Shohei Ohtani, Freddie Freeman, Teoscar Hernández and Jason Heyward homered in a seven-run sixth inning as the Los Angeles Dodgers routed the defending World Series champion Texas Rangers 15-2 on Tuesday night.
Will Smith blasted a three-run shot in the first, giving the Dodgers a lead they never relinquished in the opener of the interleague series. Their 15 runs were a season high.
Ohtani’s 16th homer of the season — tied for second in the National League — traveled 433 feet to right-center off reliever Grant Anderson, scoring Mookie Betts, who walked. Freeman followed with a shot to left-center.
Hernández went deep to left-center, scoring Smith, who singled.
Heyward’s 415-foot shot landed in the Rangers’ bullpen, scoring Andy Pages, who singled, making it 14-1.
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The last time the Dodgers homered four times in an inning was on Sept. 29, 2021, against the San Diego Padres.
Anderson was battered for seven runs and six hits against no strikeouts in two-thirds of an inning.
Betts had a two-out, three-run double in the fourth and Gavin Lux added a RBI single in the fifth.
The Rangers used catcher Andrew Knizner to pitch in the seventh and eighth innings. He allowed a bases-loaded sacrifice fly by Miguel Vargas that scored Ohtani, who was hit by a pitch in the seventh.
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