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LOS ANGELES, Calif. - Scott Van Slyke has bounced between the Dodgers and the minors five times this season, even smiling whenever manager Don Mattingly approached him with the news that he would be going back down again. Van Slyke had his teammates grinning with a pinch-hit two-run homer in the bottom of the 11th inning that gave the Dodgers a 5-3 win over the Arizona Diamondbacks on Tuesday night. "Its been my goal the whole year just to contribute," he said, having been called up from Triple-A Albuquerque on Sept. 1. Van Slyke found himself in a celebratory dog pile after triggering the Dodgers seventh walk-off win of the season. As he rounded the bases, he knew what awaited him. "Im about to get my jersey torn off," he said of the teams ritual. Van Slyke lined the homer off Josh Collmenter (4-3) into the lower left field seats, scoring Mark Ellis who singled just ahead of Van Slyke. "I was just looking for something to hit hard," Van Slyke said. "It was a good changeup down." It was the Dodgers fifth consecutive win over the D-backs. Los Angeles reduced its magic number in the NL West race to six, and leads the division by 13 games over Arizona with 18 to play. "Everybody is excited about it," Van Slyke said. "Were on a roll and we want to continue winning games. I think our attitude will continue to be the same after we clinch." Los Angeles hit six homers, including three by Juan Uribe, in winning the series opener on Monday. Chris Withrow (3-0) got the victory, striking out four in 1 1-3 innings. The bullpen allowed just one hit in five scoreless innings. Collmenter gave up two runs and three hits. The Dodgers had the go-ahead run on third with two outs in the 10th. Adrian Gonzalez singled and was replaced by pinch-runner Dee Gordon, who stole second. Andre Ethier was intentionally walked before Collmenter uncorked a wild pitch, allowing Gordon to take third. Ethier moved up to second when the ball sailed to the backstop. Juan Uribe struck out swinging to end the threat a night after he homered three times. After Arizona took a 3-2 lead in the top of the fifth, the Dodgers tied the game in the bottom of the inning on Ethiers RBI double that scored Hanley Ramirez, who walked with two outs. "Theyve got a good team, from their lineup to their pitching," Arizona starter Trevor Cahill said. "Theres a lot of veterans there who have done it before and put up those kind of numbers, and now theyve got younger guys like (Yasiel) Puig." Didi Gregorius two-run homer on his first pitch from Edinson Volquez gave the D-backs a 3-2 lead earlier in the inning. Gerardo Parra also scored after drawing a leadoff walk. The Diamondbacks trailed 2-1 in the fourth on Miguel Monteros RBI single. Los Angeles led 2-0 in the second on fielders choice groundouts by Volquez and Yasiel Puig. Volquez gave up three runs and four hits in six innings of his second start and third appearance as a Dodger since signing on Aug. 30. He struck out five and walked one. "Hes throwing harder now, in the mid-90s instead of the low 90s, and hes keeping guys off balance with that changeup and curveball," said Adam Eaton, who went hitless in five at-bats. "Thats the name of the game, and I think he did a good job of that. He was bearing down when there were guys in scoring position." Cahill allowed three runs and four hits in six innings, struck out two and walked four. NOTES: The Dodgers improved to 9-5 in extra-inning games, including 4-1 at home. ... The D-backs dropped to 16-7 in extra innings, including 10-4 on the road. ... Arizona leads the majors with 23 extra-inning games played and has already set an NL record with 75 extra innings this season. ... Mattingly said hes increasingly optimistic that OF Matt Kemp could return this season. Kemp has been rehabbing a sprained left ankle, although he was slowed recently by a strained hamstring. ... 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And after being voted as rugby leagues International Player of the Year for the first time on Wednesday, Williams said winning rugby leagues biggest prize three days later "would definitely top everything off." "To come away and enjoy time over here with the brothers and put that Kiwi jersey on, for myself I have actually fallen back in love with rugby league this year," said Williams, who is bidding to become the first player to win World Cups in both rugby codes. Even with Williams on board, New Zealand heads into the game at Old Trafford, the home of England football giant Manchester United, as the underdog. Australia has not been beaten in its last six meetings with New Zealand and has cruised into the showpiece match, conceding just two points and scoring 210 in its last four games since beating co-host England in the tournaments curtain-raiser. New Zealand, meanwhile, was seriously roughed up by England in an epic semifinal at Wembley Stadium but still came through after scoring a converted try with barely 20 seconds left to win 20-18. "Twelve rounds?" said Williams, the part-time boxer. "It certainly was like that." The Australians have bristled at suggestions they will be undercooked going into a match they have waited five years for -- since losing 34-20 to the Kiwis in Brisbane in the 2008 fiinal.dddddddddddd. "Weve played Fiji twice, they are a big physical side and when its all said and done they finished the fourth best team in the tournament," said Australia coach Tim Sheens, referring to his teams 64-0 win over the Islanders in the semifinal. "The score line just doesnt indicate how much ice was on the guys after the game, I can tell you. "What I was very happy about was that we kept the pedal down for 80 minutes. We didnt drop off, and havent in the tournament. Preparing for the final, we wanted to play the 80 minutes and we have done the whole month. I am hoping that intensity prepares us well for what will be the most intense game of the tournament." Like Williams, Australias star players wont be short of motivation, either. Johnathan Thurston, Cameron Smith and Billy Slater, who appears to have overcome a knee injury sustained in the quarterfinal win over the United States, all turned 30 this year and are unlikely to be around for the next World Cup in 2017. This may represent their last chance to get their hands on the World Cup, a feat they havent achieved amid stellar careers in the NRL and with Queensland. "For us, its an opportunity to win a World Cup -- we dont look at it as a last opportunity," Australia captain Cameron Smith said. "And we dont see it as a chance to make up for what happened in 2008. Nothing will ever make up for that. 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