J.D. Martinez Homers as Dodgers Pound Phillies on Saturday
J.D. Martinez belted a three-run homer and rookie Bobby Miller scattered three hits over six innings to lift the visiting Los Angeles Dodgers to a 9–0 victory over the Philadelphia Phillies on Saturday, June 10.Martinez’s blast capped a six-run seventh inning for the Dodgers, who have won two of their last three contests following a season-high four-game losing skid. The homer was Martinez’s 16th of the season and seventh in the last 12 games.
David Peralta launched a solo shot in the fourth inning for his third homer of the season and first since May 1 when he hit a three-run blast in Los Angeles’ 13–4 romp over Philadelphia.
Mookie Betts had a pair of RBI singles and joined James Outman in scoring twice. Freddie Freeman also had an RBI single.
The offense was more than enough for Miller (3–0), who struck out seven batters during his 104-pitch performance. The 24-year-old has permitted two runs on 12 hits with 23 strikeouts in 23.0 innings this season.
Andre Jackson struck out three batters in three innings to secure his second save of the season.
Bryson Stott recorded three of the six hits by the Phillies, who saw their season-high winning streak halted at six games.
Los Angeles benefited from a two-out rally to open the scoring in the third inning. Outman doubled to center field off Aaron Nola (5–5) and came around to score on Betts’ single to left. Betts moved up to second on the throw home and scored on Freeman’s single to left field to stake the Dodgers a 2–0 lead.
Los Angeles tacked on another run with two outs in the fourth inning after Peralta deposited a 1–0 sinker from Nola over the wall in right-center field.
Betts plated Chris Taylor an RBI single in the seventh inning to extend the Dodgers’ advantage to 4–0. That ended the afternoon for Nola, who was charged with six runs on seven hits in 6 1/3 innings to take the loss.
Nick Castellanos Helps Phillies Beat Dodgers for Seventh Win in Eight Games
Nick Castellanos homered, singled and drove in two runs, Bryson Stott hit a triple, single and knocked in two runs and the host Philadelphia Phillies defeated the Los Angeles Dodgers 7–3 on Sunday, June 11.Trea Turner ripped three hits and scored three runs while Bryce Harper added two hits, two walks and an RBI. Brandon Marsh also had two hits for the Phillies, who have won seven of eight.
Phillies starter Taijuan Walker (6–3) tossed five shutout innings and allowed two hits with five strikeouts and two walks.
While it wasn’t a save situation, Craig Kimbrel retired the Dodgers in order in the ninth inning.
Freddie Freeman hit a home run and single for the Dodgers. Jason Heyward also homered as Los Angeles lost for the sixth time in eight games.
The Dodgers threw a bullpen game and Caleb Ferguson (3–3) gave up three hits and one run in the first inning.
Manager Dave Roberts used eight pitchers.
The Dodgers loaded the bases with no outs in the eighth inning. Max Muncy drove in a run with a groundout to close within 7–3. J.D. Martinez struck out and pinch hitter Chris Taylor struck out to end the inning.
The Phillies went ahead 1–0 in the first when Harper blooped an RBI single to left.
The Dodgers placed runners on first and second with two outs in the third and Muncy flied out to the fence in center.
Philadelphia took a 3–0 advantage in the bottom of the third when Stott hit a two-run single to center.
Freeman launched a solo homer to center to open the sixth to cut the deficit to 3–1. It was Freeman’s 33rd career home run against the Phillies.
In the sixth, the Phillies built a 4–1 lead when Garrett Stubbs hit a bunt single to score Stott from third.
Heyward crushed a solo homer with two outs in the seventh off Seranthony Dominguez to close within 4–2.
Castellanos responded with a two-run homer and Kody Clemens added an RBI single in the seventh and the Phillies took a 7–2 advantage.
