ST. PETERSBURG, Fla.—In a tense and tight matchup of division leaders, Freddie Freeman and the Los Angeles Dodgers came out on top. Freeman extended his hitting streak to 16 games, Max Muncy and Miguel Vargas homered, and the NL West-leading Dodgers beat the MLB-best Tampa Bay Rays 6–5 on Saturday, May 27. Freeman finished 2…

LOS ANGELES—James Outman hit a go-ahead grand slam in the seventh inning and the Los Angeles Dodgers rallied for a 7–3 victory over the Minnesota Twins on Wednesday, May 17. Byron Buxton and Joey Gallo homered for the Twins, who dropped two of the three in a matchup of division leaders. Gallo left the game…

SAN FRANCISCO—Julio Urias won his eighth consecutive decision and Miguel Vargas drove in two runs in his major league debut as the Los Angeles Dodgers beat the San Francisco Giants 3–0 on Wednesday night. Urias (11–6) threw six scoreless innings, struck out six and didn’t issue a walk. The Dodgers–who wore patches on their gray…