The Los Angeles Dodgers fell in the first game of a three-game series on the road against the Philadelphia Phillies, 10-7.
LA came into their series against the Phillies fresh off of a loss to the New York Yankees in the second leg of a doubleheader on Sunday, and their woes from their final match in the Bronx followed them into the first game of the series.
Emmet Sheehan started for the Dodgers, and had a rough first start since coming back from the All-Star break. He threw 5.1 innings and struck out six batters, but allowed six earned runs, one of which came across after he exited the game in the sixth.
Four of the other runs Sheehan allowed came in the bottom of the second inning, when the Phillies began to piece hits together. Back-to-back singles followed a Brandon Marsh strikeout to kick off the inning, and Gabriel Rincones Jr. brought home the first run of the game with a double dow the right field line.
The Phillies didn’t stop there, as Justin Crawford hit a sacrifice fly to bring home the second run of the game just before former Dodger Trea Turner hit a two-run homer to make the score 4-0.
LA’s first run of the evening came in the top of the fourth, when they led off the inning with back-to-back singles of their own. Teoscar Hernandez came up to the plate for the Dodgers and brought home the run, though grounded into a double play in the process.
The Dodgers struck again in the top of the sixth inning, with pinch hitter Max Muncy lining a double into right field to bring home Mookie Betts. Andy Pages brought home a run a couple of batters later, as Turner booted a grounder—a common occurrence on the evening—and allowed Hernandez to score.
After the Dodgers made it a close game, though, the Phillies took over and blew it open. Brandon Marsh led off the bottom of the sixth with a solo homer, and Turner hit his second homer of the night to bring home three more runs for the hosts.
Betts hit a homer of his own the following half inning, cutting the score to 8-4, but the Phillies extended their lead to six with two more homers—one in the seventh and one in the eighth. LA didn’t give up, though, starting a rally in the top of the ninth inning.
Pages and Tommy Edman both reached base to lead off the inning, and Eliezer Alfonzo grounded into a forecourt, scoring Pages in the process. Betts drove in two more with his second homer of the night, but the Dodgers couldn’t generate any more offense before recording two more outs.
The Dodgers will give it another shot Tuesday, when Eric Lauer takes the mound against the Phillies. First pitch comes at 3:40 p.m. PT.
