The winners of seven in a row began a seven-game highway journey at present in Miami, and it was a good one for essentially the most half, as Blake Snell was dueling with Ryan Gusto. Snell exited with the slimmest of leads, however that was earlier than Kyle Tucker crushed a grand slam to blow issues open late for the Dodgers.
In the meantime, Josue De Paula regarded snug in his debut (his full day on the finish of this submit), and so they gained it for him by a 6-2 rating over the Marlins. That’s eight in a row and in addition 90 wins.
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Apart from a few catastrophe begins, Ryan Gusto has been fairly good as a starter this 12 months for the Marlins, and that continued at present.
He began by stranding a one-out stroll and two-out single within the 1st, and labored round a two-out single within the 2nd, however the visitors paid off within the third. A lead-off stroll from Tommy Edman was adopted by a Max Muncy single, and back-to-back productive flyouts from Mookie Betts and Kyle Tucker scored Edman to make it 1-0 Dodgers.
Kyle Tucker with a sac fly to start out the scoring. pic.twitter.com/ywwOnaO58O
— Chad Moriyama (@ChadMoriyama) September 11, 2026
The 4th noticed Josue De Paula attain for the primary time in his MLB profession by way of a one-out stroll, however the inning ended when he was caught stealing in a strike ’em out, throw ’em out double play when he overslid the bag on evaluate.
Gusto then retired the Dodgers so as within the fifth, however Tucker tripled off the wall with one-out within the sixth and was instantly scored when Will Smith blooped a single to proper. 2-0 Dodgers.
Kyle Tucker squares a ball for a triple off the wall and Will Smith bloops one to attain him. pic.twitter.com/bUdjKKVZzx
— Chad Moriyama (@ChadMoriyama) September 12, 2026
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It was Blake Snell on the bump for the Dodgers tonight, and regardless of complaining about not being as environment friendly as he desires, he carried a sub-1 ERA in 5 begins since coming back from the IL into this one.
He started by going through the minimal within the 1st regardless of a one-out single due to a Will seed all the way down to second for a caught stealing.
Will Smith seed to finish the inning. pic.twitter.com/NW3Azxv8cS
— Chad Moriyama (@ChadMoriyama) September 11, 2026
Hassle arose within the 2nd by way of a one-out stroll after which single, however nothing got here of that risk, and he labored round a two-out infield single within the third. Nonetheless seeking a clear inning, a two-out stroll within the 4th prevented him from doing so, however he lastly received one within the fifth.
Nonetheless, Snell’s pitch rely was getting up there within the sixth, and Dave Roberts got here to get him after a two-out single. Nonetheless not environment friendly, however positively efficient: 5.2 IP, 4 H, 1 R, 2 BB, 8 Okay, 101 Pitches.
Blake Snell struck out 8 over 5.2 innings, being charged with only a run that he did not enable rating. pic.twitter.com/6swFWDU6GK
— Chad Moriyama (@ChadMoriyama) September 12, 2026
Sadly, as you’ll be able to see, he had a run added to his ledger as a steal of second was adopted by Agustin Ramirez profitable a 10-pitch battle towards Evan Phillips with a double to make it 2-1 Dodgers.
After an intentional stroll, Phillips received a strikeout to mercifully finish the risk.
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Taking up for Gusto and the Marlins within the seventh was Victor Vodnik, who began properly with two fast outs. Nevertheless, he then issued a four-pitch stroll to Edman, Muncy reached on a well-placed infield single, and Mookie additionally drew a four-pitch stroll to load the bases.
Lefty Cade Gibson then entered to throw breaking balls to Tucker, however Tucker rotated a sweeper to proper, hitting a missile over the wall for a grand slam to make it 6-1 Dodgers identical to that.
After two fast outs within the seventh, the bases have been loaded for Kyle Tucker and he killed one other ball to proper for a GRAND SLAM. pic.twitter.com/Bucpe5uyCs
— Chad Moriyama (@ChadMoriyama) September 12, 2026
IS IT HAPPENING?
I HOPE IT’S HAPPENING!
Dax Fulton took over within the eighth, getting a clear eighth after which allowed only a two-out single within the ninth.
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To safe the win for the Dodgers, Brock Stewart began within the seventh, giving up a pair of two-out infield singles however stopping it there. Blake Treinen took over within the eighth, giving up a lead-off triple that got here dwelling on an Owen Caissie sac fly to make it 6-2 Dodgers. Nevertheless, the bleeding was stopped there.
To complete issues was Edgardo Henriquez within the ninth, who gave up a comfortable single with one out and a groundball single with two outs, however that was it.
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A Josue De Paula recap nook, as he went 0-for-3 with a stroll in his MLB debut.
Right here’s each pitch he confronted on the plate:
Blake Snell purchased the bats time, and Kyle Tucker’s 3-for-3 day was capped by a grand slam as he hopefully has turned the nook. That is 8 in a row and 90 wins.
Additionally, this is each pitch from Josue De Paula’s debut plate appearances. https://t.co/o1Fp1SH9EW pic.twitter.com/sH94IvEREi
— Chad Moriyama (@ChadMoriyama) September 12, 2026
And right here he’s seemingly stealing second however getting dominated out on evaluate on account of his hand coming off the bag and his foot not getting there:
JDP had second stolen however as his hand got here off the bag, his leg was on the tag. pic.twitter.com/EQ4af2TopK
— Chad Moriyama (@ChadMoriyama) September 12, 2026
He regarded … very snug.
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The sequence will proceed tomorrow a couple of hours earlier for the weekend at 10:10 AM HT/1:10 PM PT/4:10 PM ET. It’ll be Tyler Glasnow trying to discover extra management than final trip, and he’ll be up towards Tyler Phillips.
