LOS ANGELES— The Dodgers had a chance to walk off the Miami Marlins and take the series on Wednesday, but failed to do so again as the Dodgers lost 3-2.
After both Tyler Glasnow and Sandy Alcantara completed a scoreless first inning, Miami struck first again in the top of the second as Liam Hicks drilled his second home run of the series to deep right field, putting the Marlins up 1-0.
Max Muncy led off the bottom second with a ringing double to center field just past the diving Jakob Marsee. Alcantara
was an out away from preserving the lead until Alex Call skied one high on the infield that was misplayed by shortstop Otto Lopez, allowing Muncy to score and tie the game.
Glasnow settled into a nice groove after the home run from Hicks, as he managed to strike out six batters in a row from the second through fourth innings. He was an out away from completing five innings with the tie intact after picking off Graham Pauley going for second, but the former Dodger Esteury Ruiz’s first hit as a Marlin traveled over the left field wall to give Miami the lead again. Glasnow was once again an out away from completing six innings after striking out his ninth hitter, but he was pulled after 5 2/3 innings while tossing 92 pitches.
Wednesday was Glasnow’s first non-quality start since April 10 where he allowed four runs over six innings against the Texas Rangers. Despite a season-low in innings, it was the second consecutive start and third time this season where he struck out at least nine hitters.
Alcantara continued to hold the Dodgers in check until they rallied in the bottom of the sixth inning, highlighted by a game-tying single from Dalton Rushing to get Tyler Glasnow off the hook for the loss.
After a scoreless inning from Will Klein following Alex Vesia’s brief appearance, the Marlins managed to reclaim the lead in the top of the eighth inning on a bloop single from Javier Sanoja.
In pursuit of their second walk-off win against Miami, the Dodgers put the first two men on base via a walk with nobody out. A sacrifice bunt from Alex Freeland moved both runners into scoring position with one out, and Miami elected to intentionally walk Shohei Ohtani to load the bases. A base hit was all Freddie Freeman needed to complete the comeback, but he grounded a soft ball to second base. Xavier Edwards stepped on the bag at first just before tagging out Ohtani running back to first to thwart the comeback.
The Dodgers end their homestand with an even record, the first time they’ve done so this season, while it is their first series at home where they failed to hit a single home run.
Game particulars
- Home runs— Liam Hicks (7), Esteury Ruiz (1)
- WP— Andrew Nardi (2-1): 1 IP, 0 hits, 0 runs, 1 walk, 1 strikeout
- LP— Will Klein (1-2): 2 IP, 3 hits, 1 earned run, 1 walk, 3 strikeouts
- SV— Calvin Faucher (1): 1 IP, 0 hits, 0 runs, 3 walks, 0 strik
Up next
The Dodgers are off on Thursday as they fly out to St. Louis to open a three-game series with the Cardinals on Friday (5:15 p.m. PT, SportsNet LA). Emmet Sheehan goes for the Dodgers against left-hander Matthew Liberatore.
