"Matt Kemp drove his way into an elite category Friday.

Kemp hit his 25 th home run and had five RBIs as he powered the Dodgers to a 9-5 victory over the Arizona Diamondbacks at Dodger Stadium.

He was responsible for the Dodgers' first five runs of the game and an incredible diving catch.

With his three-run homer in the third inning, Kemp became the fifth-fastest National League player to reach 25 home runs and 25 stolen bases in a season. Eric Davis, Bobby Bonds, Alfonso Soriano and Howard Johnson are the only players to accomplish that feat faster. Kemp did it in 105 games, while Davis needed an NL-best 83 games.

There was an announced attendance of 35,169, but the empty seats were evident during a game that doubled as Kemp's personal highlight reel when a smattering of fans in the loge section chanted "MVP! MVP!" It was a weak, faint chant that never gained any momentum inside the stadium, but it's gaining plenty of momentum in baseball.

"That makes me feel good," Kemp said. "That's what we work hard to do, to be the best. If that's the label I get ... but the best players in baseball get to the World Series."

It's been tough for the Dodgers (48-57) to gain momentum in the NL West, although San Francisco lost Friday. And the Dodgers are still 121/2 games back and light years out of a postseason berth. There's still two months left."