Shohei Ohtani, Freddie Freeman, Teoscar Hernández and Jason Heyward homered in a seven-run sixth inning as the Los Angeles Dodgers routed the defending World Series champion Texas Rangers 15-2.
Shohei Ohtani, Freddie Freeman, Teoscar Hernández and Jason Heyward homered in a seven-run sixth inning and the Los Angeles Dodgers routed the defending World Series champion Texas Rangers 15-2 on Tuesday night.Will Smith blasted a three-run shot in the first, giving the Dodgers a lead they never relinquished in the opener of the interleague series. Their 15 runs were a season high.James Paxton allowed one run and two hits, tying a season low, in six innings.
Anderson was battered for seven runs and six hits against no strikeouts in two-thirds of an inning when the Dodgers batted around in the sixth."These games aren't fun," Rangers manager Bruce Bochy said. "This is a tough team. You get behind them, they'll make you pay for it."Betts had a two-out, three-run double in the fourth and Gavin Lux added a RBI single in the fifth.The Rangers used catcher Andrew Knizner in his second career pitching stint.
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