Recap: Max Muncy’s walkoff grand slam lifts Dodgers to a 10-6 victory

Ninth inning

Phillies: Kyle Schwarber grounded to second. Brusdar Graterol replaced Caleb Ferguson on the mound. Trea Turner hit a high chopper to short. Rojas ran in, barehanded it and threw Turner out at first. Great play. Bryce Harper singled to left. Nick Castellanos walked. Bryson Stott singled to left, scoring Haprer. Alec Bohm struck out swinging.

Dodgers: Right-hander Craig Kimbrel now pitching for the Phillies. Chris Taylor singled to center. Taylor stole second. Mookie Betts struck out looking. Freddie Freeman was walked intentionally. Will Smith walked, loading the bases. Max Muncy homered to right for a grand slam and the victory.

Final score: Dodgers 10, Phillies 6

Eighth inning

Phillies: Caleb Ferguson now pitching for the Dodgers. Brandon Marsh struck out swinging. Edmundo Sosa flied to right. Garrett Stubbs popped to short.

Dodgers: Left-hander José Alvarado now pitching for the Phillies. Max Muncy fouled to third. Miguel Rojas, batting for Jason Heyward, singled to left. James Outman doubled to left, Rojas to third. Miguel Vargas grounded to short. The infield was in, and Rojas was thrown out at home. It looked like Stubbs was illegally blocking home plate. The Dodgers challenged, but were unsuccessful. It looked very similar to the way Austin Wynns was blocking the plate last week, and that was called an illegal block. Vargas took second on defensive indifference, which made no sense because on the next pitch, Austin Barnes, batting for David Peralta, singled to left, scoring both runners and giving the Dodgers the lead. With Chris Taylor at the plate, Barnes was caught stealing.

Score after eight: Dodgers 6, Phillies 5

Seventh inning

Phillies: Bryce Harper walked. Nick Castellanos struck out swinging. Bryson Stott grounded to short, forcing Harper. Alec Bohm flied to right.

Dodgers: David Peralta fouled to first. Chris Taylor tripled to right. Right-hander Seranthony Dominguez now pitching for the Phillies, replacing Aaron Nola. Mookie Betts walked. Freddie Freeman flied to deep right, scoring Taylor. Will Smith struck out swinging.

Score after seven: Phillies 5, Dodgers 4

Sixth inning

Phillies: Garrett Stubbs struck out swinging. Kyle Schwarber struck out swinging. Yency Almonte replaced Victor González. Trea Turner struck out looking.

Dodgers: Jason Heyward struck out looking. James Outman flied to left. Miguel Vargas struck out swinging.

Score after six: Phillies 5, Dodgers 3

Fifth inning

Phillies: Victor González is now pitching for the Dodgers. Alec Bohm grounded to short. Brandon Marsh was hit by a pitch. Edmundo Sosa grounded into a 5-4-3 double play.

Dodgers: Freddie Freeman grounded to second. Will Smith grounded to short. Max Muncy flied to center.

Score after five: Phillies 5, Dodgers 3

Fourth inning

Phillies: Trea Turner flied to left. Bryce Harper singled to right. Nick Castellanos struck out swinging. Bryson Stott flied to center.

Dodgers: Jason Heyward grounded to second. James Outman doubled to right. Miguel Vargas homered to center. David Peralta singled to center. Chris Taylor struck out swinging. Peralta stole second. Mookie Betts flied to center.

Score after four: Phillies 5, Dodgers 3

Third inning

Phillies: Trea Turner grounded to short. Bryce Harper doubled to left. Nick Castellanos doubled to left, scoring Harper. Bryson Stott grounded to first, Castellanos to third. Alec Bohm singled to right-center, scoring Castellanos. Brandon Marsh hit a grounder to short. Chris Taylor made a diving stop, but Marsh beat the throw. First and second, two out. Edmundo Sosa singled to center, Bohm scoring, Marsh to third. Not exactly the debut Gavin Stone was hoping for. Garrett Stubbs laid down a perfect bunt, everyone safe, Marsh scoring. Kyle Schwarber lined to first.

