Dodgers rookies Ward and Freeland homer, Yamamoto strikes out 10 in 9-1 win over Phillies
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Doug Padilla
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Summary
The Dodgers defeated the Philadelphia Phillies 9-1, winning their fifth consecutive series. Rookie Ryan Ward hit his first major-league home run, a blast into the bullpen in right field. Fellow rookie Alex Freeland also homered from the bottom of the order. Yoshinobu Yamamoto delivered a dominant start, striking out 10 over 5⅓ scoreless innings.
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The left-handed hitting masher went deep into the bullpen in right field, helping the Dodgers to a 9-1 victory over the Philadelphia Phillies and a fifth consecutive series win.
Ward was not the only Dodgers rookie to go deep.
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