The Dodger offensive roll turns into a steamroller against the Yankees Cary Osborne Follow 4 min read · 1 day ago 1 day ago — Listen Share

Max Muncy hit two home runs against the Yankees on Saturday. (Juan Ocampo/Los Angeles Dodgers)

by Cary Osborne

Maybe it was the Chicago series — a disappointing two games in April when the Dodgers lost both and had to head back to Los Angeles with their tails tucked between their legs.

But it was during those two games when the bear woke up. It has roared since.

Saturday’s 18–2 win at Dodger Stadium was one of the loader roars. It’s the most runs and biggest run differential win for the Dodgers ever against the New York Yankees — regular or postseason.

The Dodger offense punished the Yankees with a season-high 21 hits, five home runs and 28 baserunners by way of hit or walk.

Max Muncy hit two home runs — career homers №200 and 201. He tied a career high with seven RBI in the game.

Hyeseong Kim added his second career homer. Andy Pages hit a solo home run in the seventh. Dalton Rushing hit his first career homer — a three-run blast off position player Pablo Reyes in the eighth. Tommy Edman contributed four hits.

The Yankees’ two runs came from two Aaron Judge solo home runs.

The Dodgers batted around in the first inning and sent eight batters up in the second. By the end of the second inning, they led 10–0.

“We’ve been pretty steady for several weeks. We’ve been scoring a lot of runs. We’ve been putting together a lot of really good at-bats,” Muncy said. “That’s all we can do on the offensive side, is try to stay within our game. And you’re gonna have bad games that you’re gonna run into a pitcher that has his A game. … (But) for us, just being as steady as we’ve been, it’s been been pretty huge.”

This game continued a torrid stretch for the Dodger offense that dates back to Chicago in late April.

Back on April 22, the Dodgers reached double digits in runs for the first time this season. It was a game they led, trailed, led and lost in the 10th inning to the Cubs at Wrigley Field. They collected six runs and 11 hits the next day in Chicago and dropped that one as well.

But from April 22 to Saturday, the Dodgers have scored at least 10 runs in a game eight times. They have reached double digits in hits 19 times in the 35 games.

Since April 22, they have scored 240 runs. The next closest Major League teams are the Cubs and Tigers with 189. That’s a 51-run differential.

The Dodgers are averaging 6.9 runs per game in that span.

Muncy said it wasn’t one game or one series that turned things around. He said it was more of an offense finding its identity.

He pointed to Mookie Betts beginning the season with a stomach ailment and Freddie Freeman going on the injured list in early April. They returned and dominoes started falling — Shohei Ohtani had a 15-home run May, Andy Pages has been one of the National League’s most consistent hitters, and Will Smith and Teoscar Hernández have been constants in the lineup.

Two of the latest dominoes have been Muncy and Kim.

Muncy has had a complete reset over his last 15 games. The line of demarcation for him is May 14 when he homered for the second time this season in a game against the Athletics.

May 14 on: 15 games, 4 HR, 22 RBI, .298/.410/.638/1.048, 11.5 strikeout percentage

Before May 14: 39 games, 1 HR, 9 RBI, .190/.313/.286/.599, 29.3 strikeout percentage

“Max, it’s been a tough one to start, but I just give him a lot of credit,” said manager Dave Roberts. “He hasn’t wavered from the work. He hasn’t run from the criticisms. And he’s showing up every day to play and help us win a ball game.”

Kim was outstanding on both sides on Saturday. He reached base all five times on Saturday — walk, homer, single, single, double.

Kim started the game at shortstop and snagged a line drive off the bat of Yankee third baseman Jorbit Vivas in the third inning, then dove to tag second base to double off runner Austin Wells. Kim moved to center field in the sixth and threw out Judge trying to extend a single into a double.

“Hyeseong, there’s just something about him — that youthful enthusiasm, that joy,” Roberts said. “He’s just happy to be out there, happy to be on the team, and guys feed off the energy. And he takes really good at-bats. He competes.”

Lost in all of this is Landon Knack, who allowed one run over six innings. Knack now has back-to-back starts of six innings and one earned run.

Knack has dropped his ERA from 6.17 to 4.58.

LOS ANGELES – The New York Yankees secured a 7-3 victory over the Los Angeles Dodgers on Sunday night at Dodger Stadium, preventing a sweep in front of 54,031 fans.

