in 2012, Carlos Gonzalez of the Rockies did the same.

The last time this happened was in 2013, when the Reds’ Jay Bruce hit a pair of dingers.

That’s not the only way this night was unusual. Only two left-handed D-backs batters had ever hit home runs against the Dodgers ace.

Dunn seemed to have Kershaw’s number as well as anyone – he was the first left-handed Diamondback to hit a homerun off him, back in 2008. It didn’t happen again for four more years, when Kelly Johnson took Kershaw yard.

Last season, the D-backs’ kryptonite was hitting left-handers. If they’re able to hit like this off the best southpaw in the game, Arizona may have found a recipe for success in 2018.

Los Angeles Dodgers' Matt Kemp reacts after striking out in the ninth inning against the Arizona Diamondbacks in a baseball game Tuesday, April 3, 2018, in Phoenix. (AP Photo/Rick Scuteri) Arizona Diamondbacks' John Ryan Murphy and T.J. McFarland (30) celebrate after the Diamondbacks defeated the Los Angeles Dodgers 6-1 in a baseball game Tuesday, April 3, 2018, in Phoenix. (AP Photo/Rick Scuteri) Arizona Diamondbacks Jorge De La Rosa (29) scores on a bases-loaded walk during the seventh inning against the Los Angeles Dodgers in a baseball game Tuesday, April 3, 2018, in Phoenix. (AP Photo/Rick Scuteri) Arizona Diamondbacks Paul Goldschmidt heads to first on a bases-loaded walk that allowed John Ryan Murphy (36) to score during the seventh inning against the Los Angeles Dodgers in a baseball game Tuesday, April 3, 2018, in Phoenix. (AP Photo/Rick Scuteri) (AP Photo/Rick Scuteri) Arizona Diamondbacks catcher John Ryan Murphy tags out Los Angeles Dodgers Matt Kemp (27) in the sixth inning during a baseball game, Tuesday, April 3, 2018, in Phoenix. (AP Photo/Rick Scuteri) Arizona Diamondbacks shortstop Deven Marrero makes the off balance throw for the out against the Los Angeles Dodgers in the sixth inning during a baseball game, Tuesday, April 3, 2018, in Phoenix. (AP Photo/Rick Scuteri) Los Angeles Dodgers Yasiel Puig hits a double in the sixth inning during a baseball game against the Arizona Diamondbacks, Tuesday, April 3, 2018, in Phoenix. (AP Photo/Rick Scuteri) Los Angeles Dodgers Chris Taylor hits a sacrifice RBI fly out against the Arizona Diamondbacks in the third inning during a baseball game, Tuesday, April 3, 2018, in Phoenix. (AP Photo/Rick Scuteri) Arizona Diamondbacks David Peralta reacts after hitting a solo home run in the third inning during a baseball game against the Los Angeles Dodgers, Tuesday, April 3, 2018, in Phoenix. (AP Photo/Rick Scuteri) Arizona Diamondbacks pitcher Zack Godley throws in the first inning during a baseball game against the Los Angeles Dodgers, Tuesday, April 3, 2018, in Phoenix. (AP Photo/Rick Scuteri) Los Angeles Dodgers starting pitcher Clayton Kershaw throws in the first inning during a baseball game against the Arizona Diamondbacks, Tuesday, April 3, 2018, in Phoenix. (AP Photo/Rick Scuteri) Arizona Diamondbacks Daniel Descalso touches home plate after hitting a solo home run in the first inning during a baseball game against the Los Angeles Dodgers, Tuesday, April 3, 2018, in Phoenix. (AP Photo/Rick Scuteri)

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