Tampa, Fla. – Freddie Freeman ran further and drove into the 18-inning scoreless drought in Los Angeles and led the Dodgers to beat the Tampa Bay Rays 3-0 on Sunday.
Andy Pages picked Mason Englert (0-1) in sixth place to drive with Freddie Freeman, who extended his base winning streak to 18 games and extended the game with a first-inning single and added another RBI single to the seventh to a 2-0 score. He made three hits that day, scored seven RBIs in the series, and the Dodgers won two games.
Shohei Ohtani doubled and scored with Mookie Betts' Sacrifice Fly in ninth place.
Yoshinobu Yamamoto (10-7) kept the rays in 5 2/3 innings, spreading 5 hits and hitting six innings. Ben Casparius secured his second major league savings, earning a base in ninth place to get Yandy Diaz out.
Dodgers second baseman Tommy Edman left Game 5 with a sprained right ankle.
Tampa Bay starter Joe Boyle kept the Dodgers’ scoreless in five innings, working on three hits and two walks. He hit two.
Critical moments
Ohtani beat a single in seventh place and then stole the second and third place to score on Freeman's RBI singles.
Key statistics
0 out of 16. Mookie Betts has hit no hits in the series and is now unattended in four straight games. He was dropped out of school.
Next
The Dodgers sent Tyler Glasnow (1-1, 3.98 ERA) to the Mound against the Cardinals Monday night in Los Angeles. The ray will be against the Angels for the first time Adrian Houser (6-2, 2.10).
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