Hill perfect when Puig flies; bid ends vs. ‘pen

MIAMI — The desire to preserve Rich Hill’s health outweighed his quest for perfection. So after seven innings without allowing a baserunner on Saturday, Dodgers manager Dave Roberts made the decision to lift the veteran left-hander.

The Marlins avoided being on the wrong end of history when Jeff Francoeur lined a two-out single to left off Joe Blanton in the eighth, but the night belonged to Hill, who struck out nine over seven perfect frames in the Dodgers’ 5-0 victory at Marlins Park.

Since Hill spent time on the disabled list with blister issues, the Dodgers weren’t taking any chances, even though he befuddled Miami hitters on his 89-pitch night. Miami finished with two hits, as Dee Gordon slapped an infield single in the ninth, and three baserunners.

Joc Pederson belted two home runs as the Dodgers went deep four times on the night to bounce back from Friday’s 4-1 loss.

The Dodgers went on a home run barrage off Miami right-hander Tom Koehler, blasting three in a span of five batters, beginning with Pederson’s two-out solo shot high into the upper deck in right field in the fifth inning. After Howie Kendrick walked to lead off the sixth, Corey Seager blasted a two-run homer and Justin Turner followed with an opposite-field solo knock.

Pederson connected for the second time off Brian Ellington in the seventh inning, marking his fourth career multi-homer game.

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