Apr 11, 2026, 01:13 AM ET<\/p>\n
LOS ANGELES — Max Muncy<\/a> hit three homers, including a game-winning, two-out solo shot in the ninth inning after Edwin Diaz<\/a> blew his first save, and the Los Angeles Dodgers<\/a> rallied past the Texas Rangers<\/a> 8-7<\/a> on Friday night in the opener of a series between the past three World Series champions.<\/p>\n Diaz (1-0) blew his first save in six appearances after allowing three runs in the ninth that tied the score at 7-7. He gave up a leadoff single to pinch hitter Joc Pederson<\/a> before Evan Carter<\/a> hammered a first-pitch fastball to right. After two outs, Josh Jung<\/a> singled. Pinch runner Sam Haggerty<\/a> stole second, and Brandon Nimmo<\/a> was intentionally walked. Ezequiel Duran<\/a> followed with a tying single to left.<\/p>\n After Will Smith<\/a> and Freddie Freeman<\/a> struck out, Muncy hit a 401-foot shot to right off Jacob Latz<\/a> (0-1).<\/p>\n The Dodgers first rallied in the sixth thanks to Andy Pages<\/a>‘ go-ahead, two-run double.<\/p>\n Editor’s Picks<\/p>\n 2 Related<\/p>\n The NL West-leading Dodgers trailed by two runs before ending the AL West-leading Rangers’ three-game winning streak. Texas won the World Series in 2023, and the Dodgers followed with back-to-back titles in 2024 and ’25.<\/p>\n Muncy hit solo shots in the second and fourth innings off Rangers starter Kumar Rocker<\/a>. Muncy had his second career three-homer game and moved into sole possession of sixth all time with 212 career homers for the Dodgers.<\/p>\n The Dodgers had 15 hits, and Muncy reached base four times. In the eighth, the ball went off the glove of first baseman Jake Burger<\/a> in foul territory, triggering a foot race to the bag. Muncy collided with reliever Luis Curvelo<\/a>, who went down. Curvelo tossed a couple of warmup pitches and remained in the game.<\/p>\n Shohei Ohtani<\/a> singled in the fifth, extending his on-base streak to 44 games and surpassing Ichiro Suzuki for the longest such streak by a Japanese-born player. It was Ohtani’s only hit on his first bobblehead night of the season.<\/p>\n Pages also reached base four times and added four RBIs, falling a triple short of the cycle. He singled in the second, walked in the fifth, doubled in the sixth and hit a two-run blast off Curvelo in the eighth to make it 7-4.<\/p>\n The Rangers led 3-1 on Corey Seager<\/a>‘s three-run homer with two outs off Dodgers starter Tyler Glasnow<\/a>.<\/p>\n