Mookie Betts hit a two-run single in Los Angeles' three-run eighth inning, and the Dodgers beat the Miami Marlins 3-1 on Saturday in the opener of a split-doubleheader.
The NL West-leading Dodgers bounced back nicely from an 11-3 loss on Friday night, improving to 16-2 in August. Ryan Yarbrough pitched two perfect innings for the win, and Evan Phillips got three outs for his 19th save.
Miami wasted a terrific performance by Eury Pérez, who struck out 10 while pitching six innings of two-hit ball. The Marlins, fighting for an NL wild card, had won four of six. James Outman drew a one-out walk against David Robertson and moved to third on Kiké Hernández's single. Outman scored the tying run on Austin Barnes' sacrifice bunt as first baseman Josh Bell's throw from the side of the mound went past catcher Jacob Stallings, allowing Hernández to advance to third and Barnes to second.
A day after hitting five home runs, the Marlins were held to just five hits — only one for extra bases.
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