Live Blogging with Eddie Rivera: Dodgers Pound the Marlins in a Wild One, 7-0

Things were going so well for Miami Marlin Jordan  Holloway. And then they weren’t. Going into  the fourth with a no-hitter,things soured fast.

Turner  ended Holloway’s no-hitter with a single. A single sent Turner to second, and a walk to Smith loaded the bases. Holloway walked in the Dodgers’ first run in the person of Justin Turner.

A sacrifice from Lux scored another run, and the Dodgers added two more in the fifth.

In the seventh, Taylor  singled to right. Then pinch hitter DJ Peter drove in two run, but was tagged out when he was caught off first base, scampering back to first in all the excitement.

The 7-0  victory game highlighted a sparkling performance from Bauer who earned the win, scattering only two hits, and no runs over 133 pitches, 71 of which were strikes. He struck out ten marlins while he was at it.

The Dodgers will face the Marlins, looking for their second sweep, Sunday afternoon.

Following an 9-6 victory on Friday night, the Dodgers are facing the Don Mattingly-coached Miami Marlins Saturday for the second game in a three-game series.

Righty Trevor Bauer (3-2) will face the Marlins’ Jordan Holloway.

The Doyers are currently riding a three-game win streak, and are reportedly close to finalizing a deal with Angel legend Albert Pujols, for the remainder of this season. Anything can happen.

Game time is 6:10 p.m. Nice to see you again!

FIRST INNING

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Miguel Rojas (no relation) is at 1-1. Make that 3-1. Make that a strikeout, please.

Jesus Aguilar looks at a big strike. And then looks at another one. And down he goes, per se.

Corey  Dickerson is looking at 2 strikes. Squinting, actually. 2-2. and hte fans disagree, kinda.. But down he goes.

Marlins 0, Dodgers coming up.

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Mookie Betts, he of Mookie Betts fame, looks at 0-1, 1-1, 1-2, then flies out to deep right field.

Corey Seager is cruising along at 2-2. And then he walks to first base, just like that.

Justin Turner is walked in four pitches.

The red-hot Max Muncy is at 2-2. Down he goes.

Will Smith (no relation) grounds out to first.

Dodgers 0, Marlins 0.

SECOND INNING

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Garrett Cooper looks disapprovingly at a strike. And looks even more disapprovingly at two more of those.

Isan Diaz, not batting that well lately, fouls back a pitch that nearly destroys a camera, and then is strickened out. Five of those for Bauer tonight. A Marlin hitting coach, Eric Duncan, subsequently gets ejected.

Brian Anderson (NO relation) is at 1-1. He then  loses a foot race to first.

Dodgers 0, Marlins 0.

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Chris Taylor steps to the accompaniment of The Beastie Boys “Fight for Your Right (to Party)” And promptly grounds out to first.

Matt Beatty is all at 1-1, I mean, 2-1, I mean 3-1, I mean 3-2. He flies out deeeeep to center.

Recent hitting hero Gavin Lux goes back to the dugout in five pitches.

Dodgers 0, Marlins 0.

THIRD INNING

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Sandy Leon, with a Civil War beard, is at 0-1, tries to bunt, is at 1-1, and then 1-2. Then Gone.

Magneuris Sierra (no relation) is strickened out.

Pitcher Jordan Holloway bangs a single to left in his first major league game (!)

Miguel Rojas goes to first on a wild, really wild pitch.

Jesus Aguilar is smiling at 1-2, stops smiling as he grounds out to first.

Dodgers 0, Marlins 0.

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Bauer grounds out to first.

Mookie (no relation) Betts flies out to deep center, like so many before him.

Seager is at the intersection of two balls and two strikes. Make that 3-2. He flies out to left to totally end the inning.

Dodgers 0, Marlins 0.

FOURTH INNING

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Dickerson looks at a pitch that flies past him to the backstop. Now, he’s 1-1. Now he’s 1-2. Now he is 2-2. Now he is 3-2. Now he is gone.

Cooper looks at two strikes. In a row, consecutively. But now he is at 2-2, and sends a single to short left. Both Miami fans here are happy.

Isan Diaz, if that’s his real name, is at 1-1. 1-2. Then he is gone, and what not. I’m having a cookie.

Anderson is at 1-2. He is totally at 2-2. The count be full. Out.

Dodgers 0, Marlins 0.

