SHOHEI Ohtani, Freddie Freeman, Teoscar Hernandez and Jason Heyward homered in a seven-run sixth inning and the Los Angeles Dodgers rolled to a 15-2 victory over the visiting Texas Rangers on Tuesday (Wednesday in Manila).
Will Smith added a three-run home run, Mookie Betts hit a three-run double, and James Paxton (6-1) gave up one run over six innings as the Dodgers improved to 9-4 following a season-worst, five-game losing streak late last month.
Ezequiel Duran hit a home run as the Rangers lost for the fifth time in seven games. Texas starter Dane Dunning (4-5) gave up six runs over 3 2/3 innings, while Grant Anderson yielded all seven runs in the sixth inning while recording two outs.
The last time the Dodgers hit four home runs in an inning was on September 29, 2021.
In other games, it was the Rays 5, Cubs 2; Padres 4, A’s 3; Yankees 10, Royals 1; Orioles 4, Braves 0; Diamondbacks 9, Angels 4; Phillies 4, Red Sox 1; Blue Jays 3, Brewers 0; Marlins 4, Mets 2; Rockies 5, Twins 4; Astros 3, Giants 1; Guardians 5, Reds 3; Pirates 2, Cardinals 1; Mariners 4, White Sox 3; and Nationals 5, Tigers 4 (10 innings).
Rays 5, Cubs 2
Brandon Lowe crushed a walk-off, three-run homer with two outs in the ninth inning as Tampa Bay rallied and broke a four-game losing streak with a win over Chicago in St. Petersburg, Florida.
With the Rays down 2-1 and Cubs closer Hector Neris (6-1) on the mound, Jose Caballero slashed a one-out single to knock in Richie Palacios, who led off the ninth with a double. On a 3-2 splitter from Neris, Lowe rocked his third homer for his fourth career walk-off hit and Rays’ fifth this season.
Chris Devenski (2-1) tossed a perfect ninth for Tampa Bay.
