MLB

Los Angeles Dodgers at Miami Marlins

· Major League Baseball
Los Angeles Dodgers
90-62, 42-35 Away
Final
8 - 4
Miami Marlins
56-96, 29-48 Home

Ohtani steals 49th base in Dodgers' 8-4 win over Marlins

Ohtani, who began the day two shy of each mark, singled to lead off the game then swiped second. He flew out to left, struck out, lined out to right and struck out in his next four plate appearances.

“What a season – it is remarkable that he can hit as a DH but what’s more remarkable is that he keeps his legs loose to be able to steal,” Dodgers manager Dave Roberts said.

Tommy Edman hit his sixth homer in the last eight games for the NL West-leading Dodgers (90-62), who remained 3 1/2 games ahead of second-place San Diego. Enrique Hernández and Will Smith also went deep and Freddie Freeman had three hits.

The Dodgers reached 90 victories for the 11th consecutive season of 162 games.

“It’s pretty impressive. It’s one of the best organizations in baseball as far as consistency of winning,” Roberts said. “You can’t take it for granted because getting to play in October isn’t a rite of passage for any organization.”

Dodgers starter Landon Knack (3-4) gave up two hits over five scoreless innings. He walked two and struck out seven. For Knack, the outing overcame the frustrations of his previous start, when he gave up five runs and seven hits in two innings against Atlanta last Friday.

“Obviously, not happy with that one,” Knack said. “I was very angry and ready to bounce back.”

Smith gave Los Angeles an early lead with his solo homer in the second. He drove a fastball from Miami starter Ryan Weathers over the wall in left for his 19th homer.

The Dodgers broke it open with a five-run fourth against Weathers (3-6). Edman hit a two-run homer and Hernández added a three-run drive.

“I’ve had some bad habits that I’ve developed and I’ve been working hard to correct those,” Edman said of his recent power surge. “It’s still a work in progress but I think it’s getting better.”

Miami narrowed the deficit on Otto López’s two-run single off Zach Logue and Nick Fortes’ sacrifice fly against Blake Treinen in the seventh.

Chris Taylor increased Los Angeles’ lead with a two-run single in the eighth.

Weathers’ outing ended after Freeman’s one-out double in the fifth. The left-hander, who made his first appearance since June 7, gave up six runs and eight hits while striking out five. He was sidelined because of a left index finger strain.

“I was happy to be back,” Weathers said. “I wish I could have thrown the ball better.”

Wednesday’s crowd of 17,138 put the Marlins season attendance at 1,007,039, ahead of only the Oakland A’s.

Before the game, the Dodgers activated right-handed reliever Joe Kelly from the injured list and selected Logue’s contract from Triple-A Oklahoma City. Kelly relieved Knack and pitched a perfect sixth. The club optioned right-handed pitchers Bobby Miller and Michael Grove to Oklahoma City.

TRAINER’S ROOM

Dodgers: LHP Clayton Kershaw (left big toe bone spur) threw a bullpen session on Wednesday and Roberts considered it an important step in his rehab. ... INF Miguel Rojas was a late scratch because he was “feeling under the weather,” according to Roberts.

Marlins: RHP Max Meyer (right shoulder bursitis) is continuing his rehab program at the club’s spring training complex in Jupiter, Fla. He will be evaluated in the next days for a possible throwing program.

UP NEXT

RHP Jack Flaherty (12-7, 3.04) will start the series finale for the Dodgers on Thursday while the Marlins will go with RHP Edward Cabrera (4-7, 4.55).

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Matchup Prediction

Marlins: 37.1%
Dodgers: 62.9%
*According to ESPN's Basketball Power Index

Scoring Summary

9th Inning Edwards flied out to center.
9th Inning Sanoja to second on fielder's indifference.
9th Inning Fortes hit sacrifice fly to right, Lopez scored.
9th Inning Sanoja singled to right, Lopez to third.
9th Inning Lopez doubled to left.
9th Inning Stowers flied out to left.

Statistics

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1 Games Played 1
1 Team Games Played 1
1 Hit By Pitch 0
8 Ground Balls 11
11 Strikeouts 7
8 Runs Batted In 4
0 Sacrifice Hit 0
11 Hits 8
2 Stolen Bases 3
1 Walks 3
0 Catcher Interference 0
8 Runs 4
0 Ground Into Double Play 1
0 Sacrifice Flies 2
39 At Bats 32
3 Home Runs 0
0 Grand Slam Home Runs 0
15 Runners Left On Base 15
0 Triples 0
1 Game Winning RBIs 0
1 Intentional Walks 0
1 Doubles 2
20 Fly Balls 16
0 Caught Stealing 0
143 Pitches 157
0 Games Started 0
1 Pinch At Bats 1
0 Pinch Hits 0
0.0 Player Rating 0.0
1 Is Qualified 1
1 Is Qualified In Steals 1
21 Total Bases 10
41 Plate Appearances 37
486.0 Projected Home Runs 0.0
4 Extra Base Hits 2
7.0 Runs Created 3.7
.282 Batting Average .250
.000 Pinch Hit Average .000
.538 Slugging Percentage .313
.333 Secondary Average .250
.317 On Base Percentage .297
.856 OBP Pct + SLG Pct .610
0.4 Ground To Fly Ball Ratio 0.7
6.8 Runs Created Per 27 Outs 3.7
56.0 Batter Rating 31.0
13.0 At Bats Per Home Run 0.0
1.00 Stolen Base Percentage 1.00
3.49 Pitches Per Plate Appearance 4.24
.256 Isolated Power .063
0.09 Walk To Strikeout Ratio 0.43
.024 Walks Per Plate Appearance .081
.051 Secondary Average Minus Batting Average .000
16.0 Runs Produced 8.0
1.0 Runs Ratio 1.0
0.6 Patience Ratio 0.4
0.3 Balls In Play Average 0.3
98.3 MLB Rating 79.3
0.0 Offensive Wins Above Replacement 0.0
0.0 Wins Above Replacement 0.0

Game Information

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Location: Miami, Florida
Attendance: 17,138 | Capacity:

2024 National League West Standings

TEAM W L PCT GB STRK
Los Angeles 98 64 .605 - W5
San Diego 93 69 .574 5 L1
Arizona 89 73 .549 9 W1
San Francisco 80 82 .494 18 L1
Colorado 61 101 .377 37 L3

2024 National League East Standings

TEAM W L PCT GB STRK
Philadelphia 95 67 .586 - W1
Atlanta 89 73 .549 6 W1
New York 89 73 .549 6 L1
Washington 71 91 .438 24 L1
Miami 62 100 .383 33 W4
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