Game 130: Dodgers @ Arizona Diamondbacks 6:3

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PHOENIX (AP) - The Los Angeles Dodgers' brief funk is over, and they're headed home with a two-game lead in the NL West.

Wilson Betemit hit a two-run homer and Rafael Furcal tripled in two more to help the Dodgers beat the Arizona Diamondbacks 6-3 on Sunday. After being swept in San Diego, the Dodgers regrouped to take the last two in a three game series in Phoenix. With San Diego's 6-3 loss at Colorado, Los Angeles pulled two games ahead of the second-place Padres in the division.

''We're fine,'' Furcal said. ''We forget about what happened in San Diego.

Now we're two ahead and it's a pretty good series for us.''

The Diamondbacks, losers of six of seven, fell five games back and stayed 3 1/2 behind Cincinnati in the wild-card race. Chad Billingsley struck out one and walked one.

''I think early on when this kid joined the ballclub, he was in a little bit more of

a strikeout mode than he is now,'' Dodgers manager Grady Little said.

''He knows that he's got a good ballclub behind him, that they'll make the plays.''

Billingsley said he's just being himself.

''How I'm pitching now is how I've always pitched in my career.

I'm getting settled in real good and believing in myself and trusting

in myself,'' he said. ''This is really how I throw. I wasn't trusting myself

when I first got up. I was learning and giving the hitter too much credit.''

Takashi Saito came on with runners on first and second with one out in the ninth. He gave up a two-out, RBI double to Eric Byrnes, allowing the tying run to come to the plate, before striking out Orlando Hudson for his 16th save in 18 chances.