Miami Marlins edge L.A. Dodgers 2‑1 behind Junk’s strong start
LOS ANGELES (Interstat) — Janson Junk pitched six innings of three-hit shutout ball as the Miami Marlins defeated the Los Angeles Dodgers 2-1 on Tuesday at Dodger Stadium. Junk struck out four and improved to 2-2, outdueling Shohei Ohtani who allowed one earned run over six innings with nine strikeouts but fell to 2-1.
Miami scored first in the second inning on Owen Caissie’s sacrifice fly, and added a run in the fifth on Kyle Stowers’ RBI single. The Dodgers finally got on the board in the eighth when Will Smith singled home Dalton Rushing. Tyler Phillips worked a scoreless ninth for his second save.
Otto Lopez had three hits for Miami and Smith collected three hits and drove in the Dodgers’ lone run. The Marlins, now 14-16, snapped a three-game losing streak with the win in front of 51,909 fans. The game lasted 2 hours, 38 minutes. Miami finished with eight hits while the Dodgers managed seven.