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Mookie Betts tripled in the eighth inning and scored first on Will Smith's ground ball to help the Los Angeles Dodgers beat the Miami Marlins, 2-1, on Friday.
As the Dodgers returned from his 4-3 away trip to win his seventh straight at home games, Trace his Thompson also ran and Evan Phillips recorded his second save. Los Angeles improved his baseball record to 82-36.
The Dodgers' Tyler Anderson allowed one run on five hits in seven innings, while the Marlins' Jesus Sulzard allowed one run on four hits in 6 1/3 innings. It was a battle. Luzaldo's total innings and pitches (100) were season highs.
The Dodgers looked to be off to a fast start in the homestand six-game opener. Betts took the lead in the bottom of the first with a double to left center, but he stalled when Luzaldo retired Trea Turner, Freddie Freeman, and Smith.
The Marlins put two on in his third inning and he had one out, but Anderson gave Miguel a force-out to Berti before Rojas struck out. to avoid trouble.
The Marlins brought runners into scoring position in 4 of his 5 innings as Jacob Sterlings led off his 7th inning with his double. Gerard Encarnacion then fired a two-out double to left center to make it 1-0.
The hit was his second hit in his third major league game for Encarnacion. His only other hit was a Grand Slam when he made his league debut in the majors on June 19.
The Dodgers responded in the seventh half. After Luzard was replaced by Stephen Ockert, Justin Turner led off with a single and scored on Thompson's two-hitter off double with two outs.
Bet tripled for him and he opened the bottom of the eighth inning against former Dodgers Dylan Floro (0-3). Smith hit a one-out ground ball to third, but Berti never threw with catcher Jacob Sterlings giving up home plate.
Chris Martin (4-0) pitched a scoreless inning to take the win. Phillips took over as the Dodgers' closer for at least a day after Craig Kimbrel conceded four of his last six games. Phillips pitched 1-2-3 innings to seal the win.
– Field Level Media
