Dodgers take early lead vs. Rangers on Will Smith 3-run home run

Kyle Madson

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The top of the Dodgers order struggled against the Yankees, but they were back against the Rangers thanks in part to a three-run homer from catcher Will Smith. 

Shohei Ohtani drew a one-out walk, then Freddie Freeman singled to bring up Smith with two on and one out. Smith, who hadn't homered since belting two against the Mets on May 29, smoked a 1-0 slider that stayed up in the middle of the zone just over the left field fence. His 10th homer of the year gave Los Angeles a 3-0 lead in the first. 

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Kyle Madson neither likes writing about himself nor writing in the third person. Nevertheless, he persists. While Kyle has spent most of his writing career covering the NFL’s Tennessee Titans and San Francisco 49ers, he’s never lost the love of baseball that has resided in the deepest recesses of his soul since he began playing T-ball at 4 years old (no matter how hard John Fisher has tried). Aside from writing, Kyle also hosts a radio show, the Insiders, with James Ham on ESPN 1320 in Sacramento. When he’s not being a sports dork, Kyle loves being a normal dork and traveling, visiting museums, diving further into K-Pop fandom (#SKZ) and hanging out with his wife and cats. Don’t follow him on Twitter or Instagram at @KyleAMadson.