Former Dodgers left-hander Ryan Yarbrough, who pitched for Los Angeles in 2023 and part of 2024, did not allow a hit to the first four batters in the Dodgers’ lineup. Yarbrough pitched six innings, surrendering four hits, all of which came from the bottom portion of the lineup: Andy Pages, Tommy Edman, Max Muncy, and Kike Hernandez. The Dodgers struggled against Yarbrough, who finished the night efficiently with five strikeouts while throwing 93 pitches.

Jonathan Hui-Imagn Images New York Yankees starting pitcher Ryan Yarbrough (33) throws a pitch against the Los Angeles Dodgers during the fifth inning at Dodger Stadium.

Yarbrough’s high-speed pitch was clocked at 89 mph, while 22 of his 93 pitches were recorded at 73 mph or lower.

The Yankees’ offense quickly responded in the first inning against right-hander Yoshinobu Yamamoto, as Jasson Dominguez singled to left, scoring Trent Grisham.

The Martian gets us on the board 👽 pic.twitter.com/CJSJceTe4x — New York Yankees (@Yankees) June 1, 2025

Edman quickly made his mark in the second inning with a solo home run to left field, sending a changeup 376 feet off Yarbrough. This was the only run allowed in six innings. Coming off a four-hit game on Saturday, Edman has now hit his ninth home run and recorded 29 RBIs this season.

Tommy ties it! pic.twitter.com/U7rYZBHQX8 — Los Angeles Dodgers (@Dodgers) June 1, 2025

After Edman’s swing tied the score, Aaron Judge led off with a walk, followed by Ben Rice, who broke the tie in the third inning with a two-run home run off Yamamoto. Rice saw a 90 mph splitter right down the middle and crushed it for his 12th home run of the season.

Anthony Volpe and Austin Wells both followed with singles, allowing Volpe to advance to third base. He later scored on a wild pitch by Yamamoto.

Yamamoto pitched 3 ⅔ innings, allowing seven hits and four earned runs while walking three batters. It was not his most efficient start, as he threw 96 pitches in his shortest outing of the season. This marks the second time this season that he has given up more than three runs in a game.

Jonathan Hui-Imagn Images Los Angeles Dodgers starting pitcher Yoshinobu Yamamoto (18) on the mound against the New York Yankees during the first inning at Dodger Stadium.

Dave Roberts had to turn to his bullpen earlier than he anticipated with Yamamoto starting. Left-hander Anthony Banda was called upon to secure the final out of the fourth inning, striking out Rice with a low and inside slider. Banda continued into the fifth inning, but trouble arose when DJ LeMahieu hit an RBI single, followed by Oswald Peraza, who also contributed with an RBI single. In response, Roberts brought in right-hander Lou Trivino, who pitched ⅔ of an inning to relieve Banda.

Right-hander Noah Davis came in and pitched two scoreless innings, allowing only one hit on 31 pitches. He was acquired from the Boston Red Sox early in the season and participated in three games for the Dodgers in late April. Davis was recently called up after the Dodgers placed right-hander Luis Garcia on the injured list due to a right adductor strain.

The Dodgers’ offense gained momentum in the seventh inning when Andy Pages and Max Muncy each hit solo home runs off right-hander Jonathan Loaisiga. Pages has now recorded 11 home runs in 55 games this season, following 13 home runs in 116 games as a rookie last year. For Muncy, this marks his third home run in two games, bringing his total to seven home runs in his last 109 at-bats. Before this recent surge, he had not hit any home runs.

Andy and Max power. pic.twitter.com/jmMDRcoJSr — Los Angeles Dodgers (@Dodgers) June 2, 2025

LOS ANGELES — Clayton Kershaw was shaky in the first start of his 18th season, but he wasn’t alone in giving up runs on Saturday night at Dodger Stadium. Five runs in the seventh inning tilted this back-and-forth affair the Angels’ way in an 11-9 win over the Dodgers.

Ben Casparius had already pitched two scoreless innings in relief when he allowed two doubles to open the seventh before getting a strikeout. Kirby Yates allowed a single, home run, and double to his first three batters, then after a walk two batters later left the game with right hamstring tightness.

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Manager Dave Roberts said after the game Yates will likely be placed on the injured list, but that they will wait to see the results of imaging on Sunday.

Luis García allowed an RBI single and walk before getting the final out of the interminable inning.

