The Los Angeles Dodgers continued their return to winning ways with a 5-4 tenth-inning victory over the Pittsburgh Pirates at home, marking their fourth consecutive win. Meanwhile, the Los Angeles Angels experienced another one-run loss, falling 2-1 to the Texas Rangers on Tuesday night in ten innings.
The Dodgers' win extended their current streak, working to undo a seven-game losing streak from earlier this month. With this victory, the team has won seven of its last ten games, improving its record to 78-51. The Dodgers now lead the second-place San Diego Padres by nine games in the National League West race.
During the game, the Pirates rallied from a 4-2 deficit. Ornell Cruz hit a home run in the top of the eighth inning, scoring two runs to even the score. The Dodgers secured their win in the bottom of the tenth when Tommy Edman singled to shallow left field, bringing Enrique Hernandez home for the deciding run.
Mookie Betts had earlier put the Dodgers in the lead in the third inning with a single that scored Shohei Ohtani and Hunter Feduccia. Individually, Tommy Edman batted 2-for-5 and drove in the winning run. Shohei Ohtani was 1-for-3, scored two runs, and drew two walks.
On the mound, starting pitcher Yoshi Yamamoto worked 6.1 innings for the Dodgers. He yielded five hits and two earned runs while striking out nine batters and walking one. The Dodgers are scheduled to meet the Pirates again on Saturday, with Tarik Skull (7-7) slated to start for Los Angeles.
For the Los Angeles Angels, their 2-1 defeat to the Texas Rangers marked another frustrating one-run outcome. Despite the loss, the team and its fans can find some consolation: the Oakland Athletics' 4-0 loss to the Houston Astros, which was their fifth defeat in a row, allowed the Angels to remain in fourth place in the American League West.
The Angels' sole run of the game came from a double by Denzer Guzman, which drove in Jose Siri to give them a 1-0 lead. However, the Texas Rangers countered in the bottom of the tenth inning. Ezequiel Duran singled in one run, and the game-winning score came on a throwing error committed by the Angels.
