The Los Angeles Dodgers wrapped up a stretch of 13 games in 13 days with a rubber match against the Miami Marlins at Dodger Stadium. The Dodgers took the first game with a walk-off win before scoring just one run in a loss during the second game.
The series finale felt more like the second game, as neither offense did much, and the result was the same.
Marlins 3, Dodgers 2: key takeaways
Tyler Glasnow has mixed outing
After being moved back a day for extra rest, Tyler Glasnow turned in one of the weirdest starts of his Dodgers tenure. The right-hander had his strikeout stuff working as he picked up nine of them in just 5.2 innings, but he struggled with his command, walking six batters, and allowed two home runs on mistake pitches.
Despite dealing with traffic most of the game with seven runners on base in his 5.2 innings, both home runs were surprisingly solo shots. But the high strikeout and walk totals quickly pushed his pitch count up, and he exited with runners at the corners in the sixth inning.
Glasnow entered the game 10 strikeouts shy of 1,000 for his career, and exited needing one more to reach the milestone, which will almost certainly come in his next start.
Even without his best command, Glasnow kept the Dodgers in the game and limited the damage, making it a solid overall outing with some things he definitely could’ve done better.
Dodgers offense continues to struggle
The Dodgers offense had seven hits and six walks, but once again failed to hit in situational at-bats. They went 2-for-11 with runners in scoring position and left nine men on base.
They had a chance to tie or take the lead as they loaded the bases with one out in the ninth inning, but Freddie Freeman hit into a double play to end the game. It was the second double play he hit into during the game.
The Dodgers’ first run was also gifted to them when the Marlins infield lost a pop-up in the sun and let the ball drop, or else they would have stranded a leadoff double. Their only other run came on a single from Dalton Rushing after Kyle Tucker reached on a double and Max Muncy moved him over with a ground ball.
Marlins offense does just enough
The Marlins’ first two runs came via home runs from Liam Hicks and Estuery Ruiz, but they manufactured their final one. Xavier Edwards hit a leadoff single in the eighth, and he ended up coming around to score on a shallow fly ball to right field that put the Marlins ahead.
That came in Will Klein’s second inning of work as manager Dave Roberts tried to push him after a scoreless seventh.
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