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09/11 21:10 CDT Kyle Tucker's grand slam helps Dodgers beat Marlins 6-2 for 8th
straight win
Kyle Tucker's grand slam helps Dodgers beat Marlins 6-2 for 8th straight win
By ALANIS THAMES
AP Sports Writer
MIAMI (AP) --- Kyle Tucker hit his sixth career grand slam and fell a double
shy of the cycle as the Los Angeles Dodgers beat the Miami Marlins 6-2 on
Friday night to stretch their season-best winning streak to eight games.
Tucker connected on a 1-1 sweeper from reliever Cade Gibson for a 6-1 lead in
the seventh. He singled in the first and tripled in the sixth.
Max Muncy had three hits and a walk and Will Smith added a run-scoring single
for the NL West-leading Dodgers.
Blake Snell (4-1) allowed one run and struck out eight while scattering four
hits over 5 2/3 innings.
After the Dodgers took a 2-0 lead on Smith's RBI single, Agustn Ramrez hit a
run-scoring double that narrowed it to 2-1. Victor Vodnik began the seventh by
quickly retiring Alex Freeland and Enrique Hernndez but walked Tommy Edman and
Mookie Betts and allowed a single to Muncy to load the bases, setting up
Tucker's drive to right-center off Gibson.
Otto Lopez had four hits and Javier Sanoja tripled and singled for the Marlins,
who have lost seven of eight and four straight. Starter Ryan Gusto (1-5)
allowed two runs on five hits. The right-hander walked three and struck out
three.
Pinch-hitter Owen Caissie's sacrifice fly tacked on another run for the Marlins
in the eighth.
The Dodgers took a 1-0 lead on Tucker's deep sacrifice fly that drove in Edman
as "Let's go Dodgers" chants erupted from the crowd of 29,370 at Miami's
loanDepot park.
Top prospect Josue De Paula went 1-for-3 in his major league debut after being
called up to fill the roster spot of Shohei Ohtani, who went on the 15-day
injured list Thursday with right biceps inflammation.
Up next
Dodgers RHP Tyler Glasnow (4-0, 3.12 ERA) was set to start Saturday against
Marlins RHP Tyler Phillips (5-6, 3.51).
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