Those three Dodgers pitchers combined to throw 51 pitches in the Angels’ five-run seventh inning, which erased a two-run Dodgers lead.

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Kershaw’s command problems came early, walking two in a row in the first inning after a one-out single. A two-run single by Logan O’Hoppe and RBI double by Matthew Lugo completed the scoring in a 38-pitch top of the first inning.

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After the opening frame Kershaw settled down, with 45 pitches over his next three innings, but allowed single runs in the third and fourth innings. That included a solo home run by Taylor Ward in the third inning.

Kershaw struck out two in the first inning and none after that, ending his night with more walks (three) than strikeouts and five runs against him.

“With the slider, there were a lot of fouls instead of swing and miss,” Kershaw said after throwing 32 sliders, inducing 18 swings, six whiffs, six fouls, and six balls in play. “That has to be my out pitch.”

Andy Pages helped the Dodgers keep pace with a three-run home run in the bottom of the first inning, his third home run in his last four games.

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Pages also made a tremendous running catch while crashing into the short wall in right field in the fifth inning. Though the out ended up a sacrifice fly and the Angels’ fifth run, Pages actually saved a run as Kevin Newman was stranded at second base in that inning. Pages was holding his side after the play and went down the dugout tunnel after the inning, but remained in the game.

Freddie Freeman had his second four-hit game in seven days.

Kiké Hernández reached base five times for just the second time in his career, including a fourth-inning home run that brought the Dodgers to within one. He also had a single and three walks. Hernández’s other time reaching base five times was in Game 2 of the 2021 ALDS with Boston.

After a pair of walks to open the sixth inning, Dalton Rushing’s RBI double tied the score for his first major league extra-base hit and RBI. He added a single in the seventh inning for his second RBI to pull the Dodgers to within two.

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The Dodgers had two outs and nobody on in the eighth inning before three hits and a walk to score a run off Ryan Zefferjahn. But old friend Kenley Jansen came in with the bases loaded and got Michael Conforto to ground out to keep the Angels ahead by a run.

But Matthew Lugo answered right back with a solo home run off Alex Vesia in the ninth to give the Angels extra cushion, up by two.

Jansen allowed a single to Will Smith in the ninth but otherwise escaped unscathed, earning his first four-out save of the season.

“I give credit to our offense to continue to fight and make it a game,” Roberts said, “but unfortunately we just couldn’t make enough pitches.”

Saturday particulars

Home runs: Andy Pages (9), Kiké Hernández (7); Taylor Ward (11), Logan O’Hoppe (10), Matthew Lugo (3)

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WP — Reid Detmers (1-2): 2 IP, 3 hits, 1 run, 2 walks, 2 strikeouts

LP — Kirby Yates (3-2): ⅓ IP, 3 hits, 3 runs, 1 walk

Sv — Kenley Jansen (8): 1⅓ IP, 1 hit

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Ben Rice homered in each of the first two innings and Aaron Judge hit one of New York’s four first-inning solo shots as the Yankees belted the host Baltimore Orioles 15-3 on Tuesday.

Yankees starter Carlos Rodon took a perfect game into the sixth inning while his teammates kept doing damage at the plate. New York’s first three batters of the game — Trent Grisham, Judge and Rice — homered, and then with one out, Cody Bellinger knocked one over the fence. Austin Wells added a ninth-inning blast.

The Yankees became the first team in major league history to open a game with three straight home runs twice in the same season.

It was a rude treatment for Kyle Gibson, who was in his first big-league game of the year and back with the Orioles after being one of the team’s best pitchers in 2023. Gibson (0-1) was tagged for nine runs on 11 hits in 3 2/3 innings. He walked two and struck out two.

Rangers 15, A’s 2

Adolis Garcia and Wyatt Langford both had three-run doubles in the sixth inning as Texas broke out of a scoring slump with an onslaught against the Athletics in Arlington, Texas.

Texas entered the game with the fewest runs (87) in the majors but scored more times than in its previous six games combined (12). That helped Texas starter Jacob deGrom (1-1) earn his first victory since April 23, 2023. He pitched six scoreless innings, allowing four hits and striking out seven and not walking a batter. Every Rangers player had at least one hit in the season-high 18-hit attack, led by three hits each by Leody Taveras, Josh Smith and Marcus Semien. Kyle Higashioka also had a three-run double.

