LA Dodgers 5, Seattle 2
When: 10:10 PM ET, Wednesday, April 15, 2015
Where: Dodger Stadium, Los Angeles, California
Temperature:
72°
Umpires:
Home -
Marvin Hudson, 1B -
Chad Fairchild, 2B -
Jim Joyce, 3B -
Greg Gibson
Attendance:
51287
By The Sports Xchange
LOS ANGELES -- Left fielder Scott Van Slyke drove in two runs, and the Los Angeles Dodgers capped their sweep of the Seattle Mariners with a 5-2 victory in the Civil Rights Game at Dodger Stadium on Wednesday night.
Brett Anderson (1-0) allowed two runs (one earned) on six hits with three strikeouts and a walk in five-plus innings as the Dodgers (6-3) won their fourth in a row.
Los Angeles first baseman Adrian Gonzalez, right fielder Andre Ethier and center fielder Joc Pederson each drove in a run.
Seattle right fielder Nelson Cruz homered for the fifth straight game, but the Mariners (3-6) lost their third straight.
The Dodgers jumped on Seattle starter Taijuan Walker (0-2), knocking him around for five runs on six hits in four innings. Walker walked four and struck out three.
Seattle missed an opportunity to rally in the sixth inning from a four-run deficit. An RBI groundout by Mariners third baseman Kyle Seager with the bases loaded cut the margin to 5-2. However, second baseman Robinson Cano, apparently believing the next batter, first baseman Logan Morrison, drew a bases-loaded walk, started jogging leisurely toward home. By the time he realized his mistake, Cano was tagged out by third baseman Juan Uribe. Catcher Mike Zunino followed with an inning-ending fielder's choice.
Gonzalez, who went 2-for-5, recorded his 19th hit of the season, becoming the first Dodger to do so in the team's first nine games.
The Dodgers tagged Walker for three runs in the first. A run-scoring single by Ethier plated catcher Yasmani Grandal and a two-run double by Van Slyke brought home second baseman Howie Kendrick and Ethier for a 3-0 Los Angeles lead.
Gonzalez, who extended his hitting streak to 11 games dating to last season, made it 4-0 with an RBI single to score shortstop Jimmy Rollins in the second.
Pederson drove in Ethier with a hit for a 5-0 cushion in the third.
Cruz hit a solo shot to right in the fourth to put Seattle on the board.
NOTES: A crowd of 51,287 attended Wednesday's game. ... Dodgers RF Yasiel Puig didn't play for the second consecutive game to rest a tight left hamstring. Puig will get an extra day to recover since the Dodgers are off Thursday before opening a three-game home series against the Colorado Rockies on Friday. ... The Dodgers recalled RHP Carlos Frias from Triple-A Oklahoma City, claimed LHP Ryan Dennick from the Cincinnati Reds and designated LHP David Huff for assignment. Dennick was optioned to Double-A Tulsa. Huff made his season debut Tuesday, starting against Seattle and allowing four runs in four innings. ... The two clubs entered the game tied with the Baltimore Orioles for the major league lead in home runs with 13 each. ... The Mariners host the Texas Rangers in a three-game set beginning Friday.
Top Game Performances
Team Stats Summary
| Team |
Hits |
HR |
TB |
Avg |
LOB |
K |
RBI |
BB |
SB |
Errors |
| Seattle
|
9 |
1 |
13 |
.265 |
12 |
7 |
2 |
2 |
0 |
1 |
| LA Dodgers
|
9 |
0 |
11 |
.290 |
17 |
7 |
5 |
7 |
0 |
0 |
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