Dodgers' Bypass Rangers with Max Muncy's Home Run Trifecta

Although Friday was the first Shohei Ohtani bobblehead day at Dodger Stadium, it was Max Muncy who stole the night. Muncy entered this game with 210 career home runs, repping Dodger blue, and was just a home run shy of tying Steve Garvey with the third most in the Los Angeles Dodgers all-time list. It looked as though Muncy knew where he ranked, as he launched three home runs in the Dodgers' series-opening win against the Texas Rangers by an 8-7 final.

This marks the second time that Muncy has had a three-home run game. With the win, the Dodgers become the first team in baseball to record 10 wins. Heading into this series opener, Muncy was 0-7 at the plate, but that goose egg would be erased in the second inning with his first home run of the game.

Apr 10, 2026; Los Angeles, California, USA; Los Angeles Dodgers third baseman Max Muncy (13) is greeted by right fielder Teoscar Hernández (37) after hitting a solo home run during the second inning against the Texas Rangers at Dodger Stadium. -- Jayne Kamin-Oncea-Imagn Images That longball would give the Dodgers the lead early, but a three-run home run by Dodgers alumni Corey Seager in the following inning gave Texas its first lead of the game. Tyler Glasnow was the one who gave up the longball to Seager and was pitching in his third outing of the year.

In his previous two outings, he recorded at least six innings. He would do the same on Friday night, but the Rangers would tack on four runs. All in all, Glasnow recorded a final line score of six innings, allowing four earned runs on a pair of home runs and striking out seven.