By Michael Wagaman Associated Press
June 29, 2026 - 10:25 pm
WEST SACRAMENTO, Calif. — Shohei Ohtani deed a three-run homer to enactment Eric Lauer successful his accepted instrumentality to the starting rotation arsenic the Los Angeles Dodgers bushed the Athletics 9-4 connected Monday night.
Max Muncy and Andy Pages besides homered and joined Ohtani successful a radical of 8 Dodgers with 2 hits apiece. Los Angeles manager Dave Roberts earned his 999th vocation victory.
Lauer (4-5) allowed 3 runs and 9 hits successful six innings, 7 days aft pitching six hitless innings of bulk alleviation and getting the triumph against Minnesota. The left-hander struck retired 2 and walked 1 successful his sixth quality for the Dodgers and 5th commencement since they acquired him from Toronto for currency connected May 17.
Kyle Hurt acceptable down each 3 hitters helium faced successful the seventh connected swinging strikeouts. Jonathan Hernández retired 4 batters and Jack Dreyer got the last 2 outs successful the ninth.
Colby Thomas homered for the A’s, who person mislaid 7 of nine.
The crippled was played earlier a sold-out assemblage astatine the A’s impermanent location of Sutter Health Park. Most fans were clad successful bluish and achromatic and repeatedly cheered loudly for the MLB-leading Dodgers (55-30).
Ohtani’s 18th location tally this play disconnected reliever Matt Krook successful the sixth landed connected the writer elevation down the bullpens and drew the loudest applause.
Muncy deed his 17th location tally disconnected A’s starter Gage Jump successful the fourth. Miguel Rojas followed with a treble earlier Pages deed his 16th homer 3 batters aboriginal to marque it 5-3.
The A’s led 3-2 successful the 2nd pursuing Thomas’ location tally and 3 consecutive singles, including Joshua Kuroda-Grauer’s archetypal vocation hit. Kuroda-Grauer aboriginal singled and doubled to decorativeness with 3 hits.
Jump (3-2) allowed 5 runs and 11 hits successful 4 2/3 innings.
Up next
Dodgers LHP Justin Wrobleski (9-2, 2.71 ERA) faces A’s LHP Jeffrey Springs (3-7, 5.52) connected Tuesday.








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