LOS ANGELES — Giancarlo Stanton homered for the third straight game, hitting a go-ahead, three-run shot off Clayton Kershaw, and the Miami Marlins rallied to beat the Los Angeles Dodgers 6-3 on Tuesday night for their third straight victory.
The Marlins trailed 3-0 before scoring five runs in the sixth inning off Kershaw (2-1), capped by Stanton’s drive into the centre-field bleachers.
Kershaw’s five earned runs allowed in the inning were as many as he allowed in his first 35 innings to start this season. He hadn’t allowed five runs in an entire game in his last 30 starts.
Kershaw finished with 10 strikeouts in seven innings but got his first loss in his last eight regular-season starts dating to last year.
Tom Koehler (2-2) pitched five innings for the win and A.J. Ramos worked around a two-out, two-on jam in the ninth to close it out for the Marlins.
The Dodgers jumped out to a 2-0 lead in the first after Koehler walked three of his first four batters and threw two wild pitches in the inning. Kershaw ripped an RBI double in the fourth to make it 3-0.
That appeared it would be enough for the Dodgers ace, who retired 12 in a row before the Marlins suddenly and unexpectedly rallied with one out in the sixth.
Miguel Rojas’ pinch-hit bloop double down the left-field line began a run of five straight Marlins batters recording a hit. Dee Gordon followed with an infield single that caromed off Kershaw, and Martin Prado and Christian Yelich hit back-to-back RBI singles to cut the Marlins’ deficit to 3-2.
Stanton stepped up to put them in front, blasting a 1-0 fastball high beyond the centre-field fence to make it 5-3.
That was enough for the Marlins’ relievers, who held the Dodgers scoreless over the final four innings.
Craig Breslow pitched 1 2/3 innings, Ryan Barraclough struck out the side in the eighth and Ramos converted his fifth save in five chances to finish it.
TRAINER’S ROOM
Marlins: RHP Edwin Jackson (strained triceps) is throwing on the side and "moving forward," manager Don Mattingly said. Mattingly did not offer a timetable for Jackson’s return.
Dodgers: LHP Hyun-Jin Ryu (shoulder surgery) completed a 30-pitch bullpen session Tuesday without issue. He will throw another bullpen session Friday or Saturday, manager Dave Roberts said.
UP NEXT
Marlins: LHP Justin Nicolino is being recalled from Triple-A New Orleans to make his first start of the season. He was 2-2 with a 3.60 ERA in four starts with the Zephyrs.
Dodgers: LHP Scott Kazmir (1-1, 6.63) will try to pitch through a bruised left thumb that has contributed to a 9.69 ERA over his last three starts.
