Los Angeles Dodgers vs Miami Marlins Match Player Stats On Jul 14, 2017

The Sports Xchange
Jul 14, 2017

MIAMI -- Yasiel Puig homered twice, including a go-ahead three-run shot in the top of the ninth inning, to lead the Los Angeles Dodgers to a 6-4 win over the Miami Marlins on Friday night at Marlins Park.

Corey Seager also homered for the Dodgers, but the star was Puig, who finished with four RBIs out of the eight-hole in the batting order. He has 18 homers and 47 RBIs this season.

Miami was within one strike of winning the game versus three straight batters. But closer A.J. Ramos (2-4) allowed a two-out single to Joc Pederson and lost Yasmani Grandal on a walk.

Puig then hit a 1-2 pitch to the home run sculpture in left-center field. It was the fourth multi-homer game of Puig's career.

The Dodgers, who have the best record in the majors at 62-29, have won seven straight games.

Miami (41-47) had its three-game win streak snapped despite a run-scoring double by Giancarlo Stanton and a two-run double by Justin Bour.

Reliever Josh Fields (5-0) earned the win, and Kenley Jansen picked up his 22nd save. The Dodgers bullpen combined to pitch 4 1/3 scoreless innings.

Los Angeles opened the scoring, getting a run in the second inning on an error by second baseman Dee Gordon. The rally started with a double by Pederson and a single by Grandal, who attempted to steal second before stopping short, perhaps hoping to draw a throw.

If so, the ploy worked as Gordon dropped the ball and threw home too late to catch Pederson. The next batter, Chris Taylor, followed with a two-out single, but left fielder Marcell Ozuna's perfect one-hop throw caught Grandal at the plate.

Miami tied the score 1-1 in the fourth inning. Martin Prado hit a two-out double and scored on a single to center by J.T. Realmuto.

Puig gave the Dodgers a 2-1 lead by going deep on the first pitch of the fifth inning. Two outs later, Seager made it 3-1 with his 14th homer.

Miami took a 4-3 lead with three runs in the bottom of the fifth. The rally started when 43-year-old pinch hitter Ichiro Suzuki was hit by a pitch and Stanton hit an RBI double to make it 3-2. And with two outs and a 2-2 count, Bour drilled an opposite-field two-run double.

NOTES: Dodgers LF Chris Taylor made a spectacular first-inning catch against Dee Gordon, going back and making the play before crashing into the fence. ... Dodgers C Yasmani Grandal (left hand) returned after missing one game. ... Marlins RHP Edinson Volquez (left knee) might have his next start, scheduled for Sunday, pushed back. RHP Tom Koehler would likely pitch in place of Volquez on Sunday. ... Marlins SS Miguel Rojas, batting .286 in seven minor league rehab games, has healed from his right thumb fracture and could return to the majors next week. ... The Dodgers are looking for lefty relievers before the trade deadline. They are thin in that area after placing LHPs Adam Liberatore (forearm) and Grant Dayton (neck) on the disabled list within the past week.