LOS ANGELES (AP) — After floundering for the first month of the season, Kenta Maeda found his form Friday night.
Maeda threw seven solid innings to lead the Los Angeles Dodgers over the Philadelphia Phillies 5-3. Maeda (2-2) entered with an 8.05 ERA and had failed to reach the sixth inning in any of his four previous starts.
The second-year right-hander struck out a season-high eight and limited Philadelphia to five hits, a walk and two runs as Los Angeles snapped the Phillies’ six-game winning streak.
“It was great to see Kenta throw the way he did tonight,” Dodgers manager Dave Roberts said.