Rangers come back to bounce Dodgers, 8-4
Ohtani hits 36th homer as Angels down Pirates
ARLINGTON, Texas — The Texas Rangers were missing two injured All-Star sluggers and facing the prospect of getting swept in a matchup of division leaders when Max Muncy hit a first-inning grand slam for the Los Angeles Dodgers.
Naturally, the surprise team in the AL West rallied to match the best 100-game start in franchise history.
Jonah Heim and Leody Taveras each had a two-run double, and Martín Pérez answered Muncy’s slam with five scoreless innings as the Rangers avoided a three-game sweep with an 8-4 win Sunday.
“The thing I liked about it, we lost the first two games and we get down four runs,” manager Bruce Bochy said. “We answered back right away.”
The NL West-leading Dodgers were coming off 11-5 and 16-3 victories in their first two games at Globe Life Field since winning the neutral-site 2020 World Series there when Muncy lined his 24th homer into the seats in right field off Pérez.
ORIOLES 5, RAYS 3: In St. Petersburg, Fla., Gunnar Henderson and Ryan O’Hearn homered as AL East-leading Baltimore beat Tampa Bay on Sunday to take three of four in a weekend series.
The Orioles have a two-game lead over the Rays after winning for the 12th time in 15 games.
ANGELS 7, PIRATES 5: In Anaheim, Calif., Shohei Ohtani hit his major league-leading 36th homer in the two-way superstar’s final home game before the trade deadline, and the Angels wrapped up a strong homestand.
YANKEES 8, ROYALS 5: In New York, Anthony Rizzo hit his first home run since May 20 and went 4 for 4 as the Yankees completed their third series sweep of the season.
BRAVES 4, BREWERS 2: In Milwaukee, Atlanta star Ozzie Albies hit a three-run homer in the eighth inning, ending Milwaukee’s run of bullpen dominance.
Albies’ 407-foot shot to left-center on a first-pitch sinker from Elvis Peguero (1-3) ended a string of 28 2/3 consecutive scoreless innings by Brewers relievers.
BLUE JAYS 4, MARINERS 3: In Seattle, pinch-hitter Santiago Espinal singled home the tiebreaking run in the seventh inning, and Toronto closer Jordan Romano escaped a ninth-inning jam.
PHILLIES 8, GUARDIANS 5 (10 innings): In Cleveland, Bryce Harper drove in the go-ahead run with a 10th-inning single and flashed more solid defense in his second career start at first base, leading Philadelphia to the victory.
NATIONALS 6, GIANTS 1: In Washington, Lane Thomas matched a Nationals record with four stolen bases, and Washington recorded its first series sweep in nearly two years.
REDS 7, DIAMONDBACKS 3: In Cincinnati, Elly De La Cruz hit his first career leadoff homer and Nick Senzel connected for a two-run shot, helping the Reds finish the three-game sweep.
CUBS 7, CARDINALS 2: In Chicago, Cody Bellinger homered and drove in three runs for the Cubs, and Jameson Taillon pitched into the sixth inning.
MARLINS 3, ROCKIES 2 (10 innings): In Miami, Luis Arraez singled home the winning run with the bases loaded in the 10th inning, and the Marlins ended an eight-game losing streak.
TWINS 5, WHITE SOX 4 (12 innings): In Minneapolis, Ryan Jeffers hit a two-out RBI single in the 12th inning to cap a late rally by the Twins that secured a series sweep over the White Sox.
ASTROS 3, ATHLETICS 2: In Oakland, Calif., Mauricio Dubón homered with two outs in the ninth inning, lifting Houston to the victory.
TIGERS 3, PADRES 1: In Detroit, Spencer Torkelson and Andy Ibañez homered, and the Tigers avoided a weekend sweep.
Alex Faedo (2-4), who entered with a 6.98 ERA, pitched six shutout innings for Detroit. The right-hander allowed one hit and walked four.
RED SOX 6, METS 1: In Boston, Rafael Devers went 2-for-3 at the plate and hit his 24th home run of the year, a solo shot in the seventh, as Boston took two out of three from New York.
At 53-47, the Red Sox are now tied with the Yankees for last place in the AL East. Both teams are 8.5 games back of division-leading Baltimore with the trade deadline looming.