Tucker's 2-run single gives Dodgers 5-4 walk-off win vs. Marlins

LOS ANGELES - Kyle Tucker delivered a two-run single with two outs in the bottom of the ninth inning, lifting the Los Angeles Dodgers to a 5-4 walk-off victory over the Miami Marlins on Monday night in the opener of a three-game series at Dodger Stadium.

The Dodgers trailed 4-2 entering the ninth against Marlins closer Pete Fairbanks, who walked leadoff hitter Andy Pages. After Miguel Rojas popped up a bunt attempt, Shohei Ohtani hit a ground-rule double to right field that scored Pages and pulled Los Angeles within 4-3. Pinch-hitter Dalton Rushing then walked, and Fairbanks issued an intentional walk to Freddie Freeman to load the bases before leaving with an apparent injury. Reliever Tyler Phillips struck out Will Smith, bringing Tucker to the plate. On an 0-1 splitter, Tucker lined a single to center, scoring Ohtani and Rushing for the winning runs. Left-hander Jake Eder (1-0) earned the first major league win of his career with a scoreless ninth.

Los Angeles jumped ahead 2-0 in the first. Ohtani and Freeman opened with consecutive singles, and Teoscar Hernandez followed with a two-run single. Miami cut the lead to 2-1 in the fourth when shortstop Hyeseong Kim's fielding...