Jacob Lopez (0-1), making his first start of the season, allowed three runs on six hits in 2 2/3 innings. Shea Langeliers had a two-run homer in the seventh to account for the Athletics’ only runs.

Dodgers 15, Marlins 2

Shohei Ohtani opened with a home run, Teoscar Hernandez had four hits and four RBIs and Los Angeles increased its winning streak to four games with a rout of visiting Miami.

Hernandez and Freddie Freeman each had two doubles, Andy Pages homered and Tommy Edman drove in three runs for the Dodgers’ offense, which has come to life with 39 runs over the past four games. Matt Sauer (1-0) gave up one run in five innings en route to his first major league win. He allowed five hits and no walks while striking out four.

Dane Myers had three hits and an RBI and Ronny Simon also drove in a run for the Marlins. Sandy Alcantara (2-3) was rocked for seven runs on seven hits and five walks in 2 2/3 innings in his sixth start since returning from Tommy John surgery. He fanned two. Miami has dropped four consecutive games, one off its season-worst streak.

Mariners 5, Angels 3

Jorge Polanco homered twice and drove in all five runs as Seattle defeated visiting Los Angeles.

Right-hander Bryce Miller (2-3) pitched five scoreless innings for the American League West-leading Mariners, who won their third in a row and 14th in 19 games. Miller allowed just two hits, struck out six and worked around a career-high five walks. Andres Munoz worked a 1-2-3 ninth to earn his 11th save in as many opportunities. Munoz is tied for the major-league lead in saves and has yet to allow a run in 15 appearances this season.

O’Hoppe homered for the Angels, who lost their fourth straight.

Braves 8, Rockies 2

Matt Olson had three hits and three runs scored, Michael Harris II drove in three runs and visiting Atlanta handed Colorado an eighth straight loss.

AJ Smith-Shawver (1-2) allowed two runs on four hits, with one walk and five strikeouts, over 5 1/3 innings. He left in the sixth inning after being hit on his right elbow with a 105 mph comebacker by Ryan McMahon. Austin Riley had two hits and two RBIs for Atlanta, which outhit the Rockies 14-6 and won for the ninth time in 11 games. Nick Allen drove in two runs and Ozzie Albies, Sean Murphy and Eli White each had two hits.

Michael Toglia homered and drove in two runs for Colorado, which has lost 16 of its last 17 to fall to a major-league-worst 4-25. Hunter Goodman had two hits.

Royals 3, Rays 1

Freddy Fermin went 3-for-4 with an RBI, Michael Lorenzen crafted six strong innings, and Kansas City opened a six-game road trip by beating Tampa Bay.

Fermin was hit in the hand in the seventh inning while attempting to bunt but stayed in the game and produced an insurance run with a two-out RBI single in the ninth. Lorenzen (3-3) allowed just one run on four hits. He fanned four and walked two in his second consecutive quality start as the Royals won for the seventh time in eight games.

Tampa Bay’s Junior Caminero homered and doubled in a 3-for-4 showing. Yandy Diaz went 2-for-3 with a double and a walk as the Rays had their five-game winning streak end. Rays starter Taj Bradley (2-2) yielded two runs on five hits in seven innings, with three walks and two strikeouts.

Cubs 9, Pirates 0

Carson Kelly, Pete Crow-Armstrong and Seiya Suzuki cracked two-run homers and Chicago starter Shota Imanaga teamed with three relievers to blank host Pittsburgh.

Pirates starter Andrew Heaney (2-2) retired the first 11 batters he faced, but Suzuki popped a double and Kelly followed with a homer to trigger a three-hit, three-RBI night. Suzuki added three hits and three runs. Heaney allowed five hits, three walks and four runs over 4 ? innings.

Imanaga (3-1) fired five shutout innings while scattering six hits and fanning three, but he left with leg cramps after Andrew McCutchen’s leadoff double in the sixth. Daniel Palencia, Caleb Thielbar and Tom Cosgrove wrapped up the shutout. Joey Bart and Isiah Kiner-Falefa poked two hits apiece for the Pirates.

Brewers 7, White Sox 2

Caleb Durbin smacked a two-run single to key a four-run sixth, Isaac Collins belted his first home run and Freddy Peralta pitched six strong innings to lift the visiting Milwaukee Brewers to a 7-2 win against the Chicago White Sox on Tuesday.

