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David Freese hit a home run in the seventh inning, and added an RBI single in seven-run eighth, as the Los Angeles Dodgers broke loose late after an early pitchers' duel to earn an 8-0 victory on Sunday and a three-game sweep over the visiting Philadelphia Phillies. Dodgers starter Rich Hill (2-1) gave up three hits over seven scoreless innings with nine strikeouts. Phillies starter Nick Pivetta also gave up three hits with nine strikeouts, doing it over six scoreless innings. Continue to Article

June 02, 2019 7:29:pm EST

The Phillies suffered a painful 4-3 loss to the Los Angeles Dodgers on Saturday night when Neris gave up a solo homer to rookie Will Smith with one out in the bottom of the ninth (see observations). The homer was the first of Smith's big-league career. Continue to Article

June 02, 2019 2:49:am EST

Will Smith is making himself at home during his first week in the major leagues. The red-headed rookie — called up when catcher Austin Barnes got hurt — hit a towering, tiebreaking home run in the bottom of the ninth inning, giving the Los Angeles Dodgers a 4-3 comeback victory over the Philadelphia Phillies on Saturday night. "That was awesome," Smith said. Continue to Article

June 02, 2019 2:03:am EST

Major league batters set a record in May for most home runs in any month. Batters hit 1,135 home runs in May, topping the previous mark of 1,119 in August 2017, according to the Elias Sports Bureau. Milwaukee's Christian Yelich led the big leagues with 21 homers through the end of May, followed by the Los Angeles Dodgers' Cody Bellinger with 20 and New York Mets rookie Pete Alonso with 19. Continue to Article

June 01, 2019 5:08:pm EST

The Dodgers' 39 victories lead the NL and they enter June 20 games over . for the first time since June 1978. "If we get a few things tightened up, we'll be even better," said bench coach Bob Geren, who ran the team in place of manager Dave Roberts. Continue to Article

June 01, 2019 2:01:am EST