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07/31 00:05 CDT Rushing and Hernndez go deep as the Dodgers beat the Mariners
6-2
Rushing and Hernndez go deep as the Dodgers beat the Mariners 6-2
By BETH HARRIS
AP Sports Writer
LOS ANGELES (AP) --- Dalton Rushing hit a three-run homer, Teoscar Hernndez
added a solo shot and the Los Angeles Dodgers beat the Seattle Mariners 6-2 on
Thursday night.
The Mariners fell to 23-33 on the road, where they haven't won a series since
the end of May. They took the series opener 7-6, hitting five homers, before
dropping the final two games.
Roki Sasaki (5-5) dominated through the first five innings, allowing just two
hits while working with a 5-0 lead. The right-hander wobbled in the sixth,
giving up two runs, including one on a bases-loaded walk to Cal Raleigh, and
three hits as the Mariners closed to 5-2.
Reliever Jack Dreyer came in and struck out pinch-hitter Rob Refsnyder before
Weston Wilson grounded out to end the threat. Freddie Freeman salvaged
shortstop Mookie Betts' errant throw with a leaping tag on Wilson for the third
out.
Pitching with his oversized bright yellow glove, Sasaki struck out seven over 5
1/3 innings in reducing his ERA to 4.64, the lowest it's been since early June.
Dodgers leadoff hitter Tommy Edman went 0 for 3 with a walk and a strikeout
while Shohei Ohtani sat out to rest his sore left knee.
Kyle Tucker walked and Hernndez singled to set up Rushing's 400-foot shot in
the fourth, extending the lead to 5-0. It was the ninth of 13 homers given up
by Mariners starter Bryan Woo (7-8) on the road this season. Hernndez went
deep against reliever Alex Hoppe with two outs in the sixth.
Betts' two-run double staked the Dodgers to a 2-0 lead in the first.
The Mariners got an RBI double by Randy Arozarena for their other run.
Woo gave up five runs and five hits in five innings while striking out eight.
Up next Seattle RHP Bryce Miller (4-5, 2.75 ERA) was set to start Friday at home against Minnesota RHP Zebby Matthews (4-8, 5.21). The Dodgers had yet to name a starter for their series opener Friday against Boston and LHP Ranger Suarez (4-3, 3.02). ___ AP MLB: https://apnews.com/hub/mlb
Up next Seattle RHP Bryce Miller (4-5, 2.75 ERA) was set to start Friday at home against Minnesota RHP Zebby Matthews (4-8, 5.21). The Dodgers had yet to name a starter for their series opener Friday against Boston and LHP Ranger Suarez (4-3, 3.02). ___ AP MLB: https://apnews.com/hub/mlb
