Major League Baseball
LA Dodgers 5, Philadelphia 3
When: 10:10 PM ET, Monday, August 5, 2024
Where: Dodger Stadium, Los Angeles, California
Temperature: 82°
Umpires: Home - Marvin Hudson, 1B - Hunter Wendelstedt, 2B - Brock Ballou, 3B - Nick Mahrley
Attendance: 48178

Teoscar Hernandez and Shohei Ohtani homered as the Los Angeles Dodgers celebrated the return of Freddie Freeman with a 5-3 victory over the visiting Philadelphia Phillies on Monday.

Freeman had a hit in four at-bats after missing the previous eight games to be with his 3-year-old son, who was dealing with an autoimmune syndrome that caused temporary paralysis and necessitated the use of a breathing machine.

Right-hander Tyler Glasnow (9-6) gave up three runs on five hits over six innings with nine strikeouts and no walks as Los Angeles moved a half a game behind the National League-best Phillies. Glasnow now has a career-best 164 strikeouts.

Austin Hays had two hits for the Phillies, who lost for the seventh time in their past eight games. Philadelphia is 1-3 on a 10-game road trip.

Right-hander Aaron Nola (11-5) allowed four runs on eight hits over six innings as Philadelphia lost the fourth consecutive game he has started. He fanned four without issuing a walk.

The Phillies took a 2-0 lead in the second inning when Bryson Stott had an RBI single and later scored on a Glasnow wild pitch.

The Dodgers broke through for a four-run third inning. Jason Heyward and Andy Pages opened the frame with back-to-back doubles for a run. An Ohtani sacrifice fly made it 2-2 before Hernandez hit a two-run home run down the left field line, his 24th of the season.

The Phillies pulled to within a run in the sixth inning when Alec Bohm's groundout scored Kyle Schwarber. Ohtani's leadoff home run in the eighth, his NL-leading 34th on the season, built a two-run Los Angeles cushion.

Dodgers relievers Michael Kopech and Anthony Banda followed Glasnow with a scoreless inning each, and Daniel Hudson pitched a scoreless ninth for his eighth save.

Freeman received a standing ovation in advance of his at-bat in the first inning, and he waved to the crowd while tapping his chest in appreciation. He even appeared to wipe away a tear before striking out. Freeman singled in the third inning and received a hug at first base from the Phillies' Bryce Harper.

--Field Level Media

Top Game Performances
Starting Pitchers
Philadelphia   LA Dodgers
Aaron Nola Player Tyler Glasnow
Loss W/L Win
6.0 IP 6.0
4 Strikeouts 9
8 Hits 5
6.00 ERA 4.50
Hitting
Philadelphia   LA Dodgers
Nick Castellanos Player Shohei Ohtani
2 Hits 2
0 RBI 2
0 HR 1
4 TB 6
.500 Avg .667
Team Stats Summary
 
Team Hits HR TB Avg LOB K RBI BB SB Errors
Philadelphia 8 0 11 .229 12 12 2 1 0 0
LA Dodgers 9 2 19 .300 7 5 5 0 1 0