PHOENIX -- The state of a struggling Dodgers bullpen was abundantly clear when manager Dave Roberts turned to not one, but two career starting pitchers in an effort to piece together a win on Wednesday night.

Roki Sasaki protected a two-run lead with an electric 1-2-3 seventh inning. After the D-backs struck for three runs off Alex Vesia and Edgardo Henriquez in the eighth, Clayton Kershaw worked a scoreless ninth. The Dodgers ultimately called on seven bullpen arms to eke out a 5-4 win in 11 innings at Chase Field, with Justin Wrobleski closing it out in the end.

The victory lowered the Dodgers' magic number to win the NL West to one. They lead the Padres by 2 1/2 games -- and hold the head-to-head tiebreaker -- and can clinch the division with a win in Thursday's series finale.

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