Major League Baseball

FINAL
Los Angeles Dodgers 7
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Texas Rangers 2
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Match Report

Dodgers set NL homer mark for month at 57, beat Rangers 7-2

Cody Bellinger and the Los Angeles Dodgers set the National League record for home runs in a month. Now they'll keep pushing for the most series victories to start a season in the majors since 1969.

Full story at ESPN →

Top Performers

LAD

  • Mookie Betts SS H-AB 2-3 · AB 3 · R 0
  • Corey Seager SS H-AB 2-5 · AB 5 · R 1
  • Will Smith C H-AB 1-3 · AB 3 · R 3
  • AJ Pollock OF H-AB 0-4 · AB 4 · R 0

TEX

  • Ronald Guzman 1B H-AB 1-4 · AB 4 · R 0
  • Leody Taveras CF H-AB 2-4 · AB 4 · R 1
  • Jose Trevino C H-AB 0-3 · AB 3 · R 0
  • Jeff Mathis C H-AB 2-3 · AB 3 · R 0

Head to Head

LAD win series 2-1

Injuries

Texas Rangers

  • Corey Seager Out
  • Cal Quantrill 60-Day-IL
  • Jack Leiter 60-Day-IL
  • Cole Winn 60-Day-IL
  • Carter Baumler 60-Day-IL

Los Angeles Dodgers

  • Will Klein 60-Day-IL
  • Eric Lauer 60-Day-IL
  • Gavin Stone 60-Day-IL
  • Jake Cousins 60-Day-IL
  • Ben Casparius 60-Day-IL

Lineups

Confirmed

TEX

  1. Shin-Soo ChooLF17
  2. Nick Solak2B15
  3. Jose TrevinoDH35
  4. Joey GalloRF17
  5. Todd Frazier3B99
  6. Isiah Kiner-FalefaSS2
  7. Ronald Guzman1B84
  8. Leody TaverasCF30
  9. Jeff MathisC45

LAD

  1. Mookie BettsDH50
  2. Corey SeagerSS5
  3. Max Muncy3B13
  4. Cody BellingerCF35
  5. AJ PollockCF16
  6. Joc PedersonRF3
  7. Chris TaylorLF33
  8. Will SmithC16
  9. Gavin Lux2B11

Substitutes

  1. Matt Beaty1B27
  2. Enrique HernandezRF8

Play by Play

  1. Foul Ball 7-2

    Pitch 5 : Strike 2 Foul

    39801 9th Inning
  2. Foul Ball 7-2

    Pitch 1 : Strike 1 Foul

    39801 9th Inning
  3. Foul Ball 7-2

    Pitch 2 : Strike 2 Foul

    39801 9th Inning
  4. Foul Ball 7-2

    Pitch 4 : Strike 2 Foul

    36093 9th Inning
  5. Foul Ball 7-2

    Pitch 5 : Strike 2 Foul

    36093 9th Inning
  6. Foul Ball 7-2

    Pitch 4 : Strike 2 Foul

    36093 9th Inning
  7. Foul Ball 7-2

    Pitch 4 : Strike 2 Foul

    36093 9th Inning
  8. Foul Ball 7-2

    Pitch 3 : Strike 2 Foul

    36093 9th Inning
  9. Foul Ball 7-2

    Pitch 2 : Strike 1 Foul

    36093 9th Inning
  10. Foul Ball 7-2

    Pitch 2 : Strike 2 Foul

    39801 8th Inning
  11. End Batter/Pitcher 7-2
    33089 8th Inning
  12. Play Result 7-2

    Seager singled to deep right, Smith scored, Betts to third.

