Roki Sasaki grinds through four, Dodgers fall to Rangers
Dalton Rushing #68 of the Los Angeles Dodgers and Roki Sasaki #11 of the Los Angeles Dodgers at the mound during the game against the Texas Rangers at Dodger Stadium on April 12, 2026 in Los Angeles, California. LOS ANGELES – The sweep was there for the taking on a sun-splashed Sunday afternoon at Dodger Stadium. Instead, the Dodgers were reminded—again—that even their star power and momentum have limits.
Behind a gritty, if imperfect, outing from Jacob deGrom, the Texas Rangers avoided the broom and handed the Dodgers a 5–2 loss. It was a game that began with a bang—literally—and slowly tilted the other way. Shohei Ohtani #17 of the Los Angeles Dodgers reacts to his home run during the game against the Texas Rangers at Dodger Stadium on April 12, 2026 in Los Angeles, California.
Ric Tapia - The Sporting Tribune Shohei Ohtani #17 of the Los Angeles Dodgers reacts to his home run during the game against the Texas Rangers at Dodger Stadium on April 12, 2026 in Los Angeles, California. The first pitch Shohei Ohtani saw from deGrom didn’t just leave the yard—it disappeared. A towering leadoff homer to right field gave the Dodgers an instant 1–0 lead and extended Ohtani’s on-base streak to 46 games.
It wasn’t clean. Three walks. Deep counts.
Traffic early. Yet the veteran right-hander settled into something more familiar—dominance. By the time he walked off after six innings, he had allowed just one run on four hits while striking out nine.