Marlins 6, Dodgers 3
LOS ANGELES -- Giancarlo Stanton homered for the third straight game, and the Miami Marlins rallied for a 6-3 victory over Clayton Kershaw and the Los Angeles Dodgers on Tuesday night before 41,102 at Dodger Stadium.
Kershaw limited the Marlins to a second-inning triple by Marcell Ozuna before the Marlins (8-11), who won their third consecutive contest, tagged him for five runs in the sixth inning. Kershaw (2-1) gave up a season-high five runs on seven hits with 10 strikeouts and no walks in seven innings for the Dodgers (12-9), who fell for the second night in a row to the Marlins. Kershaw also hit a batter. The Dodgers' ace drove in one of the team's three runs.
Martin Prado initiated the comeback, singling home pinch-hitter Miguel Rojas before Christian Yelich drove in Dee Gordon to cut the Dodgers' margin to 3-2 in the sixth.
Stanton followed with a three-run blast to center off a Kershaw fastball for a 5-3 Miami edge. It was Stanton's sixth homer of the season, his second ever off Kershaw and the 12th of his career against the Dodgers. Eight of those have occurred at Dodger Stadium.
Miami starter Tom Koehler allowed three runs (two earned) on three hits, but walked four in five innings. Koehler (2-2), who struck out three, also threw two wild pitches. Relievers Craig Breslow, Bryan Morris, Kyle Barraclough and A.J. Ramos combined for four scoreless innings. Ramos recorded his fifth save in five opportunities.
Catcher J.T. Realmuto had a run-scoring single in the eighth for the Marlins.
Ichiro Suzuki, who pinch-hit in the eighth, laced a single to left to tie Frank Robinson (2,943) for 33rd on Major League Baseball's all-time hit list.
The Dodgers scored two runs in the first inning without getting a hit. Chase Utley, who led off with a walk, advanced to second on a walk to Justin Turner, went to third on a wild pitch and scored on a throwing error by catcher J.T. Realmuto with one out.
Another wild pitch allowed Turner to score for a 2-0 lead.
In the fourth, Kershaw lined an RBI double to center to score Carl Crawford for a 3-0 advantage.
NOTES: Marlins OF Christian Yelich hit safely in all nine of the club's previous road games entering Tuesday's contest. Yelich was batting .406 with a home run, four doubles, five RBIs and seven walks on the road. ... The Dodgers activated OF Carl Crawford (lower back soreness) from the 15-day disabled list and optioned RHP Zach Lee to Triple-A Oklahoma City. ... Miami LHP Chris Narveson, who was designated for assignment last week, was outrighted to Triple-A New Orleans after clearing waivers. ... LHP Justin Nicolino will be recalled from New Orleans to start Wednesday's contest against Dodgers LHP Scott Kazmir (1-1, 6.63 ERA). Nicolino will replace RHP Jarred Cosart (0-1, 7.98 ERA) in the rotation. Cosart was sent down to Triple-A, and Miami activated 3B Martin Prado from the paternity list.