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 .Giancarlo Stanton homered, and the Miami Marlins earned a 3-2
victory over the Los Angeles Dodgers on Monday night.
Stanton went 2-for-3 with a walk and two RBIs in the first game
against Los Angeles for Mattingly, who left as the Dodgers' manager
in a mutual parting during the offseason after five seasons at the
helm, the last three resulting in National League West
championships.
The Marlins hired Mattingly as their manager in November.
"It's good we finished off well in Frisco, so it's good to start
this four-game series off right," said Stanton, referring to the
team's Sunday win over the San Francisco Giants. "It's more to get a
'W' for us rather than just him, but it's all one in the same."
The Marlins broke a 2-2 tie in the sixth inning on a run-scoring
triple by Derek Dietrich. The hit scored catcher J.T. Realmuto, who
singled to lead off the inning.
 Marlins lefty Wei-Yin Chen (1-1) allowed two runs on six hits with
four strikeouts and one walk in 6 2/3 innings. He served up solo
homers to Yasiel Puig and rookie Trayce Thompson.
"I thought he made a couple of mistakes," Mattingly said of Chen. "I
think the ball with Yasiel, he tried to go in and it leaked out over
the plate. (But) I thought he was pretty good tonight"
Closer A.J. Ramos walked a batter but struck out two and pitched a
scoreless ninth for his fourth save in as many opportunities. Ramos
has limited opposing batters to two hits while striking out nine in
seven scoreless innings this season.
Los Angeles starter Ross Stripling (0-1) gave up three runs on eight
hits with three walks and three strikeouts in 5 1/3 innings. The
Dodgers have scored just four runs in four starts for Stripling.
Stanton drove Stipling's first pitch of the fourth inning into the
seats in left for a solo shot and a 1-0 Marlins lead. It was
Stanton's fifth home run this season and his 11th career long ball
against the Dodgers. Seven of those homers have come at Dodger
Stadium for Stanton, a native of the Los Angeles area.
"I think that would get anyone amped up, (facing) the team you
watched growing up," said Stanton, who also homered Sunday in San
Francisco and carries a .322 batting average against the Dodgers.
"It's always a good time coming here. I've been here a few more
times than any other ballpark. Maybe this one and our home stadium
is about the same. It's always fun."
In the bottom of the fourth, Puig smacked the first pitch -- an 84
mph slider -- from Chen for a home run to left to tie the score at
1. The homer was Puig's second of the season.
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Two batters later, Thompson hit his first homer of the year into the
left field bleachers for a 2-1 Los Angeles advantage.
Stanton's RBI double to right, scoring Christian Yelich, knotted the
score at 2 with two outs in the fifth. Stanton's hit occurred after
Yasmani Grandal, who was filling in for Adrian Gonzalez at first
base, failed to get under a foul ball off the right fielder's bat.
"That is tough," Stripling said. "It's never what you want, to give
a guy like him a second or third chance in one (at-bat), especially
when I've already thrown the kitchen sink at him and he's seen
everything I have and there's a runner in scoring position. I made a
bad pitch after that, and even thinking in my head I need to make a
perfect pitch here because he's seen everything I have, and it's a
big situation. I still didn't get the cutter to the outside corner,
and he was all over it."
NOTES: Marlins OF Giancarlo Stanton was batting .304 with 54 home
runs and 145 RBIs in 163 career games against National League West
teams entering the contest. Stanton also had a .662 slugging
percentage against the NL West, which led all active players. ...
Former Dodger and now radio broadcaster Rick Monday threw out the
first ceremonial pitch to commemorate the 40-year anniversary of him
snatching a flag from two protesters on the field at Dodger Stadium.
... Dodgers 1B Adrian Gonzalez and INF Chase Utley got the day off
from the starting lineup. Utley entered the game as a pinch hitter
in the seventh and remained in the game. Gonzalez struck out as a
pinch hitter. ... Dodgers LHP Luis Avilan was optioned to Triple-A
Oklahoma City to make room for RHP Louis Coleman, who was activated
from the bereavement list after missing four games due to the death
of his grandfather. ... Marlins RHP Tom Koehler (1-2, 4.80 ERA) will
face Dodgers LHP Clayton Kershaw (2-0, 1.50 ERA) on Tuesday.
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