Rangers beat Dodgers in L.A.
The Texas Rangers recorded a win against the Los Angeles Dodgers in Los Angeles over the weekend, a result highlighted in social posts. (Highlights and game clips were shared from the matchup on MLB‑linked social accounts.) (x.com)
Texas beat Los Angeles 5-2 at Dodger Stadium on Sunday, April 12, behind six innings from Jacob deGrom to avoid a three-game sweep. (espn.com) Shohei Ohtani opened the game with a leadoff home run on deGrom’s first pitch, his fifth homer of the season and his second straight leadoff shot. DeGrom then held the Dodgers to one run on four hits with nine strikeouts and three walks. (espn.com) Evan Carter tied it with a home run off Roki Sasaki, and Josh Smith’s run-scoring single put Texas ahead 2-1 in the third inning. Brandon Nimmo added two runs batted in, and Jakob Junis finished the game for his third save. (espn.com) The Dodgers still took the weekend series after an 8-7 win on Friday, while Sunday’s result left Los Angeles at 11-4 and Texas at 8-7. The April 12 crowd was 48,530, and the game lasted three hours. (baseball-reference.com) For Texas, the game turned on deGrom settling in after Ohtani’s first-pitch homer and on Sasaki’s shorter outing. Sasaki was charged with two runs over four innings, allowing five hits and five walks while striking out six. (espn.com) Ohtani’s homer also extended his on-base streak to 46 games, which ESPN said was the fifth-longest in Dodgers history. Kyle Tucker drove in the Dodgers’ second run with a single in the seventh, but Los Angeles did not score again. (espn.com) The game also featured the automated ball-strike challenge system, with Texas catcher Danny Jansen overturning four of his five challenges to plate umpire Charlie Ramos’ calls. Major League Baseball has been testing that review system in spring training settings and selected regular-season contexts. (espn.com) Texas moved on Monday to open a four-game series at the Athletics, with Nathan Eovaldi listed as the Rangers’ next starter. Los Angeles returned home Monday to face the New York Mets with Justin Wrobleski scheduled to start. (espn.com)
