Los Angeles Dodgers vs Miami Marlins Match Player Stats On Jul 15, 2017

The Sports Xchange
Jul 15, 2017

MIAMI -- Rookie Cody Bellinger hit for the cycle and Alex Wood improved to 11-0 to lead the Los Angeles Dodgers to a 7-1 win over the Miami Marlins on Saturday night at Marlins Park.

The Dodgers have been playing baseball for 128 years, and Bellinger is the first rookie in franchise history to hit for the cycle and the ninth Dodgers player overall.

Bellinger, who turned 22 on Thursday, singled in the first inning, blasted a two-run homer in the third, slugged an RBI double in the fourth and got his triple when Marlins right fielder Giancarlo Stanton raced in on a hard line drive and had the ball tip off the top of his glove.

The four hits are a career high for Bellinger, who finished 4-for-5 with three RBIs and two runs scored. His homer was his 26th of the season, and it sparked a five-run third inning in which all the scoring was done with two outs.

Yasmani Grandal, a former Miami Hurricanes star, capped the inning with a three-run homer.

Wood, a first-time All-Star this year, improved his ERA to 1.56, allowing just three hits and one walk in six scoreless innings with four strikeouts. Wood hasn't lost to the Marlins since 2014, going 6-0 against them in that span.

The Dodgers (63-29), who have the best record in the majors, have prevailed in 28 of their past 32 games, including eight in a row. Miami is 41-48.

There was a strong contingent of Dodgers fans represented at Marlins Park, and, in the sixth inning, a massive "L.A." flag was unfurled in the right-field stands as Marlins fans booed.

The fans also reacted when Marlins starter Jose Urena (7-4) brushed back Dodgers right fielder Yasiel Puig with an inside fastball. Puig shouted at Urena and took a couple steps toward him but nothing more developed.

Tempers also erupted between the teams on May 19 when Marlins reliever A.J. Ramos hit Dodgers batter Brett Eibner. Ironically, Wood also won that game, and Bellinger homered.

After Saturday's tight pitch to Puig, Urena got him out. However, Urena lasted just three innings -- his shortest start of the year -- and allowed five runs on seven hits and three walks.

NOTES: Marlins C J.T. Realmuto's second-inning single extended his hitting streak against the Dodgers to 16 games. Only Jim Davenport (18) opened his career with a longer hitting streak against the Dodgers. ... Marlins RHP Edinson Volquez (left knee) has been scratched from Sunday's start. RHP Tom Koehler is expected to start in his place, moving up one day in the rotation. ... According to a Miami Herald report, more than 10 teams have asked about acquiring Marlins RHP David Phelps and only three teams have asked for RHP A.J. Ramos, who blew a ninth-inning save chance on Friday. ... The Dodgers lead the majors with six victories in which they trailed entering the ninth inning. ... The Dodgers lead the majors in ERA (3.16), and they lead the NL in bullpen ERA (2.95).