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Kyle Tuckers 2-out, 2-run single in the 9th inning leads Dodgers past Marlins 5-4
LOS ANGELES (AP) Kyle Tucker singled in the tying and go-ahead runs with two outs in the bottom of the ninth, rallying the Los Angeles Dodgers past the Miami Marlins 5-4 on Monday night in the series opener.It was Tucker's only hit of the game after starting 0 for 4.Jake Eder (1-0) earned his first major league victory, allowing one hit in one inning of relief.The Dodgers improved to 3-7 when trailing after seven innings. Marlins closer Pete Fairbanks (0-2) walked Andy Pages and he scored on Shohei Ohtanis ground-rule double in the ninth, pulling the Dodgers to 4-3. Pinch-hitter Dalton Rushing walked and Freddie Freeman was intentionally walked to load the bases before Tyler Phillips replaced Fairbanks, who appeared to have a physical issue.Phillips struck out Will Smith, leaving the Dodgers down to their last out. Tucker singled to center, scoring Ohtani and Rushing.Liam Hicks gave the Marlins a 4-2 lead with a three-run homer off World Series MVP Yoshinobu Yamamoto in the fifth.Facing an 0-2 count, Hicks connected on a 92-mph splitter with two outs in the fifth that landed in the lower right-field seats, scoring Jakob Marsee and Xavier Edwards, who both walked.Yamamoto gave up four runs and five hits over five innings in his shortest outing of the season. The right-hander struck out four and walked a season-high four. His streak of five consecutive quality starts to open the season ended.Marlins starter Chris Paddack allowed two runs and four hits in four innings. He struck out one.Down 4-2, the Dodgers left the bases loaded in the seventh. Pinch-hitter Alex Call and Ohtani singled and Freeman walked before Smith grounded out against reliever Andrew Nardi to end the inning.The Marlins trailed 2-1 when Otto Lopez scored on shortstop Hyeseong Kim's fielding error in the fourth.The Dodgers led 2-0 in the first. Teoscar Hernndez's two-out RBI single scored Ohtani and Freeman, who singled back-to-back to open the inning.Up nextMarlins RHP Janson Junk (1-2, 3.67 ERA) starts Tuesday against Dodgers RHP Shohei Ohtani (2-0, 0.38).___AP MLB: https://apnews.com/hub/mlb
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