Andrew Benintendi and Luis Robert Jr. connected on back-to-back home runs in the first inning off Peralta (3-2), but the White Sox managed just two other hits against Brewers pitching. Peralta scattered two runs, three hits and three walks with five strikeouts as the Brewers won consecutive games for the first time since taking three in a row April 15-18.

White Sox reliever Bryse Wilson (0-1) allowed three runs, two hits and three walks in 3 1/3 innings. Six pitchers combined to allow 10 walks and eight hits for the White Sox, who have lost six of eight and 12 of 15. The Brewers’ Joey Ortiz was the only player with two hits.

Phillies 7, Nationals 6

Bryson Stott sprinted home on a wild pitch to give Philadelphia a chaotic victory over visiting Washington.

Washington’s Nathaniel Lowe hit a go-ahead three-run homer against Orion Kerkering with two outs and two strikes in the top of the ninth to put the Nationals ahead. However, the Phillies rallied for two runs against Kyle Finnegan in the bottom half with Johan Rojas’ sacrifice fly tying the contest prior to Stott scoring the winning run.

Trea Turner finished 4-for-4 with two runs for Philadelphia. Leadoff counterpart CJ Abrams was among the hitting stars for Washington, going 4-for-5.

Red Sox 10, Blue Jays 2

Wilyer Abreu hit a three-run blast to lead a five-homer barrage, and visiting Boston defeated Toronto.

Jarren Duran, Alex Bregman, Kristian Campbell and Rafael Devers added solo home runs for the Red Sox in the opener of the three-game series. Bregman and Abreu each had three hits. Boston got seven strong innings from left-hander Garrett Crochet (3-2), who allowed two runs, four hits and three walks while striking out six.

Vladimir Guerrero Jr. hit a two-run home run for the Blue Jays, who were returning from a 1-5 road trip.

Astros 6, Tigers 4

Yainer Diaz produced a go-ahead, two-run single in the sixth inning, and Houston tacked on three runs an inning later to rally past Detroit for its fourth consecutive home series victory.

Diaz knocked in three runs, and he and teammate Christian Walker each had two hits. Astros reliever Bennett Sousa (1-0) pitched 1 2/3 scoreless innings and earned his first major league win since 2022.

Gleyber Torres had three hits, including a home run, and drove in three runs for the Tigers. Kerry Carpenter opened the game with a homer. Reese Olson (3-2) allowed three runs on four hits over 5 2/3 innings.

Mets 8, Diamondbacks 3

Francisco Lindor, Starling Marte and Pete Alonso homered as host New York beat Arizona for its 10th victory in the past 12 games.

Tyrone Taylor had a pair of RBI hits and Jose Azocar added a run-scoring single for the Mets, who were back at home Tuesday following a 19-5 win over the Washington Nationals on Monday afternoon. The 27 runs in a two-game span are the most for the Mets since they scored 30 runs in a doubleheader split with the Philadelphia Phillies on Aug. 16, 2018.

Jorge Barrosa had two RBIs via a fifth-inning double and a ninth-inning groundout for the Diamondbacks, who have lost five of six. Randal Grichuk doubled in the eighth and scored on a throwing error by third baseman Mark Vientos.

Padres 7, Giants 4

Xander Bogaerts homered and knocked in three runs as San Diego snapped a four-game losing streak with a win over visiting San Francisco.

Manny Machado, Jason Heyward and Elias Diaz each had two hits for the Padres. Nick Pivetta (5-1) fanned nine while allowing three runs in 5 1/3 innings.

Willy Adames homered among his two hits for the Giants, and LaMonte Wade Jr. hit a two-run double. Logan Webb (3-2) was pounded for five runs on nine hits in five innings.

Guardians 2, Twins 1

Kyle Manzardo opened the ninth inning with a walk-off home run as Cleveland snapped a three-game skid with a victory over visiting Minnesota.

After a weather delay of more than three hours before first pitch, Manzardo, who had two of Cleveland’s six hits for the game, ended the long night. His drive off Louis Varland (1-2) went well over the right field wall to help the Guardians even the four-game set at one win apiece. Cleveland starter Tanner Bibee allowed only Ty France’s fifth-inning home run and four other hits in seven innings.

Chris Paddack was nearly as solid for the Twins, permitting just Bo Naylor’s solo homer and three other hits in five innings. The Twins fell to 0-6 with him on the mound this season.

–Field Level Media