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Turner ends Holloway’s no-hitter with a single.

Muncy quickly gets to 1-1. 2-1. The count is full. He casually singles, sending Turner to second, so to speak.

Will Smith looks at a strike. 1-1. 2-1. 3-1. Holloway puts him on first, loading the bases.

There is a chat show on the mound.

Chris Taylor is at 2-1. 3-1. Holloway walks in the Dodgers’ first run in the person of Justin Turner.

Another chat show on the mound. Holloway is done. Ross Detwiler takes the mound.

Matt Beatty is at 1-1. 2-1. 2-2. Beatty is dumbstruck. So is Roberts. So is the TV camera. A replay shows the pitch as as ball. Beatty gets ejected.

Lux grounds out, a run scores, first baseman loses his shoe. He is okay now.

Bauer has a full count and grounds out to first.

Dodgers 2, Marlins 0.

FIFTH INNING

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Leon is at 2-1. 2-2. He flies out to left, and boy, are his arms tired. Sorry.

Sierra flies out to right field.

(The Dodgers sell out the game with just over 16,000 in attendance. Anno Pandemica.)

Berti is at 1-2. He flies out to center. Bye Bye Berti.

Dodgers 2, Marlins 0.

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Betts walks.

Seager is hit on the wrist by a pitch. He is replaced by a pinch runner, Sheldon Neuse.

Turner is at 1-2. He strikes out.

Muncy singles on the first pitch. In races Betts from second. Adam Cimber is itching to be pitching.

Will Smith is at 2-0. 3-0. Cimber walks him in four pitches, loading the bases, after a fashion. Taylor grounds to the pitcher, and Neuse scores.

Luke Raley flies out to center.

Dodgers 4, Marlins 0.

SIXTH INNING

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Rojas flies out to Betts. Nothing personal.

Aguilar is at 2-0. 2-1. The count is totally full. He flies out to Betts.

Dickerson flies out to center.

Dodgers 4, Marlins 0.

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Lux is at 2-2. Down he goes.

Bauer is at 0-1. And then he is at 1-2. And down he goes.

Betts flies out to left.

Dodgers 4, Marlins 0.

SEVENTH INNING

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Cooper looks relievedly at 2-0, then flies out to Turner.

Garrett gets to 1-1, then grounds out to first.

Anderson flies out to Betts.

Dodgers 4, Marlins 0.

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Neuse grounds out to first.

Turner emulates his actions, per se.

Muncy gets to 0-2, and then 1-2. 2-2. The count is full. Again. He sends one into very short right field, after ten pitches.

Smith is at 1-2. He bunts, maybe not on purpose, to end the inning.

Dodgers 4, Marlins 0.

EIGHTH INNING

Garrett Cleavinger (no relation) now pitching for the Dodgers.

Leon is at 1-1, and now he is at 2-1. and now 3-2. He earns himself a walk.

Sierra is all even at 1-1. Now 1-2. He gets to first, while Leon is snagged at second with some nifty fielding.

Berti looks at 0-1, while Sierra dances at first. Cleavinger tosses a few at his direction . Berti is at 0-2. Berti is safe at first, while Sierra is met with hostility at second, and not in a good way.

Chat show and pitching change. Please say hello to Blake Treinen.

Miguel Rojas wears day-glo green shoes. He flies out to Betts.

Dodgers 4, Marlins 0.

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Taylor be at 0-1. 1-1. 2-1. He delivers. a single to right.

Raley is at 1-1. Hit on the right arm, he heads for first. Runners on first and second, per se. There is a chat show on the mound, and a guy in the press box simply shakes his head sadly, when asked about the new Dodger Dogs.

Lux is walking on sunshine if you will.

DJ Peters (no relation) is batting for Bauer.  Peters drives in two runs, but gets tagged when he is caught off base, scampering back to first in all the excitement.

Betts flies out to center, scoring Lux.

Neuse flies out to center.

Dodgers 7, Marlins 0.

NINTH INNING

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Joe Kelly is now pitching. Aguilar is at 1-0. 1-1. 2-1. 3-1. 3-2. He grounds out to first.

Dickerson is at 0-2. He grounds out to first.

Cooper must now generate eight runs by himself. 0-1. 1-1. Cue “I Love LA.”

FINAL: Dodgers 7, Marlins 0.