The Los Angeles Dodgers completed a series sweep over the Tampa Bay Rays in the final game of their series Wednesday.
The Dodgers gave up a 2-0 lead in the contest, but battled back to beat the Rays, 5-4.
Shohei Ohtani started the game for the Dodgers, but saw four runs cross the plate under his watch through six innings. He allowed seven hits in the outing, striking out five batters while walking one and hitting another with a pitch.
The Dodgers had the first real chance of the game in the bottom of the second inning, but couldn’t capitalize with runners on first and second. They still managed to score first in the game, though, as Alex Call knocked in the first run of the game with an RBI single.
Alex Freeland drove Call home shortly after with an RBI single of his own.
The Dodgers’ 2-0 lead didn’t last long, though, as the Rays got to Ohtani in the bottom of the fifth. The right-hander issued a walk to start the inning, followed immediately by a double. Taylor Walls hit a sacrifice fly to cut the Dodgers’ lead to one run, and Yandy Diaz tied the game up on the next batter with an RBI single.
Tampa Bay scored two more runs in the inning, hitting two singles in a row followed by an RBI groundout and another RBI single. Ohtani managed to get out of the inning, but was seen bleeding on his way to the dugout. He got through the sixth before coming out of the game.
The Dodgers struck back in the bottom of the fifth, but didn’t do as much damage as they would have wanted. They loaded the bases with no outs and managed to walk a run home, but didn’t put any more runs on the board.
Freddie Freeman restored the Dodgers’ lead in the bottom of the sixth inning, hitting a two-run homer to center field to give LA a one-run advantage.
Edgardo Henriquez and Jack Dreyer combined for two strong innings after Ohtani came out of the game, but the Dodgers ran into some trouble in the ninth. Alex Vesia walked the first batter he faced before recording two outs, then an intentional walk and another free pass loaded them for center fielder Cedric Mullins. Vesia struck him out in a full count, though, and the Dodgers secured the win.
The Dodgers improved to 48-27 on the season with their win, and maintained their nine-game lead at the top of the division.
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