. Justin Turner scored on Max Muncy's bases-loaded walk to tie it, and Cody Bellinger came home with the go-ahead run when Joc Pederson grounded into a double play. Hernandez made it 11-8 with a two-run shot to left.White homered leading off the Mariners eighth to bring them within two. They had runners on first and second to start the ninth, but Kenley Jansen retired the next three batters to earn his seventh save.Caleb Ferguson (1-0), the fourth of six Dodgers pitchers, went 1 1/3 scoreless innings for the win.FOR STARTERSNeither starting pitcher made it to the fourth.Los Angeles' Ross Stripling struggled for the second straight outing, allowing three homers and seven runs (six earned) in three innings. The right-hander has given up 13 runs (eight earned) and five homers in his last 7 2/3 innings.Seattle's Justin Dunn went a season-low two innings after tossing six in an Aug. 10 win at Texas. The right-hander didn't see the third after giving up six runs and five hits, including two homers.WEB GEMSeattle right fielder Dylan Moore made a big throw in the third to get Pederson at home on Betts' bases-loaded single. Muncy scored but Pederson tried to challenge Moore, who came charging in on the bloop hit and made a running throw to catcher Austin Nola for the tag.TRAINER'S ROOMMariners: C Tom Murphy isn't making much progress in coming back from a broken bone in his left foot. Manager Scott Servais said catching and running is bothering Murphy the most and there haven't been any discussions about him rejoining the lineup only as a designated hitter.Dodgers: INF Edwin Rios was placed on the injured list after straining his left hamstring Sunday against the Angels. LHP Adam Kolarek was recalled from the alternate training site.UP NEXTSeattle LHP Marco Gonzales (2-2, 3.97 ERA) looks to bounce back after taking the loss at Texas on Aug. 11. Los Angeles RHP Tony Gonsolin (0-0) has not allowed a run over 8 2/3 innings in two previous starts this season.---More MLB: https://apnews.com/MLB and https://twitter.com/-Sports)
Dodgers look to improve at home as Mariners visitWith their offense back in a flow after a weekend just down the road, the Los Angeles Dodgers will try to solve their issues in home games Monday with the start of a brief two-game series against the Seattle Mariners.The game will mark the first matchup between Dodgers All-Star shortstop Corey Seager and his brother, Mariners All-Star third baseman Kyle Seager.The Dodgers are just 3-3 over their last six games at Dodger Stadium, but they stormed across town this past weekend with a three-game sweep over the Los Angeles Angels. The Dodgers hit four home runs Sunday and had seven in the series. Their 43 total homers lead baseball.The Mariners, meanwhile, were having a weekend to forget at Houston when they were swept in a three-game series. The Mariners lost the finale on Sunday when the Astros' Kyle Tucker hit a game-ending home run for a 3-2 Houston victory.The Mariners won the opener on their three-city road trip last Monday at Texas, but followed that with five consecutive defeats against the Rangers and Astros.The Mariners got the pitching they were looking for, holding the Astros to a combined five runs over the last two games, but they managed to score just three runs themselves in a pair of one-run defeats."Losing 2-1 and 3-2 games against this team in this ballpark, you're disappointed you don't win those games," Mariners manager Scott Servais told reporters after Sunday's game. "We did a lot of good things on the pitching side the last couple nights. Unfortunately, they shut us down." Rookie right-hander Justin Dunn (1-1, 4.85 ERA) will try to help the Mariners stay effective from the mound when he starts Monday. The 24-year-old gave up two runs on seven hits over six innings on Aug. 10 at Texas to earn his first career victory.Another Mariners rookie, catcher Joseph Odom, had his first career hit Sunday, an RBI single in the third inning. He also scored a run.The Mariners are getting production from some of their younger players, with 73 of their 164 hits on the season from players 25 and younger. Kyle Lewis, who had two hits Sunday, is one of those, and has 27.The Mariners will be facing a mostly established roster in the series, but the Dodgers did celebrate some youth of their own Sunday. Catcher Keibert Ruiz hit a home run in his first career at-bat. Max Muncy, Corey Seager and Matt Beaty also hit home runs.Since returning from a lower back injury on Thursday, Corey Seager has three hits, with two of those home runs. Kyle Seager is 8-for-21 (.381) on the Mariners' road trip with a home run, and at 1,241 career hits, he is 14 shy of tying Jay Buhner for fourth most in Mariners history.Dodgers right-hander Ross Stripling (3-1, 3.97 ERA) will be on the mound Monday for the Dodgers. Stripling is coming off a loss to the San Diego Padres on Tuesday when he gave up six runs, but four of those were unearned. His own throwing error contributed to the slew of unearned runs."You just didn't see that rhythm that he typically gets into, and the finish on a lot of his pitches ... (he) just didn't have that same finish that we're used to," Dodgers manager Dave Roberts said. "There were some good throws in there." The Dodgers are 5-0-2 in their first seven series this season. They are 10-2 in road games but just 6-5 at home.--Field Level Media
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