The Dodgers opened a three-game collection towards the Miami Marlins on Monday evening, as they gained the primary sport by a remaining rating of 6-3.
Walker Buehler made his long-awaited return to the mound, having not pitched since June 10, 2022 whereas recovering from his second Tommy John surgical procedure.
In his first main league inning in 696 days, Walker Buehler bumped into bother instantly, permitting one run to cross earlier than recording an out and permitting one other earlier than escaping any bother.
The Dodgers offense gave Buehler some reduction proper out of the gates, as Shohei Ohtani smashed his eleventh house run of the main league season, adopted by a solo shot by rookie Freddie Freeman of Miami Roddery Muñoz, giving it to the Dodgers. a 3-2 lead earlier than Muñoz may file an out single. Freeman linked for his thirty ninth profession house run towards Miami, essentially the most towards any workforce in his profession.
Buehler struck out once more as he allowed a house run to the Marlins left fielder to tie the sport at three to begin the second inning. Because the Dodgers did within the first inning, they wasted no time ensuring their starter had the lead, as James Outman broke out of a 1-17 hunch with a two-run house run. Outman's house run traveled a distance of 437 toes, the longest house run of his main league profession.
After Buehler pitched a scoreless third inning, racking up two strikeouts within the course of, Teoscar Hernández hit a solo house run to present the Dodgers some added insurance coverage and their fourth house run of the evening. Hernández has now hit three house runs in his final 4 video games.
Buehler would face the minimal within the prime half of the fourth earlier than being relieved by Ryan Yarbrough. In his season debut, Walker Buehler pitched 4 innings permitting three runs on six hits, hanging out 4, strolling none and permitting one hit per pitch on 77 pitches.
Yarbrough picked up proper the place Buehler left off, as he made fast work of Miami's prime third of the lineup, which went 3-6 off Buehler, in simply 11 pitches. He ended his outing after pitching three innings, serving to ease the toll of an injury-riddled bullpen, hanging out two and permitting only one hit.
Blake Treinen homered for his second straight sport since being activated off the injured checklist, serving to protect the Dodger lead at three on simply 9 pitches. Alex Vesia shut the door for the Dodgers, incomes the fourth save of his profession.
Andy Pages had made 76 plate appearances with no stroll to begin his main league profession, the third longest in Dodgers franchise historical past, earlier than taking his first stroll towards Muñoz within the fifth inning.
After going 1-12 within the three-game collection towards the Atlanta Braves, Mookie Betts reached base thrice whereas accumulating his first multi-hit sport since his three-hit sport towards Arizona Diamondbacks on Might 1st.
For the third straight sport, the Dodgers have scored at the very least three runs in a sport and have averaged 4 house runs per sport in that span. The Dodgers have now hit 51 house runs as a workforce up to now this season, rating first within the Nationwide League and second in all of baseball behind the Baltimore Orioles.
Options of the sport
House runs – Shohei Ohtani (11), Freddie Freeman (3), James Outman (3), Teoscar Hernandez (9); Nick Gordon (5)
WP—Ryan Yarbrough (3-1): 3.0 IP, 1 hit, 0 runs, 2 strikeouts, 0 walks
LP – Roddery Muñoz (1-1): 4 2⁄3 IP, 7 hits, 6 earned runs, 4 walks, 5 strikeouts
SV-Alex Vesia (1): 1.0 IP, 0 hits, 0 runs, 0 walks, 1 strikeout
Subsequent
The Dodgers will look to win their sixth straight sport and fifth straight collection tomorrow as they play the second of three towards the Marlins (7:10 p.m., SportsNet LA). Yoshinobu Yamamoto will begin for the Dodgers whereas Edward Cabrera begins for Miami.
