Los Angeles Dodgers vs Tampa Bay Rays

MLB

Dodgers

31-21

3-9

Final

Rays

38-15

Tropicana Field

TV: MLB.TV

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R
LAD	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	3
TB	2	2	1	1	0	0	1	2	X	9

Who won: Rays 9-3

The Tampa Bay Rays beat the Los Angeles Dodgers 9-3 on Friday, May 26, 2023 at Tropicana Field. The Rays win the series 2-1. The Rays outscored the Dodgers 2-0 in the 2nd inning. Yandy Diaz went 3-for-4 with a home run and 2 RBI for the Rays. Will Smith went 2-for-3 with 1 RBI for the Dodgers.

Recap · May 26

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Cooper Criswell earned his first big league win, Yandy Díaz homered and drove in two runs, and the major league-best Tampa Bay Rays beat the NL West-leading Los Angeles Dodgers 9-3 on Friday night.

What it means

Season series: TB wins series 2-1.
Dodgers 14-14 on the road; Rays 25-5 at home.

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Injuries and inactives

Dodgers1st in NL West

Ben Casparius RP
Shoulder, Inflammation, right
60-Day-IL
Brusdar Graterol RP
Back, Surgery, right
60-Day-IL
Gavin Stone SP
Shoulder, Inflammation, right
60-Day-IL
Jake Cousins RP
Elbow, Surgery, right
60-Day-IL
Will Klein RP
Elbow, Soreness, right
60-Day-IL

Rays1st in AL East

Shane McClanahan SP
Forearm, Soreness, left
Out
Edwin Uceta RP
Shoulder, Strain, right
60-Day-IL
Gavin Lux LF
Shoulder, Inflammation, left
60-Day-IL
Jacob Melton LF
Hamstring, Strain, right
60-Day-IL
Jonathan Heasley RP
Elbow, Fracture, right
60-Day-IL

Probable starters

Dodgers1st in NL West

Noah Syndergaard SP

Probable starter · 2-6, 6.50 ERA, 56 K, 1.39 WHIP

Lineup

1Mookie BettsRF
2Freddie Freeman1B
3Will SmithC
4J.D. MartinezDH
5Max Muncy3B
6Miguel Vargas2B
7James OutmanCF
8Miguel RojasSS
9David PeraltaLF

Rays1st in AL East

Jalen Beeks SP

Probable starter · 2-3, 5.95 ERA, 47 K, 1.49 WHIP

Lineup

1Yandy Diaz1B
2Wander FrancoSS
3Brandon Lowe2B
4Randy ArozarenaLF
5Josh LoweDH
6Taylor Walls3B
7Christian BethancourtC
8Luke RaleyRF
9Jose SiriCF

The series

TB wins series 2-1

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Game info

Venue: Tropicana Field, St. Petersburg, Florida · Attendance 19,715
Officials: Emil Jimenez (Home Plate Umpire), Nestor Ceja (First Base Umpire), Brian O'Nora (Second Base Umpire), Pat Hoberg (Third Base Umpire)