Los Angeles trailed by three before the second inning was over. By the seventh, the Dodgers had the lead for good. Kyle Tucker's bat made the difference, and a sellout crowd of 53,911 at Dodger Stadium watched the home team complete a 4-3 comeback win over Tampa Bay.
Tucker finished 2-for-4 with a home run and 3 RBI. His three-run shot to right center in the second — 384 feet — brought Mookie Betts and Max Muncy home and tied the game at 3-3. It was his sixth home run of the season, and he now sits one run shy of 500 for his career. Miguel Rojas provided the margin, going 1-for-1 with a solo homer to left center in the seventh that put Los Angeles ahead 4-3.
Tampa Bay had built its lead quickly. Ryan Vilade homered to left in the first — 422 feet — with Junior Caminero scoring ahead of him to make it 2-0. In the second, Austin Slater scored on a Taylor Walls sacrifice bunt to push the advantage to 3-0. Vilade finished 2-for-4 with 2 RBI on the night. The Dodgers answered immediately. Tucker's homer in the bottom of the second erased all three runs at once, and Rojas's solo shot five innings later proved to be the difference.
Nick Martinez started for Tampa Bay and was sharp through 5.1 innings, allowing 3 runs on 5 hits with 6 strikeouts and 1 walk across 96 pitches. He did not factor in the decision. Steven Matz followed and took the loss, falling to 4-4 after allowing 1 run on 2 hits over 2.0 innings. Eric Lauer started for Los Angeles and went 6.0 innings, giving up 3 runs on 6 hits with 4 strikeouts and 3 walks. Kyle Hurt earned his second win of the season, working a scoreless seventh inning. Tanner Scott recorded his eighth save, retiring the side in the ninth without allowing a hit.
Los Angeles improved to 45-27 and holds first place in its division. Mookie Betts is two home runs from 300 for his career and one double from 400 career doubles. Rojas is one double from 200 career doubles. Tampa Bay, now 41-27, won its previous game before dropping this one.