Marlins 3, Dodgers 2
LOS ANGELES -- Giancarlo Stanton homered, and the Miami Marlins provided a joyful return for former Dodgers manager Don Mattingly with a 3-2 victory over Los Angeles on Monday night at Dodger Stadium.
Stanton went 2-for-3 with a walk and two RBIs in the first game against the Dodgers for Mattingly, who left the club in a mutual parting during the offseason after five seasons at the helm.
The Marlins broke a 2-2 tie in the sixth inning on a run-scoring triple by Derek Dietrich. The hit scored catcher J.T. Realmuto, who singled to lead off the inning.
Marlins lefty Wei-Yin Chen (1-1) allowed two runs on six hits with four strikeouts and one walk in 6 2/3 innings. He served up solo homers to Yasiel Puig and rookie Trayce Thompson.
Closer A.J. Ramos gave up a walk but pitched a scoreless ninth for his fourth save in as many opportunities.
Dodgers starter Ross Stripling (0-1) gave up three runs on eight hits with three walks and three strikeouts in 5 1/3 innings.
Stanton drove Stipling's first pitch of the fourth inning into the seats in left for a solo shot and a 1-0 Marlins lead. It was Stanton's fifth home run this season and his 11th career long ball against the Dodgers. Seven of those homers have come at Dodger Stadium for Stanton, a native of the Los Angeles area.
In the bottom of the fourth, Puig smacked the first pitch -- an 84 mph slider -- from Chen for a home run to left to tie the score at 1. For Puig, it was his second homer of the season.
Two batters later, Thompson homered into the left-field bleachers for a 2-1 Los Angeles advantage.
Stanton's RBI double to right, scoring Christian Yelich, knotted the score at 2 with two outs in the fifth. Stanton's hit occurred after Yasmani Grandal, who was filling in for Adrian Gonzalez at first base, failed to get under a foul ball off the right fielder's bat.
NOTES: Marlins OF Giancarlo Stanton was batting .304 with 54 home runs and 145 RBIs in 163 career games against National League West teams entering the contest. Stanton also had a .662 slugging percentage against the NL West, which led all active players. ... Former Dodger and now radio broadcaster Rick Monday threw out the first ceremonial pitch to commemorate the 40-year anniversary of him snatching a flag from two protesters on the field at Dodger Stadium. ... Dodgers 1B Adrian Gonzalez and INF Chase Utley got the day off from the starting lineup. Utley entered the game as a pinch hitter in the seventh and remained in the game. Gonzalez struck out as a pinch hitter. ... Dodgers LHP Luis Avilan was optioned to Triple-A Oklahoma City to make room for RHP Louis Coleman, who was activated from the bereavement list after missing four games due to the death of his grandfather. ... Marlins RHP Tom Koehler (1-2, 4.80 ERA) will face Dodgers LHP Clayton Kershaw (2-0, 1.50 ERA) on Tuesday.