LOS ANGELES – LOS ANGELES (AP) — Teoscar Hernandez hit a tiebreaking two-run home run in the third inning, Shohei Ohtani went deep in the eighth and the Los Angeles Dodgers defeated the Philadelphia Phillies 5-3 on Monday night in a showdown between the NL division leaders.
Tyler Glasnow (9-6) struck out nine and gave up three runs and four hits in six innings. The right-hander recorded a career-high 164 strikeouts on the season.
Glasnow retired the team in order four times, including Kyle Schwarber, Trea Turner and Bryce Harper on strikeouts in the first.
“I felt a little out of step,” Glasnow said. “The positive thing today for me was just ignoring how I feel and trying to attack the zone.”
Harper was hit three times in total as the NL East-leading Phillies lost for the seventh time in eight games after taking a 2-0 lead with two outs in the second. Bryson Stott had an RBI infield single and then scored on a wild pitch by Glasnow.
Freddie Freeman returned to the Dodgers lineup after missing eight games while caring for his sick 3-year-old son. He was 1 in 4 and received a standing ovation before his first at-bat. Harper later greeted Freeman with a hug at first base.
“It was really cool to see people rally around Freddie and the Freeman family,” said Dodgers manager Dave Roberts.
Ohtani added: “It was very moving.”
The NL West-leading Dodgers rallied with four runs in the third. Andy Pages hit an RBI double to the left field corner and Ohtani tied it 2-2 with a sacrifice fly to the warning track in right for his 80th RBI of the season. Hernández followed with his 24th home run to left field for a 4-2 lead over Aaron Nola (11-5).
Daniel Hudson pitched a scoreless ninth to earn his eighth save.
After Schwarber singled, Glasnow was unable to put away Harper with two hits in the sixth, and he doubled down the left field line. Schwarber scored on Alec Bohm’s RBI groundout, pulling the Phillies within 4-3.
Dodgers reliever Anthony Banda pitched a scoreless eighth, leaving Schwarber and Bohm stranded.
Ohtani’s 34th home run extended the Dodgers’ lead to 5-3 beginning in the bottom of the eighth. Center fielder Brandon Marsh made a futile leap into the wall as Ohtani walked back to first, apparently to make sure he had touched base before completing his home run jog.
“Just being able to give yourself breathing room at the end of the game is really key to winning,” Ohtani said through an interpreter.
The Dodgers ended a four-game skid against the Phillies, which was their longest active streak against any opponent. They were defeated in three games in Philadelphia last month, with Nola winning one of the games.
“He made more mistakes than he did in Philadelphia,” Roberts said.
Will Smith and Kiké Hernández were the only Dodgers hitless.
TRAINER’S ROOM
Phillies: C Garrett Stubbs fouled his right shin in the fifth but remained in the game.
Dodgers: RHP Brusdar Graterol (right shoulder inflammation) has been activated from 60-day IL. … RHP Blake Treinen (left hip discomfort) went to IL. … RHP Walker Buehler (hip) threw a bullpen session and will pitch for Triple-A Oklahoma City on Thursday before returning to the lineup.
NEXT
Phillies: LHP Cristopher Sánchez (7-7, 3.36 ERA) seeks his second career win against the Dodgers.
Dodgers: LHP Clayton Kershaw (0-1, 5.87) makes his third start of the season after lasting just 3 2/3 innings against San Diego last week. He is 4-6 with a 2.76 ERA in 17 career starts against the Phillies.
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