Game 9: The Dodgers find the cure for the Middle Reliever Blues.

Adrian Gonzalez

Adrian Gonzalez hit his first home run of the season in the Dodgers’ 3-1 win over the Arizona Diamondbacks on Wednesday. (Associated Press photo)

Alex Wood couldn’t get through the eighth inning, so Kenley Jansen did. The closer recorded first five-out save of his career in the Dodgers’ 3-1 win over the Arizona Diamondbacks on Wednesday. The box score is here.

There’s an exit velocity tracker on the right field scoreboard for the first time, and the players have taken notice.

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J.P. Hoornstra covers the Dodgers, Angels and Major League Baseball for the Orange County Register, Los Angeles Daily News, Long Beach Press-Telegram, Torrance Daily Breeze, San Gabriel Valley Tribune, Pasadena Star-News, San Bernardino Sun, Inland Valley Daily Bulletin, Whittier Daily News and Redlands Daily Facts. Before taking the beat in 2012, J.P. covered the NHL for four years. UCLA gave him a degree once upon a time; when he graduated on schedule, he missed getting Arnold Schwarzenegger's autograph on his diploma by five months.