Will Smith’s fielder’s choice-grounder scored Mookie Betts with the go-ahead run in the eighth inning, and the Los Angeles Dodgers beat the Miami Marlins 2-1 Friday night for their major league-leading 34th come-from-behind victory.
After six scoreless innings, the Dodgers rallied with runs in the seventh and eighth.
Betts scored on the play in which Marlins catcher Jacob Stallings abandoned the plate. Third baseman Jon Berti fielded Smith’s grounder and wanted to throw home, but Stallings had moved toward first base, leaving no one at the plate.
Betts tripled leading off for the last of his three hits, Trea Turner grounded out and Freddie Freeman was intentionally walked to set up Smith.
Trayce Thompson robbed Nick Fortes of a potential tying homer leading off the ninth, leaping at the center field wall for a web-gem. Chris Martin got the victory with one inning of relief. Evan Phillips worked the ninth to earn his second save as the major league-best Dodgers improved to 22-6 since the All-Star break.
Former Dodger Dylan Floro gave up one run and one hit in one inning of relief.
The Dodgers tied the game 1-1 on Thompson’s RBI double down the third-base line in the seventh. Justin Turner, who singled leading off, scored on left fielder Jerar Encarnación’s throwing error that sailed over the cutoff man and allowed Thompson to take third.
Encarnación’s RBI double on an 0-2 pitch with two outs in the seventh gave Miami a 1-0 lead.
Miami starter Jesús Luzardo allowed one run and four hits in 6 1/3 innings, turning aside seven.
Tyler Anderson went seven innings of one till ball with six strikeouts.
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