LOS ANGELES — On an evening that he was supposed to sit down out for the primary time this season, Tommy Edman performed the hero.
Edman got here off the bench within the eighth, then laced a two-run single within the tenth to stroll it off for the Dodgers in a 7-6 victory on Monday night time — in a recreation they’d been in place to win comfortably till the Marlins flipped the script.
After 5 innings, the Dodgers held a commanding 5-0 lead. However the Marlins discovered some momentum within the prime of the sixth, scratching throughout their first run of the night time in opposition to Dustin Might on two base hits and a stroll. Might was pulled in favor of Anthony Banda after getting one out within the body.
Marlins supervisor Clayton McCullough, previously the Dodgers’ first-base coach, despatched two pinch-hitters to the plate to face Banda. First, Connor Norby drew a stroll to load the bases. Then Dane Myers launched a grand slam to left-center, and it was a complete new ballgame.
Dodgers relievers held the Marlins scoreless till the sport reached extras, however the offense squandered alternatives with runners on within the late innings till Edman’s well timed knock.
