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PHOENIX -- The rotation has been a big problem for Arizona.For the second game in a row, the Diamondbacks got a strong performance from a starter.Robbie Ray pitched seven scoreless innings, Jake Lamb hit his 21st home run and Arizona held on to beat Los Angeles 6-5 on Sunday to take two of three from the Dodgers.On Saturday night, Archie Bradley allowed one run in six innings during the Diamondbacks 2-1 12-inning victory. The Dodgers won the series opener 13-7.Friday didnt go so well, Diamondbacks manager Chip Hale said. Its all based on our starting pitching. They give us the outing, I think we have enough offense to beat teams.Arizona squandered almost all of a 6-0 lead the last two innings. The Dodgers scored two in the eighth and three in the ninth.For us to stay in it and keep fighting and putting some bats together throughout the day, manager Dave Roberts said, to show that resiliency, to fight and make it close, put the tying run on third, the winning run on first with less than two outs, I thought we were in a good spot.Arizona rookie Jake Barrett relieved Tyler Clippard and gave up a two-run single to Justin Turner to make it 6-5. With runners on first and third, Barrett struck out Yasiel Puig and Chris Taylor to earn his second save.I try my best to go out there and just not think about the situation, Barrett said. Try to slow the game down, control my breathing and my tempo and then try to throw strikes.Ray (5-8) gave up four hits, struck out seven, walked two and hit two batters. The left-hander worked out of a bases-loaded, no-out jam in the second inning.Archie went out and pitched really well yesterday, Ray said. He established the tone. I think that was the main thing. That was something (that) rolling into today we were just going to keep it going.Lamb hit a solo homer and singled in a run off Kenta Maeda (8-7), tagged for a season-worst five runs on seven hits in 4 1/3 innings starts.Turner had a two-run home run in the eighth. Corey Seager had three doubles, one knocking in a run in the ninth.With the homer, Lamb hit for the cycle in four consecutive at-bats over two games -- a triple and double Saturday night, a single and homer on Sunday.The Diamondbacks jumped on Maeda for three runs in the first. Lamb drove in one with a single and Brandon Drury doubled in the other two.UMPIRE SWITCHDale Scott was out of the umpire lineup after being hit in the mask by a foul ball and leaving the game in the first inning on Saturday. Stu Scheurwater was called up from minors to take his place.LONG JOURNEYArizonas Mike Freeman made his major league debut after 3,149 plate appearances in the minors. The 28-year-old utility player, who was in his seventh minor league season before his contract was selected by the Diamondbacks from Triple-A Reno, was in the lineup in right field. He struck out three times and walked.TRAINING ROOMDodgers: Roberts said the team will wait a few days to see how LHP Clayton Kershaw (mild disc herniation) responds to his Saturday activity before determining the next step for the Dodger ace. He threw 60 pitches to live batters in Los Angeles. ... CF Joc Peterson singled twice and walked twice in his second consecutive rehab game for Triple-A Oklahoma City on Saturday. He was to make one more rehab start and rejoin the Dodgers in Washington on Tuesday.Diamondbacks: OF David Peralta (lower back strain) was to make his first rehab appearance for Double-A Mobile at Chattanooga on Sunday. ... INF Chris Owings (plantar fasciitis in left foot) was 3 for 4 for Reno in his first rehab game Saturday. 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Subscribe today!New York KnicksOverall: 114 Title track: 101 Ownership: 105 Coaching: 100 Players: 111 Fan relations: 105 Affordability: 118 Stadium experience: 83 Bang for the buck: 117 Change from last year: +7Voters in the 2016 Ultimate Standings dont appear to have much faith in Phil Jackson, whose Knicks remain in the bottom 10 of all teams. New York did move up seven spots this year, after a 32-win campaign in 2015-16, Jacksons second full season as team president, but itll take a lot more Ws than that to make up for those ticket prices.Whats goodMadison Square Garden remains one of the Knicks few strong selling points, though fans still ranked the arena in the bottom half of all teams. The bright side: Stadium experience is the only category in which New York ranked inside the Top 100. Sure enough, the Knicks seem to find a way to fill the building, even when they struggle. Case in point: New York was one of seven NBA teams to report 100 percent attendance in 2015-16. Among those seven, they were the only club with a losing record.Whats badNot surprisingly, the Knicks fare poorly in bang for the buck (117th); very few wins and very high prices will do that. Knicks fans spent plenty of money oon the team last season: New Yorks average ticket is the most expensive in the league, at $130.ddddddddddddThats more than $25 more than the second-most expensive, $48 more than NBA average and an astonishing $99 more than the leagues cheapest average stub (Surprise! The Knicks are 118th in affordability, worst in the NBA). Considering that they won just 32 games and failed to reach the playoffs for the third straight season, the Knicks faithful didnt get a great return on their investment.Whats newIf theres one area where fans feel a slight amount of optimism, its on the sideline. New York jumped 16 spots to No. 100 in coaching, which measures strength of on-court leadership. Jackson replaced the jettisoned Derek Fisher and interim Kurt Rambis with former Suns coach Jeff Hornacek in the offseason. Although cautiously hopeful, fans werent overly impressed by the Knicks new faces, which include Derrick Rose, Joakim Noah, Brandon Jennings and Courtney Lee. New York ranks 111th in players -- good for a 10-spot increase from last season but still pretty poor when you consider there are 122 franchises ranked.Next: Phoenix Suns?| Full rankings ' ' '