    33089 8th Inning
  13. Single 7-2

    Pitch 7 : Ball In Play

    33089 8th Inning
  14. Ball 7-2

    Pitch 6 : Ball 3

    33089 8th Inning
  15. Foul Ball 7-2

    Pitch 5 : Strike 2 Foul

    33089 8th Inning
  16. Strike Swinging 7-2

    Pitch 4 : Strike 2 Swinging

    33089 8th Inning
  17. Ball 7-2

    Pitch 3 : Ball 2

    33089 8th Inning
  18. Foul Ball 7-2

    Pitch 2 : Strike 1 Foul

    33089 8th Inning
  19. Ball 7-2

    Pitch 1 : Ball 1

    33089 8th Inning
  20. Foul Ball 6-2

    Pitch 4 : Strike 2 Foul

    33089 8th Inning
  21. Foul Ball 6-2

    Pitch 4 : Strike 2 Foul

    33089 8th Inning
  22. Foul Ball 6-2

    Pitch 4 : Strike 2 Foul

    33104 7th Inning
  23. Foul Ball 6-2

    Pitch 2 : Strike 2 Foul

    33104 7th Inning
  24. Foul Ball 6-2

    Pitch 4 : Strike 2 Foul

    33104 7th Inning
  25. Foul Ball 6-2

    Pitch 3 : Strike 2 Foul

    33104 7th Inning
  26. Foul Ball 6-2

    Pitch 7 : Strike 2 Foul

    33104 6th Inning
  27. Foul Ball 6-2

    Pitch 5 : Strike 2 Foul

    33104 6th Inning
  28. End Batter/Pitcher 6-2
    32646 6th Inning
  29. Play Result 6-2

    Betts hit sacrifice fly to center, Taylor scored, Lux to third.

    32646 6th Inning
  30. Sacrifice Fly 6-2

    Pitch 5 : Ball In Play

    32646 6th Inning
  31. Ball 6-2

    Pitch 4 : Ball 2

    32646 6th Inning
  32. Strike Looking 6-2

    Pitch 3 : Strike 2 Looking

    32646 6th Inning
  33. Ball 6-2

    Pitch 2 : Ball 1

    32646 6th Inning
  34. Strike Looking 6-2

    Pitch 1 : Strike 1 Looking

    32646 6th Inning
  35. Foul Ball 5-2

    Pitch 7 : Strike 2 Foul

    32646 6th Inning
  36. Foul Ball 5-2

    Pitch 6 : Strike 2 Foul

    32646 6th Inning
  37. Foul Ball 5-2

    Pitch 2 : Strike 2 Foul

    32646 6th Inning
  38. Foul Ball 5-2

    Pitch 1 : Strike 1 Foul

    32646 6th Inning
  39. Foul Out 5-2

    Pitch 6 : Ball In Play

    33852 5th Inning
  40. Foul Ball 5-2

    Pitch 5 : Strike 2 Foul

    33852 5th Inning
  41. Foul Ball 5-2

    Pitch 2 : Strike 2 Foul

    42340 5th Inning
  42. Foul Ball 5-2

    Pitch 4 : Strike 2 Foul

    31053 5th Inning
  43. Foul Ball 5-2

    Pitch 2 : Strike 2 Foul

    31053 5th Inning
  44. Foul Ball 5-2

    Pitch 1 : Strike 1 Foul

    31053 5th Inning
  45. Foul Ball 5-2

    Pitch 2 : Strike 1 Foul

    31053 5th Inning
  46. End Batter/Pitcher 5-2
    42340 4th Inning
  47. Play Result 5-2

    Mathis hit sacrifice fly to center, Kiner-Falefa scored, Taveras to second.

    42340 4th Inning
  48. Sacrifice Fly 5-2

    Pitch 5 : Ball In Play

    42340 4th Inning
  49. Ball 5-2

    Pitch 4 : Ball 3

    42340 4th Inning
  50. Foul Ball 5-2

    Pitch 3 : Strike 1 Foul

    42340 4th Inning
  51. Ball 5-2

    Pitch 2 : Ball 2

    42340 4th Inning
  52. Ball 5-2

    Pitch 1 : Ball 1

    42340 4th Inning
  53. End Batter/Pitcher 5-1
    31053 4th Inning
  54. Play Result 5-1

    Betts singled to right center, Smith scored, Lux to third.

