Greinke’s bat helps Dodgers beat Phillies 10

A day before one of the more anticipated regular-season matchups of the season, the Los Angeles Dodgers must first complete a series against the host Philadelphia Phillies with a rubber match Thursday afternoon. But that said, “I don’t think I’ve ever seen it before”, he said. I don’t know if he was just used to playing less games in Cuba.

“Today, I was really mad after that first inning, so more motivation to try and get some hits”, Greinke said.

“It was cool”, he said. Greinke also made a slight adjustment on the mound after the troublesome first inning. Greinke fielded his squibber, but threw it over Adrian Gonzalez’s head, fueling a cascade of bad events that put the Dodgers in the early 5-3 hole.

Despite having the best record since the All-Star break, Philadelphia still has the worst record in baseball at 42-67. That they had runners at second and third with no outs within the third and failed to attain. Buchanan allowed seven earned runs and 10 hits, both tying career-highs. The Dodgers’ offensive attack came mostly in the first inning on one swing when the enigmatic Yasiel Puig drilled a fat curveball that Harang hung on the inside corner and jerked it out down the left-field line for a three-run homer to give Los Angeles the lead.

The Phillies appeared to take a 3-2 lead in the seventh when Ruiz raced home from second base when the ball slipped out of Wood’s hand on his delivery to the plate. With two outs, Puig broke from third base on a pitch in the dirt – even as the batter, Jimmy Rollins, signalled him to hold at third.

Bolstering what is turning into one of the more impressive rookie seasons in Phillies history, Franco’s go-ahead grand slam ignited the 28,000-plus. “He did a good job”, Dodgers manager Don Mattingly said. “This game he likes to play”. He does not feel sorry for himself.

The ovation got louder and then Rollins had to step out of the box, do a 360-degree turn to acknowledge the fans, and only then did the umpire allow the game to continue.

Right-hander Carlos Frias was placed on the seven-day DL at Triple-A Oklahoma City and will have additional tests on his lower back after feeling renewed discomfort during his start Wednesday night.

Rollins, who was traded last December, is the franchise’s all-time hits leader and helped the Phillies capture the 2008 World Series title. Maikel Franco singled, took second on a Greinke wild pitch and scored on a Brown basehit to tug Philadelphia again inside 7-6.

Lowrie aided the Oakland comeback with a throwing error at third base.

The Braves led 8-5 in the fifth against Adam Conley after Joey Terdoslavich’s RBI triple and Garcia’s fifth homer.

Pinch-hitter Carl Crawford had an RBI double for the Dodgers in the eighth. Against a team like the Phillies, you can sometimes get away with that, but leaving the bases loaded and scoring no runs in three consecutive innings won’t cut it down the stretch. His batting average went from.

McKirahan (1-0) got the win despite giving up three hits, three runs, one walk and striking out one in the eighth inning.

Dodgers’ first-round draft pick Walker Buehler (24th overall), underwent Tommy John surgery to fix a torn UCL in his right elbow. Friday, the team will activate second baseman Chase Utley off the disabled list and select left-hander Adam Loewen’s contract from Lehigh Valley.

Ellis was seeing his first action since July 19. The Phillies went on to win the game 6-2. He’s 4-7 in 13 career starts vs. the Dodgers.