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Dodgers are on different paths David Ross Jersey , but those roads converge Tuesday when the teams square off in the opener of a two-game, dog-days-of-summer interleague series at Globe Life Park in Arlington, Texas.The Dodgers will send right-hander Walker Buehler (6-4, 2.96 ERA) to the mound for the first game of the series and Texas will counter with rookie right-hander Ariel Jurado (2-3, 6.40).The Rangers head home after a 2-4 road trip to the Bay Area, where they lost two of three games to both Oakland and San Francisco. The latest defeat was Sunday’s 3-1 loss to the Giants, but the game featured a Texas lineup with six of the eight position players 25 years old or younger.Article continues below ...Texas is in a decidedly rebuilding mode. The Rangers had an outfield in the finale against the Giants that included Joey Gallo (24), Carlos Tocci (23), and Nomar Mazara (23). Infielders Ronald Guzman (23), Jurickson Profar (25), Isiah Kiner-Falefa (23) and Rougned Odor (23) are also part of a young core for Texas.“They’re all getting to do it together,” Rangers manager Jeff Banister told MLB.com. “That’s the value of it really. They’re getting major league experience, but they’re doing it together, inside of the lineup Steve Cishek Jersey , kind of learning each other as they continue to take these at-bats.“As we move forward, there is a better sense of what we could possibly get out of these guys next year. Not just the rest of the season, but next year.”Meanwhile, Los Angeles is in a dogfight for the National League West title but was buoyed by a three-game weekend sweep of San Diego that finished with a 7-3 win on Sunday at Dodger Stadium.Justin Turner had a huge game to help the Dodgers complete the sweep, when he doubled twice and singled to match his career-high-RBI game with five.“We broke out and J.T. had a huge day,” Dodgers manager Dave Roberts said. “He’s a pro across the board. Whether it be the defensive positioning, in the batter’s box having a plan, the heartbeat in a big spot, he’s very focused on each pitch.”Turner is batting .308 and has been the hottest hitter in the league in August. He has reached base safely in 20 of 21 games while hitting .405 in that stretch.The Dodgers remained 2 1/2 games behind first-place Arizona.“Coming down this last stretch, the personal numbers, stats, don’t mean anything as long as we figure how to win a game,” Turner said.Buehler last pitched Wednesday against St. Louis at Dodger Stadium, where he tossed seven scoreless innings while striking out nine batters and giving up only three hits but not factoring into the decision in a 3-1 loss. In 16 starts Drew Smyly Jersey , he has gone 6-3 with a 2.51 ERA and is averaging 9.84 strikeouts per nine inningsBuehler has never faced the Rangers.Jurado will make his first career Interleague appearance and start in the series opener against the Dodgers. He is coming off an encouraging outing in Oakland, in which he pitched into the sixth inning.Jurado had allowed at least four earned runs in each of his past three outings, going 0-2 and amassing an 8.64 ERA during that stretch. He has never taken the mound versus Los Angeles. SAN DIEGO (AP) — For a player who was without a job in April, Clay Buchholz is performing like a mainstay.Buchholz pitched a five-hitter, David Peralta hit a three-run homer and the Arizona Diamondbacks beat the San Diego Padres 5-1 on Thursday night in the opener of a four-game series.A minor league free agent signing in May, Buchholz (6-2) allowed a leadoff double to Travis Jankowski but retired the next 13 batters he faced. Hunter Renfroe homered in the eighth before Buchholz retired the side in the ninth en route to his 10th career complete game and his first since 2015.“It felt good,” Buchholz said. “It has been a little bit since I threw a complete game. I didn’t have my changeup, so to do that when you only have a couple of pitches to go to was pretty special.”Buchholz struck out six and did not walk a batter in improving to 3-0 in three career starts at Petco Park. He has won five of his last six starts.“I felt like we had a little bit of a cushion and we could make that decision to stretch him out a little bit,” Diamondbacks manager Torey Lovullo said. “I told him he was on a short leash before the ninth inning started and he said he felt really good. The shape of his pitches and the command of his pitches to the first batter told me he was OK.”Lovullo was a coach with the Red Sox when Buchholz emerged as a promising young pitcher and threw a no-hitter in his second career start.“We hoped this is what we would get from him,” Lovullo said. “From the first bullpen session, we knew there was still something special left in him.”Arizona staked Buchholz to an early lead. Peralta belted a 3-0 pitch from Jacob Nix into the center-field seats as part of a five-run first. Alex Avila added a two-run single in the inning.“I don’t think I’ve done that on a 3-0 pitch before. I just took a chance,” Peralta said. “It went well and we got the lead early, which is good. You have to find ways to win, and Buchholz did an unbelievable job.”In his second major league start http://www.redsfanproshop.com/authentic-drew-storen-jersey , Nix (1-1) allowed the first five Arizona batters to reach base and was removed from the game after hitting Jon Jay. Nix gave up five runs on five hits and walked five with one strikeout.“Sometimes there’s a learning process involved, especially as quickly as we’ve brought him and a couple other guys here,” Padres manager Andy Green said. “He has good stuff. He’s going to throw well.”Kazuhisa Makita replaced Nix to finish the first and pitched three more scoreless innings for his longest career outing.“I gave up a couple soft hits and walked a couple guys after I got a little frustrated, and next thing you know I was out of the game,” Nix said. “Everybody in here has had tough days, and it’s part of it. It’s not my first, not my last, and I’m not the last guy it’s going to happen to.”Arizona has won its last five games at Petco Park. The complete game is Arizona’s second of the season. Patrick Corbin tossed a complete game on April 17 against San Francisco.TRAINER’S ROOMDiamondbacks: 3B Jake Lamb had successful surgery on his left shoulder on Thursday. Diamondbacks manager Torey Lovullo said the surgery went as expected and Lamb should be ready for spring training in 2019.Padres: RHP Trey Wingenter exited the game after a line drive struck him in the back.UP NEXTDiamondbacks: LHP Robbie Ray (3-2, 4.83) takes the mound for the Arizona in the second of the four-game series. Ray has allowed two or fewer runs in three of his last four starts.Padres: LHP Joey Lucchesi (6-6, 3.45) gets the call for San Diego. Lucchesi had made three starts against Arizona this season and taken the loss each time.