Yoshinobu Yamamoto, Los Angeles Dodgers cruise past Philadelphia Phillies

Rookies Ryan Ward and Alex Freeland each hit home runs in the fourth inning and the Los Angeles Dodgers pulled away for a 9-1 victory over the visiting Philadelphia Phillies on Sunday.

Right-hander Yoshinobu Yamamoto had a season-high 10 strikeouts over 5 1/3 scoreless innings as the Dodgers rebounded from a loss on Saturday to improve to 14-3 since May 13.

Max Muncy also hit a home run for Los Angeles.

Ward's home run was the first of his career in his third major league game, which was also his home debut.

Bryson Stott hit a home run as the Phillies lost two of three at Los Angeles following a three-game sweep at San Diego.

Rookie right-hander Andrew Painter (1-6) was tagged for four runs on seven hits in a season-low 3 1/3 innings.

Phillies catcher J.T. Realmuto departed the game in the fourth inning, one inning after he was hit in the left wrist by a 97-mph fastball from Yamamoto.

Freeland, who was recalled last week, gave the Dodgers a 1-0 lead in the second inning on an RBI double.

Los Angeles made it 2-0 in the third on an RBI single from Kyle Tucker that hit off the first-base bag and hopped into right field.

Ward's home run, to the back of the Phillies' bullpen in right field, came as the leadoff hitter in the fourth.

The 28-year-old, who has 156 minor league home runs in seven seasons, made his long-awaited major league debut April 19 and was recalled again Friday.

Two batters after Ward went deep, Freeland also hit a home run to right field for a 4-0 lead, his third.

The Phillies had runners on second and third with one out against Yamamoto in fifth, but Kyle Schwarber and Trea Turner struck out.

The Dodgers made it 6-0 in their half of the fifth on a pinch-hit single from Alex Call, who was hitting for Ward.

Freddie Freeman had a pair of late sacrifice flies and Muncy hit a solo shot, his 14th homer this season, in the seventh.

Stott hit his home run to lead off the ninth.

--Field Level Media