Marlins at Dodgers
The Los Angeles Dodgers attempt to continue their winning ways against a struggling opponent when they begin a three-game set against the visiting Miami Marlins on Monday. Los Angeles edged Washington 4-3 on Sunday to take the series and record its sixth victory in seven contests.
The Dodgers trailed 3-0 before Yasmani Grandal highlighted a three-run sixth inning with a two-run double and Corey Seager snapped the tie a frame later with a sacrifice fly. Grandal has been swinging a hot bat as he enters Monday with an 11-game hitting streak during which he is 15-for-43 and 11 RBIs in his last six contests. The Marlins fell to 1-5 on their nine-game road trip with Sunday's 4-2 loss at Milwaukee, which put them on the wrong side of a four-game sweep. Justin Bour recorded two of Miami's six hits and drove in both of its runs as he has hit safely in eight of his last nine contests.
TV: 10:10 p.m. ET, MLB Network, FS Florida (Miami), SportsNet LA (Los Angeles)
PITCHING MATCHUP: Marlins LH Jarlin Garcia (1-0, 0.86 ERA) vs. Dodgers RH Walker Buehler (2017: 1-0, 7.71)
Garcia has been outstanding since joining the starting rotation, allowing just one hit over 11 scoreless innings in two outings. The 25-year-old Dominican earned his first major-league victory as a starter at New York on Tuesday, when he gave up that one hit and kept the Yankees off the scoreboard for five frames despite issuing five walks. Garcia made four relief appearances against Los Angeles as a rookie last season, yielding four runs and six hits - two homers - in 3 1/3 innings.
While Garcia is preparing to make his third start in the majors, Buehler will be recalled from Triple-A Oklahoma City on Monday to make his first. The 23-year-old native of Kentucky has made three starts for the Pacific Coast League club this season, going 1-0 with a 2.08 ERA and 16 strikeouts over 13 innings. Buehler had a rough time in his introduction to the major leagues last year as he surrendered eight runs on 11 hits and eight walks over 9 1/3 frames in eight relief appearances despite posting a 1-0 record.
WALK-OFFS
1. Dodgers OF Chris Taylor is 7-for-22 during his five-game hitting streak after recording two of his team's five hits on Sunday.
2. Miami 3B Martin Prado (hamstring) is on a rehab assignment with Class-A Jupiter and could return to the majors during the weekend.
3. Los Angeles 1B Cody Bellinger has hit safely in eight of his last nine games.