MIAMI (AP) — Shohei Ohtani stole his forty ninth base and moved nearer to turning into the primary participant in main league historical past with 50 homers and 50 steals in a season because the Los Angeles Dodgers beat the Miami Marlins 8-4 Wednesday evening.
Ohtani, who started the day two shy of every mark, singled to steer off the sport then swiped second. He flew out to left, struck out, lined out to proper and struck out in his subsequent 4 plate appearances.
“What a season – it’s outstanding that he can hit as a DH however what’s extra outstanding is that he retains his legs unfastened to have the ability to steal,” Dodgers supervisor Dave Roberts mentioned.
Tommy Edman hit his sixth homer within the final eight video games for the NL West-leading Dodgers (90-62), who remained 3 1/2 video games forward of second-place San Diego. Enrique Hernández and Will Smith additionally went deep and Freddie Freeman had three hits.
The Dodgers reached 90 victories for the eleventh consecutive season of 162 video games.
“It’s fairly spectacular. It’s probably the greatest organizations in baseball so far as consistency of successful,” Roberts mentioned. “You may’t take it without any consideration as a result of attending to play in October isn’t a ceremony of passage for any group.”
Dodgers starter Landon Knack (3-4) gave up two hits over 5 scoreless innings. He walked two and struck out seven. For Knack, the outing overcame the frustrations of his earlier begin, when he gave up 5 runs and 7 hits in two innings towards Atlanta final Friday.
“Clearly, not pleased with that one,” Knack mentioned. “I used to be very offended and able to bounce again.”
Smith gave Los Angeles an early lead together with his solo homer within the second. He drove a fastball from Miami starter Ryan Weathers over the wall in left for his nineteenth homer.
The Dodgers broke it open with a five-run fourth towards Weathers (3-6). Edman hit a two-run homer and Hernández added a three-run drive.
“I’ve had some dangerous habits that I’ve developed and I’ve been working onerous to right these,” Edman mentioned of his current energy surge. “It’s nonetheless a piece in progress however I feel it’s getting higher.”
Miami narrowed the deficit on Otto López’s two-run single off Zach Logue and Nick Fortes’ sacrifice fly towards Blake Treinen within the seventh.
Chris Taylor elevated Los Angeles’ lead with a two-run single within the eighth.
Weathers’ outing ended after Freeman’s one-out double within the fifth. The left-hander, who made his first look since June 7, gave up six runs and eight hits whereas putting out 5. He was sidelined due to a left index finger pressure.
“I used to be joyful to be again,” Weathers mentioned. “I want I might have thrown the ball higher.”
Wednesday’s crowd of 17,138 put the Marlins season attendance at 1,007,039, forward of solely the Oakland A’s.
Earlier than the sport, the Dodgers activated right-handed reliever Joe Kelly from the injured record and chosen Logue’s contract from Triple-A Oklahoma Metropolis. Kelly relieved Knack and pitched an ideal sixth. The membership optioned right-handed pitchers Bobby Miller and Michael Grove to Oklahoma Metropolis.
TRAINER’S ROOM
Dodgers: LHP Clayton Kershaw (left large toe bone spur) threw a bullpen session on Wednesday and Roberts thought of it an necessary step in his rehab. … INF Miguel Rojas was a late scratch as a result of he was “feeling below the climate,” based on Roberts.
Marlins: RHP Max Meyer (proper shoulder bursitis) is constant his rehab program on the membership’s spring coaching advanced in Jupiter, Fla. He will likely be evaluated within the subsequent days for a potential throwing program.
UP NEXT
RHP Jack Flaherty (12-7, 3.04) will begin the collection finale for the Dodgers on Thursday whereas the Marlins will go together with RHP Edward Cabrera (4-7, 4.55).
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