LOS ANGELES (AP) — Mookie Betts strike a two-run one in Los Angeles’ three-operate eighth inning, and the Dodgers defeat the Miami Marlins 3-1 on Saturday in the opener of a split-doubleheader.
The NL West-leading Dodgers bounced again nicely from an 11-3 loss on Friday evening, improving upon to 16-2 in August. Ryan Yarbrough (6-5) pitched two excellent innings for the get, and Evan Phillips received three outs for his 19th help save.
The doubleheader was scheduled by Significant League Baseball out of concern about the forecast for Hurricane Hillary, which probably will cross into the southwest U.S. as a tropical storm. The twin-bill requires the position of the earlier scheduled sequence finale on Sunday.
Miami squandered a wonderful functionality by Eury Pérez, who struck out 10 while pitching six innings of two-strike ball. The Marlins, preventing for an NL wild card, had received four of six.
Bryan De La Cruz hit an RBI double in the fourth versus Ryan Pepiot, and Miami carried the 1- guide into the eighth. But it swiftly fell apart from there.
James Outman drew a one particular-out stroll against David Robertson (4-4) and moved to third on Kiké Hernández’s solitary. Outman scored the tying run on Austin Barnes’ sacrifice bunt as to start with baseman Josh Bell’s toss from the facet of the mound went earlier catcher Jacob Stallings, letting Hernández to advance to third and Barnes to next.
Betts adopted with a one to middle. Following Freddie Freeman doubled and Will Smith popped out, Max Muncy was intentionally walked to load the bases. But Amed Rosario grounded out, ending the inning.
A day soon after hitting 5 household operates, the Marlins were held to just five hits — only 1 for more bases.
Miami set two runners on with two out in the very first, but opener Caleb Ferguson escaped the jam by retiring Jake Burger on a fly ball to centre.
The Marlins had two on with one particular out in the third, but Pepiot — producing his time debut soon after recovering from an indirect injury that sidelined him for 3 1/2 months — received Bell to line into an inning-ending double participate in.
Pepiot struck out five in five innings. He permitted three hits.
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The night time recreation will afternoon opener will characteristic Dodgers LHP Julio Urías (10-6, 4.35 Period) facing Marlins LHP Braxton Garrett (7-3, 3.91 Period).
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