Kyle Tucker's grand slam helps Dodgers beat Marlins 6-2 for 8th straight win

Kyle Tucker hit his sixth career grand slam and fell a double shy of the cycle as the Los Angeles Dodgers beat the Miami Marlins 6-2 on Friday night to stretch their season-best winning streak to eight gamesByALANIS THAMES AP sports writerSeptember 11, 2026, 10:10 PMMIAMI -- Kyle Tucker hit his sixth career grand slam and fell a double shy of the cycle as the Los Angeles Dodgers beat the Miami Marlins 6-2 on Friday night to stretch their season-best winning streak to eight games.Tucker connected on a 1-1 sweeper from reliever Cade Gibson for a 6-1 lead in the seventh. He singled in the first and tripled in the sixth.Max Muncy had three hits and a walk and Will Smith added a run-scoring single for the NL West-leading Dodgers.Blake Snell (4-1) allowed one run and struck out eight while scattering four hits over 5 2/3 innings.After the Dodgers took a 2-0 lead on Smith's RBI single, Agustín Ramírez hit a run-scoring double that narrowed it to 2-1. Victor Vodnik began the seventh by quickly retiring Alex Freeland and Enrique Hernández but walked Tommy Edman and Mookie Betts and allowed a single to Muncy to load the bases, setting up Tucker's drive to right-center off Gibson.Otto Lopez had four hits and Javier Sanoja tripled and singled for the Marlins, who have lost seven of eight and four straight. Starter Ryan Gusto (1-5) allowed two runs on five hits. The right-hander walked three and struck out three.Pinch-hitter Owen Caissie's sacrifice fly tacked on another run for the Marlins in the eighth.Popular ReadsThe Dodgers took a 1-0 lead on Tucker’s deep sacrifice fly that drove in Edman as “Let’s go Dodgers” chants erupted from the crowd of 29,370 at Miami’s loanDepot park.Top prospect Josue De Paula went 1-for-3 in his major league debut after being called up to fill the roster spot of Shohei Ohtani, who went on the 15-day injured list Thursday with right biceps inflammation.Dodgers RHP Tyler Glasnow (4-0, 3.12 ERA) was set to start Saturday against Marlins RHP Tyler Phillips (5-6, 3.51).___See AP’s full MLB coverage hereSponsored Content by Taboola