PHILADELPHIA – The Dodgers suffered their first loss of the season against the Philadelphia Phillies, 3-2, despite a late two-run home run from Tommy Edman, which was ultimately not enough for another comeback win on Friday night at Citizens Bank Park in front of 43,024 fans.
Two stolen base attempts with runners on base ended the eighth and ninth innings as J.T. Realmuto saved the Phillies from becoming the Dodgers' ninth victim in a row.
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The streak ends at eight games as the Phillies' Jesus Luzardo delivered an outstanding performance in his second start of the season, effectively shutting down the Dodgers over seven innings. Luzardo allowed just two hits in the game, both singles by Teoscar Hernandez—one in the first inning and another in the seventh.
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Philadelphia Phillies pitcher Jess Luzardo (44) pitches against the Los Angeles Dodgers during the fifth inning at Citizens Bank Park.
Luzardo struck out eight batters and walked two while throwing 95 pitches, marking the first time this season that the Dodgers' bats went silent.
Yoshinobu Yamamoto delivered an outstanding performance, pitching six innings during which he allowed three hits, three walks, and one run, which resulted from a throwing error to third base. This follows his impressive outing against the Detroit Tigers, where he recorded ten strikeouts, including five against the Phillies on Friday night. The throwing error occurred in the first inning, and the Phillies struggled to generate any significant offense until the seventh inning after Kirby Yates replaced Yamamoto.
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Los Angeles Dodgers pitcher Yoshinobu Yamamoto (18) pitches against the Philadelphia Phillies during the fourth inning at Citizens Bank Park.
Yates gave up two hits and two runs in just two-thirds of an inning, throwing a total of 18 pitches, with 10 of them being balls. It was not one of Yates' stronger performances of the season, leading Dave Roberts to replace him with Luis Garcia, who recorded the final out of both the seventh and eighth innings.
Shohei Ohtani went 1-for-4, getting a single in the seventh inning. He was one of only three Dodgers to record a hit, along with Hernandez and Miguel Rojas. The Dodgers' offense appeared to be gaining momentum, but Ohtani was caught stealing second base in the eighth inning with two outs. This halted the Dodgers' chances of scoring their first run of the game, as they had runners on first and third at the time. This is the first time Ohtani gets caught stealing in his third attempt.
The offense began in the ninth inning when Mookie Betts drew a leadoff walk. Then, Edman hit his fifth home run with no outs. Will Smith also walked, prompting Roberts to pinch-run for him with Chris Taylor. Max Muncy came in to pinch-hit for Kiké Hernández with one out, but he struck out swinging. Taylor attempted to steal second base and was thrown out, resulting in a double play that ended the game.
Smith went hitless on Friday night for the first time this season as Edman continues his streak through the first nine games.
The world will get another look at right-hander Roki Sasaki (0-0, 5.79 ERA) on Saturday afternoon as he faces off against right-hander Aaron Nola (0-1, 8.44 ERA) for the third time this season. Sasaki's last performance was particularly noteworthy, as he was pulled by manager Roberts in the second inning during his start against the Tigers last weekend.