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Shohei Ohtani continued his assault on major league record books with an unreal feat not seen in well over 100 years.
With two outs in the bottom of the ninth inning, Freeman lines a two-run single to left field for a 4-3 win. Tyler Glasnow strikes out 12 in seven innings, and Shohei Ohtani homers for the fifth
The A's are in last place in the AL West and are likely to be sellers at the trade deadline. Closer Mason Miller is unlikely to be dealt, but if he is the Dodgers will be among the teams trying to land him.
And while Kershaw held the Yankees to two runs over seven innings on Friday, a notable improvement after his 5.55 E.R.A. in May, the Dodgers were expected to send out a pair of rookie starters ...
Dodgers pitcher Sandy Koufax, left, and catcher John Roseboro celebrate beating the Yankees in Game 4 to win the World Series in Los Angeles on Oct. 6,1963. (Associated Press)
The New York Yankees got some good news on Wednesday, courtesy of the Houston Astros. The Yankees' trade deadline pursuit of slugging third baseman Eugenio Suarez came with a catch: If Suarez's Diamondbacks got hot at the right time,
Given the overwhelming odds that the Dodgers make the playoffs again (they are -1600 to win the NL West, per BetMGM ), the focus with the trade deadline isn't necessarily on making the postseason but instead making sure the upcoming playoff roster is strong enough to win the World Series (the Dodgers are +140 to win the NL and the favorites at +240 to win the World Series).