Los Angeles, CA (Sports Network) - Josh Beckett bounced back from a rough outing in his debut with the Los Angeles Dodgers and tossed 6 2/3 strong innings to edge the Arizona Diamondbacks, 2-1, on Saturday.

Beckett (1-1) gave up the D'backs lone run after scattering six hits and striking out nine.

Andre Ethier and Hanley Ramirez each hit solo homers for the Dodgers, who snapped an eight-game skid against Arizona.

Brandon League stranded a runner in the ninth to pick up his first save with the Dodgers.

Justin Upton homered for Arizona, which has dropped seven of its last nine.

Matt Albers (0-1) was pegged with the loss after giving up Ethier's long ball in the sixth. Tyler Skaggs started for the D'backs and allowed just one run on five hits and struck out three over five innings.

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