Rangers Beat Dodgers 5-2, Avoid Series Sweep

LOS ANGELES — The Texas Rangers rallied from an early deficit to defeat the Los Angeles Dodgers 5-2 on Sunday, avoiding a three-game sweep at Dodger Stadium.

Shohei Ohtani gave the Dodgers an immediate 1-0 lead by pulling the first pitch of the game, a 97.9 mph fastball from Jacob deGrom, over the right-center field wall for his second consecutive leadoff home run. The blast marked Ohtani's fifth homer of the season and extended his on-base streak to 46 games, the fifth-longest in franchise history.

DeGrom settled in after the rough start, allowing just that one run over six innings while scattering four hits, striking out nine and walking three. The right-hander improved to 1-0 with a 3.72 ERA and earned his second career regular-season victory against the Dodgers in 13 starts.

Rangers starter Roki Sasaki struggled with his command in his second outing of the year, issuing five walks over four innings. He permitted two runs on five hits, struck out a career-high six and lowered his ERA to 6.23. Evan Carter tied the score at 1-1 in the third with a first-pitch homer to right-center, his second long ball of the series. Former Dodger Joc Pederson then singled with two outs, moved...