Marlins complete sweep behind Fernandez

LOS ANGELES — Kenta Maeda looked like he was going to turn in another excellent start, but that trajectory was interrupted by a seventh-inning rally that helped the Marlins to a 5-3 win and a four-game sweep of Don Mattingly’s former team.

With one out and Maeda cruising with a 2-1 lead, J.T. Realmuto and Adeiny Hechavarria hit back-to-back singles to put men in scoring position. After a strikeout of Derek Dietrich, Dee Gordon belted an opposite-field single that allowed Realmuto to beat a Carl Crawford throw home and tie the game. That prompted Dave Roberts to pull Maeda, and Pedro Baez allowed two more of Maeda’s baserunners to score.

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The loss is the first in Maeda’s MLB career and the four runs allowed are a career high, raising his ERA to 1.41. Meanwhile, Jose Fernandez looked strong in six innings, striking out eight and allowing five hits and two runs.

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