Will Smith and David Peralta hit first-inning home runs, Tony Gonsolin went six scoreless innings and the Los Angeles Dodgers earned a 5-1 victory against the visiting Chicago White Sox on Tuesday.
Gonsolin (4-1) gave up two hits with six strikeouts as the Dodgers returned from a disappointing 2-4 road trip to Cincinnati and Philadelphia with the victory in the opener of a three-game series and a six-game homestand.
White Sox starter Lance Lynn (4-7) recovered from a wobbly first inning with four scoreless before he was charged with a run in the sixth. In giving up five runs (four earned) in five-plus innings, Lynn has now given up a combined 18 runs over his last three starts following a three-start winning streak.
Yasmani Grandal had a ninth-inning sacrifice fly for the White Sox, who dropped their third consecutive game following a 6-1 run and fell in the opener of a six-game road trip that includes a visit to Seattle. Chicago was playing in its first game at Los Angeles since 2017.
The Dodgers' productive opening inning started with a one-out walk to Freddie Freeman before Smith pulled a home run to left field on his bobblehead night for a 2-0 lead. It was his 10th of the season. After Jason Heyward hit a single, Peralta hit a two-out home run for a 4-0 lead.
The Dodgers put two aboard in the sixth before Lynn was replaced by left-hander Garrett Crochet. An error by White Sox third baseman Yoan Moncada loaded the bases before a sacrifice fly from Miguel Vargas gave Los Angeles a 5-0 lead.
The White Sox prevented a sixth Dodgers run in the seventh inning when right fielder Clint Frazier threw out Mookie Betts at the plate following a single by rookie Jonny Deluca, whose hit came in his first home at-bat.
The Dodgers improved to a National League-best 21-10 at home, while ending a two-game losing streak in their own park.
--Field Level Media
Chi. White Sox | LA Dodgers | |
Lance Lynn | Player | Tony Gonsolin |
Loss | W/L | Win |
5.0 | IP | 6.0 |
6 | Strikeouts | 6 |
6 | Hits | 2 |
7.20 | ERA | 0.00 |
Chi. White Sox | LA Dodgers | |
Andrew Vaughn | Player | Jason Heyward |
2 | Hits | 2 |
0 | RBI | 0 |
0 | HR | 0 |
3 | TB | 2 |
.500 | Avg | .667 |
Team | Hits | HR | TB | Avg | LOB | K | RBI | BB | SB | Errors |
Chi. White Sox | 3 | 0 | 4 | .097 | 12 | 10 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
LA Dodgers | 8 | 2 | 15 | .258 | 13 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 1 |