    31053 4th Inning
  55. Single 5-1

    Pitch 1 : Ball In Play

    31053 4th Inning
  56. Foul Ball 4-1

    Pitch 4 : Strike 2 Foul

    31053 4th Inning
  57. Foul Ball 4-1

    Pitch 10 : Strike 2 Foul

    38958 3rd Inning
  58. Foul Ball 4-1

    Pitch 7 : Strike 2 Foul

    38958 3rd Inning
  59. Foul Ball 4-1

    Pitch 6 : Strike 2 Foul

    38958 3rd Inning
  60. Foul Ball 4-1

    Pitch 5 : Strike 2 Foul

    38958 3rd Inning
  1. End Inning 7-2

    End of the 9th inning

    9th Inning
  2. End Batter/Pitcher 7-2
    39801 9th Inning
  3. Play Result 7-2

    Choo grounded out to second.

    39801 9th Inning
  4. Ground Out 7-2

    Pitch 5 : Ball In Play

    39801 9th Inning
  5. Ball 7-2

    Pitch 4 : Ball 3

    39801 9th Inning
  6. Ball 7-2

    Pitch 3 : Ball 2

    39801 9th Inning
  7. Ball 7-2

    Pitch 2 : Ball 1

    39801 9th Inning
  8. Strike Looking 7-2

    Pitch 1 : Strike 1 Looking

    39801 9th Inning
  9. Start Batter/Pitcher 7-2

    Dennis Santana pitches to Shin-Soo Choo

    39801 9th Inning
  10. End Batter/Pitcher 7-2
    39801 9th Inning
  11. Play Result 7-2

    Mathis lined out to left.

    39801 9th Inning
  12. Line Out 7-2

    Pitch 6 : Ball In Play

    39801 9th Inning
  13. Foul Ball 7-2

    Pitch 5 : Strike 2 Foul

    39801 9th Inning
  14. Ball 7-2

    Pitch 4 : Ball 3

    39801 9th Inning
  15. Ball 7-2

    Pitch 3 : Ball 2

    39801 9th Inning
  16. Ball 7-2

    Pitch 2 : Ball 1

    39801 9th Inning
  17. Foul Ball 7-2

    Pitch 1 : Strike 1 Foul

    39801 9th Inning
  18. Start Batter/Pitcher 7-2

    Dennis Santana pitches to Jeff Mathis

    39801 9th Inning
  19. End Batter/Pitcher 7-2
    39801 9th Inning
  20. Play Result 7-2

    Taveras lined out to shortstop.

    39801 9th Inning
  21. Line Out 7-2

    Pitch 3 : Ball In Play

    39801 9th Inning
  22. Foul Ball 7-2

    Pitch 2 : Strike 2 Foul

    39801 9th Inning
  23. Strike Looking 7-2

    Pitch 1 : Strike 1 Looking

    39801 9th Inning
  24. Start Batter/Pitcher 7-2

    Dennis Santana pitches to Leody Taveras

    39801 9th Inning
  25. Play Result 7-2

    Beaty at first base.

    9th Inning
  26. Play Result 7-2

    Bellinger in center field.

    9th Inning
  27. Start Inning 7-2

    Bottom of the 9th inning

    9th Inning
  28. End Inning 7-2

    Middle of the 9th inning

    9th Inning
  29. End Batter/Pitcher 7-2
    36093 9th Inning
  30. Play Result 7-2

    Smith struck out swinging.

    36093 9th Inning
  31. Strike Swinging 7-2

    Pitch 5 : Strike 3 Swinging

    36093 9th Inning
  32. Foul Ball 7-2

    Pitch 4 : Strike 2 Foul

    36093 9th Inning
  33. Ball 7-2

    Pitch 3 : Ball 2

    36093 9th Inning
  34. Ball 7-2

    Pitch 2 : Ball 1

    36093 9th Inning
  35. Strike Looking 7-2

    Pitch 1 : Strike 1 Looking

    36093 9th Inning
  36. Start Batter/Pitcher 7-2

    Jimmy Herget pitches to Will Smith

    36093 9th Inning
  37. End Batter/Pitcher 7-2
    36093 9th Inning
  38. Play Result 7-2

    Taylor singled to shallow center, Hernández to third.

    36093 9th Inning
  39. Single 7-2

    Pitch 2 : Ball In Play

    36093 9th Inning
  40. Strike Looking 7-2

    Pitch 1 : Strike 1 Looking

    36093 9th Inning

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