Marlins Open Four Game Set Against Dodgers In LA
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LOS ANGELES (CBSMiami) - Don Mattingly returns to his old stomping grounds as he leads the Miami Marlins into Los Angeles to face the Dodgers on Monday in the opener of a four-game series. Mattingly guided the Dodgers to a 446-363 record over five seasons and was the only manager in franchise history to take the club to the postseason in three consecutive years before parting ways in October and seizing the job with the Marlins.
Miami, which is in the midst of a 10-game road trip, is coming off a 5-4 triumph in San Francisco on Sunday in which J.T. Realmuto went 4-for-4 with a tiebreaking homer in the eighth inning that salvaged the finale of the three-game set. Los Angeles posted its fourth win in five games Sunday, rallying for five runs in the ninth inning to register a 12-10 victory in the rubber match of its three-game series at Colorado. Corey Seager looks to continue swinging a hot bat as the 21-year-old went 5-for-12 with a homer and five RBIs at Coors Field. The Dodgers are kicking off a seven-game homestand after playing 13 of their first 19 contests on the road.
PITCHING MATCHUP: Marlins LH Wei-Yin Chen (0-1, 4.91 ERA) vs. Dodgers RH Ross Stripling (0-0, 2.65)
Chen remains in search of his first win in the National League after spending the first four years of his career with Baltimore. The 30-year-old native of Taiwan produced his second straight quality start Wednesday against Washington despite taking the loss, allowing three runs and striking out seven over seven innings. Chen was victorious in his lone career outing versus Los Angeles on April 20, 2013 as he gave up just one run on three hits and four walks over six frames.
Stripling also is seeking his first NL win as he makes the fourth start of his major-league career. The 26-year-old Pennsylvanian has yet to allow more than two earned runs in an outing, although he lasted only 3 2/3 innings in a no-decision at Atlanta on Wednesday. Stripling worked six frames in his first turn at Dodger Stadium on April 14, limiting Arizona to two runs and five hits while recording a career-high five strikeouts.
WALK-OFFS
1. Marlins RF Giancarlo Stanton broke out of his slump in a big way Sunday, going 3-for-4 with a homer after recording only three hits in 22 at-bats over his previous six games.
2. Los Angeles OF Carl Crawford (back) may be activated from the disabled list Monday while RHP Louis Coleman could return from the bereavement list.
3. Miami LF Christian Yelich has gone 8-for-18 during his five-game hitting streak.
PREDICTION: Dodgers 4, Marlins 1
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