Max Muncy put on his hero cape after Edwin Diaz blew his first save as a Dodger.
Muncy caught an 0-2 pitch in the bottom of the ninth inning with two outs and hit it out of the park, giving the Dodgers a decisive victory.Advertisement
The Dodgers, with a win on Saturday night, can win their fourth regular season series of the first five, maintaining their strong start.
April 10, 2026; Los Angeles, California, United States; Los Angeles Dodgers third baseman Max Muncy (13) crosses home plate after a solo home run in the fourth inning against the Texas Rangers at Dodger Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Jayne Kamin-Oncea-Imagn Images
Emmet Sheehan will take the mound against the Rangers after Tyler Glasnow got off to a mostly positive start, aside from two badly errored pitches that cost him four earned runs.
Glasnow took the start ahead of Sheehan in the rotation order, as manager Dave Roberts wanted to give the younger pitcher more time between starts.
Dodgers lineup against Rangers on Saturday
1. Shohei Ohtani, designated hitter
2. Kyle Tucker, R.F.
3. Will Smith, C.
4. Freddie Freeman, 1B
5. Max Muncy, 3B
6. Teoscar Hernández, LF
7. Andy Pages, C.F.
8. Alex Freeland, 2B
9. Hyeseong Kim, SS
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Emmet Sheehan, RHP
The Dodgers will face right-hander Jack Leiter, who has a 2.45 ERA and 11 innings pitched. It will again be a great matchup for Muncy, who will look to take advantage of his trio of home runs.
Tucker, Ohtani and Freeman, who had a quiet day by their usual standards, will have another favorable matchup.
Hyeseong Kim has another start and also has a matchup look as a lefty. Miguel Rojas or Santiago Espinal will be options to replace Kim or Freeland.
All eyes will be on Andy Pages to determine who truly is the best hitter in baseball. The season is only two weeks long, which means the sample size is small, but the Cuban is putting up sensational at-bats and making the pitchers really work.
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He’s punishing any mistake, whether marginal or major, and Leiter, with a lineup full of sluggers, will hover around Pages’ name as someone he wants to keep quiet.