Miami @ Los Angeles preview

Last Meeting ( May 14, 2014 ) Miami 13, LA Dodgers 3

The Los Angeles Dodgers attempt to extend their winning streak to four games when they begin a seven-game homestand with the opener of a three-game series against the Miami Marlins on Monday. Los Angeles routed Milwaukee in the finale of their four-game set before sweeping an abbreviated two-game series at Colorado to finish its road trip with a 4-2 record.

The Dodgers completed the trek with a 9-5 comeback victory on Sunday as Adrian Gonzalez delivered a three-run double in the fifth inning to forge a 5-5 tie before capping a four-run eighth with a sacrifice fly. While Los Angeles returns to the comforts of home, Miami continues its 10-game road trip during which it has gone 3-4 thus far. The Marlins dropped the rubber match of a three-game set in San Francisco on Sunday, losing 3-2 as closer Steve Cishek squandered a one-run lead in the ninth by issuing a two-out, bases-loaded walk before yielding the winning RBI single by Matt Duffy. The Dodgers and Marlins are meeting for the first time since pulling off a seven-player trade in December that featured Dee Gordon, who returned from a two-game absence due to a tight hamstring to go 2-for-4 on Sunday and raise his major league-leading average to .439.

TV: 10:10 p.m. ET, FSN Florida (Miami), SportsNet LA (Los Angeles)

PITCHING MATCHUP: Marlins RH Tom Koehler (2-3, 5.18 ERA) vs. Dodgers RH Zack Greinke (5-0, 1.56)

Koehler was unable to toss another gem against the Nationals on Wednesday, as he was tagged for five runs and seven hits - including three homers by Bryce Harper - over six innings in Washington after working 7 1/3 scoreless frames versus his National League East rivals at home on April 25. The 28-year-old has struggled on the road this season, going 1-2 with an 8.59 ERA in three outings. Koehler owns the same record in three career starts against Los Angeles but a much lower ERA (3.45).

Koehler will need to raise his game as he opposes Greinke, who is coming off a masterful outing at Milwaukee on Tuesday in which he allowed an unearned run on two hits and two walks over 7 2/3 innings. It was the fifth consecutive victory for the 31-year-old Greinke - and sixth time in as many turns this season he has yielded three runs or fewer. The native of Florida has yet to lose to the Marlins in his career, going 3-0 with a 3.97 ERA in six games (five starts).

WALK-OFFS

1. Marlins OF Giancarlo Stanton received Sunday off as he is mired in a 4-for-25 slump but will be back in the lineup for the series opener as he is a .333 (31-for-93) career hitter against the Dodgers.

2. Gordon is riding a 13-game hitting streak during which he has posted 10 multi-hit performances. He has gone hitless in just three of his 29 games this season.

3. Los Angeles OF Yasiel Puig, who aggravated a hamstring injury on Friday during a rehab assignment with Single-A Rancho Cucamonga, will undergo an MRI exam on Monday. Manager Don Mattingly originally stated the test was to take place Sunday.

PREDICTION: Dodgers 5, Marlins 1