MIAMI (Interstat) — Josue De Paula’s first major league hit was a three-run home run, but Miami rallied for two runs in the eighth inning and four in the ninth to beat Los Angeles 6-4 on Sunday afternoon at loanDepot Park. The Dodgers had entered the day needing a win and a loss by either the Arizona Diamondbacks or San Diego Padres to clinch a postseason berth. The defeat delayed that step. The Marlins took the three-game series two games to one. The announced attendance was 32,003, and the game lasted 3 hours.

Emmet Sheehan started for Los Angeles and allowed two hits over six scoreless innings, striking out five. Josue De Paula went 2 for 2 with a home run and three RBIs. Eury Pérez started for Miami and gave up four hits and three earned runs over five innings, striking out five. Agustín Ramírez, batting as a pinch hitter, went 1 for 1 with a home run and two RBIs. Alex Vesia pitched one inning with no hits, no earned runs and one strikeout for Los Angeles. Jack Ralston pitched one inning with one hit, no earned runs and one strikeout for Miami. Josh Ekness pitched one inning with one hit and no earned runs. Dax Fulton pitched two-thirds of an inning with no hits, no earned runs and one strikeout. Mookie Betts went 2 for 4 with one RBI. Victor Vodnik pitched one and one-third innings with three hits and one earned run.

The Dodgers opened the game with Mookie Betts popping out to second baseman Xavier Edwards, Freddie Freeman striking out swinging and Max Muncy grounding out from second baseman Edwards to first baseman Griffin Conine. Sheehan then struck out Kyle Stowers on a foul tip, struck out Heriberto Hernández swinging and retired Otto Lopez on a groundout from third baseman Alex Freeland to first baseman Freeman.

Los Angeles threatened in the second when De Paula walked and Alex Call popped out to catcher Joe Mack in foul territory. In the third, Miguel Rojas singled to center, Alex Freeland struck out and Betts grounded out before Freeman was hit by a pitch. Max Muncy was called out on strikes after a pitch-result challenge overturned the call on the field. Miami went down in order in the bottom of the third on a Javier Sanoja strikeout, a Mack called strikeout and an Esteury Ruiz groundout from shortstop Betts to first baseman Freeman.

The Dodgers broke through in the fourth. Will Smith doubled on a sharp line drive to center fielder Jakob Marsee. Kyle Tucker walked. De Paula then homered on a fly ball to right field, scoring Smith and Tucker. Call grounded out from pitcher Eury Pérez to first baseman Conine. Rojas struck out swinging, and Freeland lined out to center fielder Marsee. Miami put two runners on in the bottom of the fourth when Stowers and Hernández singled and Edwards walked, but Griffin Conine struck out swinging and Marsee flew out to center fielder Call.

Betts singled in the fifth, but Freeman grounded into a double play from shortstop Lopez to first baseman Conine, and Muncy struck out swinging. Miami went down in order in the fifth on a Sanoja groundout, a Mack flyout to left fielder De Paula in foul territory and a Ruiz popout to first baseman Freeman in foul territory. In the sixth, Smith struck out swinging, Tucker popped out to catcher Mack in foul territory, De Paula doubled to center and Call grounded out softly from third baseman Sanoja to first baseman Conine. Sheehan retired Stowers, Hernández and Lopez in the bottom of the sixth.

Rojas flew out to right fielder Ruiz in the seventh before Freeland singled to right and Betts walked. Freeman grounded into a double play from second baseman Edwards to shortstop Lopez to first baseman Conine. Miami went down in order in the bottom of the seventh on a Conine called strikeout, an Edwards flyout to center fielder Enrique Hernández and a Marsee popout to second baseman Rojas.

In the eighth, Muncy flew out to center fielder Marsee, Smith walked, Tucker lined out to center fielder Marsee, Enrique Hernández singled to left and Call flew out to right fielder Ruiz. Miami then scored twice in the bottom of the eighth. Sanoja flew out to right fielder Tucker before Mack singled to center and Ruiz singled to shortstop. Stowers struck out swinging, but Hernández walked to load the bases. Otto Lopez singled on a sharp line drive to center fielder Enrique Hernández, scoring Mack and Ruiz. Conine struck out swinging to end the inning.

Los Angeles added a run in the ninth. Tommy Edman grounded out from second baseman Edwards to first baseman Conine. Freeland singled to center. Betts hit a ground-rule double down the right-field line, scoring Freeland. Freeman grounded out from second baseman Edwards to first baseman Conine, moving Betts to third. Muncy was hit by a pitch, and Smith walked. Tucker was called out on strikes after a pitch-result challenge confirmed the call on the field.

Miami completed the comeback in the bottom of the ninth. Edwards singled to first baseman Freeman. Marsee singled on a bunt ground ball to catcher Smith, moving Edwards to second. Sanoja doubled on a line drive to left fielder Call, scoring Edwards and Marsee. Agustín Ramírez then homered on a fly ball to left-center field, scoring Sanoja. Dax Fulton earned the win for Miami, improving to 2-0. Tanner Scott took the loss for Los Angeles, falling to 1-6. Los Angeles is now 91-59. Miami is now 74-76.

Both teams finished with nine hits. Los Angeles grounded into two double plays. Los Angeles pitchers combined for 13 strikes, 71 balls and 13 balls in play. Miami pitchers combined for 20 strikes, 44 balls and 20 balls in play. The Dodgers will next travel to Cincinnati for a game Monday. The Marlins will next travel to Arizona for a game Monday.

Interstat’s game simulator had projected a final score of Los Angeles 7, Miami 3. Interstat’s ELO system had given the Dodgers a 61.7 percent probability to win before the game. Los Angeles had been installed as a pregame favorite with a spread of -1.5. The total score of 10 went under the over/under line of 8.