Turner's homer spoils Greene's homecoming as Dodgers win fifth-straight
Trea Turner's sixth inning, two-run homer gave the Dodgers the lead for good in their 5-2 victory over the Cincinnati Reds.
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Trea Turner's sixth inning, two-run homer gave the Dodgers the lead for good in their 5-2 victory over the Cincinnati Reds.
Reigning MVP Shohei Ohtani homered for the third time in two games as the Angels cruised to victory over the Rangers Saturday afternoon.
Trea Turner, who finished the game 3-for-4, extended his regular season hit streak to 26 games - extending back to 2021, as the Dodgers won their fourth-straight game. Pregame ceremonies saw the team honor the 75th anniversary of when Jackie Robinson broke baseball's color barrier in 1947.
Ohtani crushed the first pitch of the game 400+ feet over the centerfield wall for his first second homer of the season. He followed up with his second homer, a two-run blast in the midst of a five-run fifth inning outburst from the Halos.
With the game tied 3-3 heading into the bottom of the eighth, the Dodgers tacked on six runs, thanks in part to a huge three-run blast from Will Smith.
Ohtani suffered his second loss of the season, allowing a third inning grand slam to Rangers catcher Jonah Heim in the third inning as the Angels failed to respond to a 10-run outburst from Texas.
Despite potentially adding another accolade to an already Hall of Fame career, Kershaw indicated postgame that he was fine with Roberts' decision. The Twins got their first hit just two hitters after Kershaw was pulled.
They also designated Kyle Tyler, just two days after claiming him off of waivers.
The Angels lone run came in the second inning on a solo-shot from former-Astro Jack Mayfield. Houston won the 2022 opening series three games to one.
A rocky first inning from Julio Urias, paired with some sloppy fielding, saw the Dodgers fall behind 5-0 early, leading to a season-opening series loss to the Rockies on Sunday.
Trout and Walsh both crushed their first homers of the young season, Raisel Iglesias notched his first save and the Angels topped Justin Verlander in Saturday's victory.
Connor Joe crushed a 444-foot homer off of Blake Treinen to give Colorado the lead and send the Dodgers packing Saturday evening
Jeremy Pena had the first three hits of his MLB career, one of which was a solo homer that happened while his parents were being interviewed on live TV.
Upton is now free to sign with any of the other MLB organizations.
Seven of the nine men the Dodgers sent to the plate had at least one hit Friday, as the Dodgers took advantage of a shaky fourth inning from Rockies starter Kyle Freeland.