The Rangers come from behind with a three-run homer by Seager to beat the Dodgers 3-2

Los Angeles Dodgers #17 Shohei Ohtani (DH) solo home run in the bottom of the first inning. Photo by Rashad Griffin/TGSportstv1.

LOS ANGELES, CA - The Los Angeles Dodgers (42-27) lost a heartbreaker to the Texas Rangers (32-35) at Dodgers Stadium 3-2 after hustle play by their centerfielder Leody Taveras to cut off a line-drive double by Jason Heward to keep two runs from scoring and tying the game and their rookie Andy Pages trying to score was thrown out at the plate to end the game.

"It's one of those things; you have a young player who doesn't have a lot of experience, and you run him out there, and that's how they learn," said Dodgers manager Dave Roberts. "But it still took a perfect throw and an executed relay, and they made a great play."

The Dodgers starting pitcher, Walker Buehler (L 1-4), pitched 5.0 innings, struggled on the mound, and gave up seven hits, three runs, one home run, and two strikeouts.

Shohei Ohtani continued to give pitchers headaches and launched a solo home run over the center field wall for his 17th of the season to give the Dodgers a 1-0 lead in the bottom of the first inning.

Texas had several chances to put more runs on the board with men in scoring position, but Buehler was able to pitch out of the jam, along with some great infield and outfield play helping to keep them at bay.

Texas Rangers #5 Corey Seager (DH) three-run home run in the top of the fifth inning. Photo by Rashad Griffin/TGSportstv1.

The Rangers scored three runs in the top of the fifth inning to take a 3-1 lead after Cody Bellinger hit a three-run over the right-center field, and Leody Taveras and Marcus Semien scored.

The Dodgers would come up short in the bottom of the ninth inning after Jason Heyward hit a line-drive double into centerfield, and Will Smith scored to make the score 3-2.

On the same play, rookie Andy Pages saw the center fielder for the Rangers, Leody Taveras bobbled the ball and missed Dodgers third base coach Dino Ebell with the hold-up sign, and thought he could score to tie the game, but thrown out at the plate and Texas took the series two games to one.

"I didn't see the stop sign. I saw the center fielder bobble the ball, and I just kept going," Pages said through a translator. "I was going to try to score no matter what because I knew I was the tying run."

The Dodgers will have a three-game series starting Friday at Dodgers Stadium against the Kansas City Royals.