Dodgers: David Peralta singled to right. Chris Taylor was hit by a pitch. Mookie Betts singled to left, scoring Peralta, Taylor to second. Freddie Freeman flied to center. Will Smith flied to left. Max Muncy struck out swinging.

Score after three: Phillies 5, Dodgers 1

Second inning

Phillies: Edmundo Sosa grounded to short. Garrett Stubbs flied to left. Kyle Schwarber grounded to first.

Dodgers: Jason Heyward grounded to second. James Outman grounded to second. Miguel Vargas flied to left.

Score after two: Phillies 1, Dodgers 0

First inning

Phillies: Kyle Schwarber lined to right. Trea Turner doubled. Bryce Harper walked. Nick Castellanos grounded to third, everyone safe on Max Muncy’s error. Bases loaded, one out. Bryson Stott flied to center, Turner scoring. Alec Bohm walked, loading the bases with two out. Brandon Marsh grounded to second.

Dodgers: Mookie Betts grounded to short. Freddie Freeman doubled to right. Will Smith lined to right. Max Muncy struck out looking.

Score after one: Phillies 1, Dodgers 0

Last year, Alex Vesia was the most trusted left-handed reliever in the Dodgers bullpen.

This year, barely a month into the campaign, he failed to hold onto to any major-league spot.

In the corresponding move for Gavin Stone’s promotion on Wednesday, the Dodgers option Vesia to triple A Oklahoma City.

It was a sensible move. After posting a 2.15 ERA in 63 appearances last year, Vesia had struggled mightily in 13 outings this campaign.

He had a 7.84 ERA and stunning 2.806 walks and hits per innings. He was struggling to land his trademark slider, and seemed at times to have problems adjusting to quickened pace of MLB’s new pitch clock.

Manager Dave Roberts said the team is still probably at their best with an effective Vesia available at the back end of games. But his struggles had become so pronounced — especially with fellow left-handers Caleb Ferguson and Victor González getting off to strong starts this year — the club decision a demotion back to the minors was the best course forward.

“He just wasn’t as consistent as we need him to be, as we’ve seen him,� Roberts said. “Right now, he just needs to catch his breath ... [and try] to get him back to being the pitcher that we know he’s capable of.�

Dodgers pitcher Gavin Stone is set to make his MLB debut after a quick rise through the minor-league system.

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The first time Dodgers minor league pitching director Rob Hill saw Gavin Stone in person, he had a similar impression as most.

The right-hander was undersized, his slight frame belying a generous 6-foot-1, 175-pound listing.

He had a limited college resume, only starting 11 games while serving largely as a reliever at mid-major Central Arkansas.

And he was selected in the fifth and final round of the pandemic-shortened 2020 MLB draft, so Stone didn’t pop at first glance the same way some other, more highly-touted Dodgers prospects did.

“Everyone, to a man, was like, ‘Dude, he’s really small. Really small,’� Hill recalled. “And the first time I laid eyes on him in spring in 2021, I was like, ‘Whoa. OK. Yeah.’�

The more time Hill and the Dodgers spent around Stone, however, the more they recognized all the other attributes that made the pitcher a potential star.

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The starting lineups for today’s Dodgers-Phillies game.

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Julio Urías snapped off a slurve. Bryce Harper swung through it. And Dodger Stadium organist Dieter Rhule immediately pounded his keys.

As Harper returned to the dugout, the catchy “Welcome Back� theme song echoed around Chavez Ravine.

It was directed toward Harper, who was making his season debut Tuesday night just six months after an offseason Tommy John surgery.

The jingle, however, worked as a fitting tune for Urías’ performance in the Dodgers’ 13-1 win over the Philadelphia Phillies too.

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Here’s a look at the Dodgers TV schedule for the 2023 regular season. All times and broadcast/streaming options are subject to change.