García hits 2-run homer in 9th to lift Rangers past Dodgers, denying Roki Sasaki 1st NHL Playoffs win
AP — Adolis García hit a two-run homer off former Texas closer Kirby Yates in the ninth inning, lifting the Rangers to a 4-3 victory over the Los Angeles Dodgers.
The fourth home run of the season from García kept Japanese rookie Roki Sasaki from getting his first major league victory.
The 23-year-old right-hander pitched six solid innings in the longest of his five big league outings.
Josh Smith almost tied the game against Yates leading off the Texas ninth. He missed a homer by a couple of feet foul down the line in right field before slapping a double the other way to set up García's 394-foot drive into the seats in left.
The Dodgers were without two-way star Shohei Ohtani. He announced the birth of his first child, a girl.
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