Kyle Tucker delivered a game-ending two-run single in the bottom of the ninth as the Los Angeles Dodgers rallied for a 5-4 victory over the visiting Miami Marlins on Monday to open a three-game series.

Shohei Ohtani added a run-scoring ground-rule double in the ninth and scored the game-winning run as the Dodgers won their third consecutive game and six of their last seven home contests.

Teoscar Hernandez had a two-run single and four Los Angeles relievers held Miami scoreless over the final four innings. Jake Eder (1-0) pitched a scoreless ninth inning for the win.

Liam Hicks hit a three-run home run in the fifth inning for the Marlins while right-hander Pete Fairbanks (0-2) was charged with three runs in the ninth, while departing with an injury. Jakob Marsee had two hits for Miami.

The Dodgers opened the ninth inning with consecutive walks from Andy Pages and Dalton Rushing against Fairbanks. Miguel Rojas popped up a bunt attempt before Ohtani delivered an RBI ground-rule double to right to pull Los Angeles within 4-3.

After an intentional walk to Freddie Freeman loaded the bases, Fairbanks departed. Right-hander Tyler Phillips struck out Will Smith before Tucker hit an 0-1 splitter into center field for the game-winning runs.

Los Angeles got off to a fast start when Ohtani and Freeman opened the bottom of the first inning with consecutive singles. Hernandez came through with a two-out two-run single for the early lead.

The Marlins cut the deficit in half in the fourth inning when Dodgers shortstop Hyeseong Kim committed an error on a ground ball from Javier Sanoja that allowed Otto Lopez to score.

After Yamamoto walked both Marsee and Xavier Edwards in the fifth, Hicks hit a two-strike splitter for a three-run home run down the right-field line for a 4-2 lead.

The Dodgers threatened in the seventh by loading the bases with two outs against left-hander Andrew Nardi before Smith grounded out to second base to end the inning.

Ohtani had three hits for his second consecutive game after collecting just three total hits over his previous six contests.

–Field Level Media

Munetaka Murakami belted a go-ahead three-run home run and Miguel Vargas followed with a solo shot to key a seven-run seventh inning and lift the host Chicago White Sox to an 8-7 victory against the skidding Los Angeles Angels on Monday.

Chicago regrouped from a sluggish start to send the Angels to their fourth straight loss and eighth defeat in nine games.

Grant Taylor allowed two runs in the ninth, including a Nolan Schanuel bloop double with two outs that brought the Angels within the final margin. Bryan Hudson retired Adam Frazier on a groundout to second with two runs in scoring position to earn his first save.

The White Sox trailed by four runs entering the seventh. Tristan Peters started the rally with an RBI single and Andrew Benintendi added a two-run double to put two men aboard for Murakami, who greeted reliever Drew Pomeranz with his major league-leading 12th home run.

Vargas connected one batter later.

Showing little hesitation in a game that began after a three-hour rain delay, the Angels scored a run in the first inning, two in the second and another in the fourth.

Jorge Soler opened the scoring against White Sox left-hander Anthony Kay with a sacrifice fly. Bryce Teodosio doubled home a run in the second before Zach Neto followed with an RBI single.

Vaughn Grissom sent a run-scoring sacrifice fly with the bases loaded to make it 4-0 in the fourth.

Angels starter Jack Kochanowicz was sharp behind the early run support. After yielding first-inning singles to Murakami and Colson Montgomery, he allowed just one baserunner over the next three innings.

Benintendi’s RBI forceout in the fifth drew Chicago to within 4-1 but the Angels got the run back on Soler’s solo home run in the seventh.

Mike Trout, Grissom, Schanuel and Teodosio had two hits apiece for Los Angeles while Soler contributed three RBIs. Murakami had two hits and three RBIs, Benintendi drove in three runs and Peters had two hits.

Kay scattered four runs and seven hits in four innings with two walks and two strikeouts.

Kochanowicz spaced three runs, two earned, and five hits in six-plus innings. He walked one and struck out five.

Osvaldo Bido (2-0) allowed one run and two hits over three innings.

Nick Sandlin (0-1) allowed three runs in the seventh without recording an out.

–Field Level Media

Kyle Tucker delivered a game-ending two-run single to cap a three-run bottom of the ninth as the Los Angeles Dodgers rallied for a 5-4 victory over the visiting Miami Marlins on Monday to open a three-game series.

Shohei Ohtani (3-for-5) added an RBI ground-rule double in the ninth and scored the decisive run as the Dodgers won their third consecutive game and prevailed for the sixth time in their past seven home contests.

Teoscar Hernandez had a two-run single and four Los Angeles relievers held Miami scoreless over the final four innings. Jake Eder (1-0) pitched a scoreless ninth inning for his first major league win.

Liam Hicks hit a three-run home run in the fifth inning for the Marlins. Right-hander Pete Fairbanks (0-2) was charged with three runs in the ninth, and he departed with a thumb injury. Miami manager Clayton McCullough said Fairbanks would be re-evaluated before the team decides on his status.

Jakob Marsee had two hits for Miami.

The Dodgers opened the ninth inning with consecutive walks from Andy Pages and pinch hitter Dalton Rushing against Fairbanks. Miguel Rojas popped up a bunt attempt before Ohtani delivered a ground-rule double to right to pull Los Angeles within 4-3.

After an intentional walk to Freddie Freeman loaded the bases, Fairbanks departed. Right-hander Tyler Phillips struck out Will Smith before Tucker hit an 0-1 splitter into center field for the game-winning runs.

Los Angeles got off to a fast start when Ohtani and Freeman opened the bottom of the first inning with consecutive singles. Hernandez came through with a two-out two-run single for the early lead.

The Marlins cut the deficit in half in the fourth inning when Dodgers shortstop Hyeseong Kim committed an error on a ground ball from Javier Sanoja that allowed Otto Lopez to score.

After Los Angeles starter Yoshinobu Yamamoto walked both Marsee and Xavier Edwards in the fifth, Hicks hit a two-strike splitter for a three-run homer down the right-field line for a 4-2 lead.

The Dodgers threatened in the seventh by loading the bases with two outs against right-hander Michael Petersen and then left-hander Andrew Nardi before Smith grounded out to second base to end the inning.

Ohtani had three hits for his second consecutive game after collecting just three total hits over his previous six contests.

–Field Level Media