Los Angels Trevor Bauer
LOS ANGELES – Trevor Bauer tossed 7 shutout innings and struck out 10, Max Muncy had 3 strikes and the Los Angeles Dodgers beat the Miami Marlins 7-0 Saturday evening to prolong their winning touch to 4.
The ruling NL Cy Young Honor champion improved to 4-2 as he enabled just 2 strikes and 3 baserunners. The right-hander retired the last 11 Marlins hitters he faced as just one baserunner reached second base.
It’s the 3rd time in 9 starts this period that Bauer has gone at least 7 innings. He tossed 113 pitches, consisting of 71 for strikes, noting the 4th time in the last 5 starts he has tossed at least 103 pitches.
Muncy had his second three-hit video game of the period. The first baseman extended Los Angeles’ lead to 3-0 in the 5th with an RBI solitary. He is 8 for 14 with 7 RBIs throughout the homestand and has increased his batting average 42 points to .261.
What happened with the score?
Miami’s Jordan Holloway (1-2) didn’t enable a struck the first 3 innings, but ran into a problem in the 4th. Justin Turner and Muncy began off the inning with songs and Will Smith attracted a stroll to load the bases. Turner racked up when Chris Taylor attracted a bases-loaded stroll, which finished Holloway’s evening. Muncy extended the lead to 2-0 when he got back on Gavin Lux’s grounder to second.
The Marlins, who are 2-4 on their 10-game trip, were held to 2 strikes for the second time this period.
Los Angeles extended its lead to 4-0 in the 5th when Taylor’s groundout layered Sheldon Neuse.
The Dodgers included 3 more in the 8th. Pinch-hitter DJ Peters’ bases-loaded solitary owned in 2 and Mookie Betts’ sacrifice fly to facility racked up Lux.
MORE INJURY WOES?
Dodgers shortstop Corey Seager left in the 5th inning after obtaining a hit in the right-hand man by Ross Detwiler.
NOT AMUSED
Plate umpire Chad Fairchild had a sensitivity when it concerned any individual suggesting rounds and strikes. Fairchild expelled Marlins striking train Eric Duncan in the second and Dodgers outfielder Matt Beaty in the 4th after both took exemption to called 3rd strikes.
TRAINER’S ROOM
Marlins: Jazz Chisholm, that was on the injured list since April 28 with a left hamstring strain, arrived in Los Angeles but has not been turned on. The infielder got on a rehabilitation job with Triple-A Jacksonville. … RHP Cody Poteet was optioned to Jacksonville after LHP Braxton Garrett was contacted.
Dodgers: AJ Pollock was placed on the injured list before the video game after the outfielder stretched a hamstring Friday. Supervisor Dave Roberts said Pollock will be out at least 2-3 weeks. RHP Edwin Uceta was contacted from Triple-A Oklahoma City to take Pollock’s lineup spot. … IF Edwin Rios will undergo season-ending surgical treatment next week to repair a partly torn labrum in his right shoulder.
