The Miami Marlins defeated the Los Angeles Dodgers 4-1 on Friday evening at Marlins Park.
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Each night in the 2016 baseball season, we’ll run down the top news, facts and highlights from action around Major League Baseball. He is the first Dodger, at least since 1913, to begin his career with the club with three consecutive scoreless starts.
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The Marlins are coming off of a hot pitching game where they recorded 17 strikeouts. For 21 straight batters, there was no sniffing a baserunner against Hill, who is still yet to allow a run in three starts with the Dodgers.
After Rodney allowed the next two batters to single, Mattingly pulled him in favor of former closer A.J. Ramos, who struck out the final two batters to earn his 33rd save of the season and his first since August 5. He allowed a home run to J.T. Realmuto in the first, and an RBI single to Chris Johnson – off the glove of leaping second baseman Chase Utley – in the second.
Fernandez lined a low offering right back up the middle in the second inning, sending Kershaw spinning 180 degrees and leaving him looking at second base with his left leg outstretched like a hockey goalie making a pad save. The Dodgers were playing it safe with Stripling, who was just two years removed from Tommy John surgery.
Joc Pederson hit two of them. He struck out five, gave up five hits and did not walk anyone. He did become the first major-league pitcher to reach 150 strikeouts in a season with fewer than 10 walks (he has only walked nine batters in 124 innings this season).
Kershaw comes out of Friday’s start with a 1.89 ERA and a 2.12 xFIP over 124 innings pitched this season.
Mike Napoli launches a home run into the upper deck at Target Field for his 32nd home run of the season. Statcast estimated the hit at 463 feet.
PORCELLO WINS NO. 20: Rick Porcello pitched seven innings to become the first 20-game victor in the majors, Hanley Ramirez hit a three-run homer and the visiting Red Sox increased their AL East lead to two games by routing the Blue Jays 13-3 in the opener of a pivotal three-game series between the division’s top two teams. Tony Randazzo absorbed the shot after Josh Reddick’s foul swing bounced off Miami catcher Jeff Mathis’ mitt and struck Randazzo’s mask in the second inning.
It also was not the first time Roberts has interrupted potential history this season.
– Yankees sensation Gary Sanchez homered. “Obviously every game is important, but for Clayton to be back on the mound, I think that’s a win for us”. Corey Seager’s 24 homers are the most ever by a Dodgers shortstop.
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These two teams are not just vying for the AL East title; a slight stumble could knock them out of the crowded AL wild-card picture. Porcello (20-3) became Boston’s first 20-game victor since Josh Beckett in 2007. Lefty Eduardo Rodriguez (2-6, 4.83 ERA) gets the start for the Red Sox.
