Series Preview: Dodgers return home for weekend series against Rangers
Los Angeles Dodgers outfielder Teoscar Hernandez (37) celebrates his second home run of the night during an MLB baseball game against the Colorado Rockies, Tuesday September 9th, 2025 in Los Angeles, California. LOS ANGELES -- The Dodgers didn’t just leave Toronto with a series win. They left with a version of their offense that looks fully intact.
Shohei Ohtani setting the tone. Freddie Freeman driving through the middle. Andy Pages, Alex Freeland, and Dalton Rushing extending innings from spots that aren’t supposed to hurt this consistently.
By the end of the series, the Dodgers weren’t relying on one stretch to win games — they were building them, inning by inning. Now they’re back home at 9–3, carrying that rhythm into a matchup with a Rangers team that’s been winning in a very different way. Dodgers (9-3, 1st in NL West) The difference in the Dodgers’ season can be traced to one thing: sequencing.
Early on, the pieces were there, but they weren’t connecting. Hits came without pressure. Walks didn’t compound.
It felt disjointed. Over the last week, that’s flipped completely, and the result has been an offense that doesn’t just score — it sustains. Shohei Ohtani has been central to that shift, even when he’s not the one finishing innings.
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