Dodgers overcome early deficit for 9-2 victory over the Pirates

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Andy Pages hit a home run, drove in a career-high four runs and tied a career best with four hits as the Los Angeles Dodgers rebounded from an early deficit to earn a 9-2 victory over the Pittsburgh Pirates on Sunday.

Pages had an RBI single in the first inning, when the Dodgers scored twice to emerge from a 2-0 hole, and added a two-run homer in the fifth.

Los Angeles overcame the departure of right-hander Tyler Glasnow, who left after one inning with right shoulder discomfort. Ben Casparius (3-0) went 3 2/3 scoreless innings in emergency relief with five strikeouts and Yoendrys Gomez earned a three-inning save in his Dodgers debut.

Andrew McCutchen had a home run among his four hits for the Pirates, who finished 3-3 on a six-game road trip to the Los Angeles area. Left-hander Bailey Falter, from nearby Chino Hills, gave up seven runs (five earned) on eight hits in 4 1/3 innings.

McCutchen and Enmanuel Valdez hit back-to-back home runs for the Pirates in the first inning off Glasnow. The Dodgers responded with a four-run first that included a two-run single from Freddie Freeman and an RBI single from Pages.

Mookie Betts made it 5-2 in the second inning on a sacrifice fly, while a three-run fifth for Los Angeles included a home run from Teoscar Hernández and a two-run shot from Pages, who added an RBI single in the sixth.

Pages’ first inning RBI single not only increased the Dodgers’ early lead, it was a continuation of a recent hot streak. Pages delivered at least three hits in all three games against the Pirates and has multiple hits in four of his last five games.

Hernández’s home run gave him 200 in 991 career games over parts of 10 seasons. He became the 381st player to reach the milestone.

Right-hander Dustin May (1-1, 3.68 ERA) will start for the Dodgers on Monday against the Miami Marlins. The Pirates have not announced a starter for Tuesday’s home game against the Chicago Cubs.

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Los Angeles Dodgers pitcher Tyler Glasnow throws to a Pittsburgh Pirates batter during the first inning of a baseball game against the Pittsburgh Pirates in Los Angeles, Sunday, April 27, 2025. (AP Photo/Jessie Alcheh)

Los Angeles Dodgers' Freddie Freeman, left, slides into home plate to score ahead of a tag during the first inning of a baseball game against the Pittsburgh Pirates in Los Angeles, Sunday, April 27, 2025. (AP Photo/Jessie Alcheh)

Los Angeles Dodgers' Freddie Freeman drops his bat after hitting an RBI single during the first inning of a baseball game against the Pittsburgh Pirates in Los Angeles, Sunday, April 27, 2025. (AP Photo/Jessie Alcheh)

Los Angeles Dodgers designated hitter Shohei Ohtani prepares to bat during the second inning of a baseball game against the Pittsburgh Pirates in Los Angeles, Sunday, April 27, 2025. (AP Photo/Jessie Alcheh)

Pittsburgh Pirates pitcher Bailey Falter throws to a Los Angeles Dodgers batter during the first inning of a baseball game against the Los Angeles Dodgers in Los Angeles, Sunday, April 27, 2025. (AP Photo/Jessie Alcheh)

Los Angeles Dodgers designated hitter Shohei Ohtani walks towards the dugout after striking out during the fifth inning of a baseball game against the Pittsburgh Pirates in Los Angeles, Sunday, April 27, 2025. (AP Photo/Jessie Alcheh)

Los Angeles Dodgers' Teoscar Hernández watches his home run during the fifth inning of a baseball game against the Pittsburgh Pirates in Los Angeles, Sunday, April 27, 2025. (AP Photo/Jessie Alcheh)

Los Angeles Dodgers' Teoscar Hernández celebrates as sunflower seeds are thrown at him after hitting home run during the fifth inning of a baseball game against the Pittsburgh Pirates in Los Angeles, Sunday, April 27, 2025. (AP Photo/Jessie Alcheh)

A Ukrainian drone strike killed one person and wounded three others in the Russian city of Voronezh, local officials said Sunday.

A young woman died overnight in a hospital intensive care unit after debris from a drone fell on a house during the attack on Saturday, regional Gov. Alexander Gusev said on Telegram.

Three other people were wounded and more than 10 apartment buildings, private houses and a high school were damaged, he said, adding that air defenses shot down 17 drones over Voronezh. The city is home to just over 1 million people and lies some 250 kilometers (155 miles) from the Ukrainian border.

The attack came the day after Russia bombarded Ukraine with hundreds of drones and dozens of missiles overnight into Friday, killing at least four people in the capital Kyiv, according to Ukrainian officials.

For only the second time in the nearly four-year war, Russia used a powerful new hypersonic missile that struck western Ukraine in a clear warning to Kyiv and NATO.

The intense barrage and the launch of the nuclear-capable Oreshnik missile followed reports of major progress in talks between Ukraine and its allies on how to defend the country from further aggression by Moscow if a U.S.-led peace deal is struck.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said Saturday in his nightly address that Ukrainian negotiators “continue to communicate with the American side.”

Chief negotiator Rustem Umerov was in contact with U.S. partners Saturday, he said.

Separately, Ukraine’s General Staff said Russia targeted Ukraine with 154 drones overnight into Sunday and 125 were shot down.

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This photo provided by the Ukrainian Security Service on Friday, Jan. 9, 2026, shows a fragment believed to be a part of a Russian Oreshnik intermediate range hypersonic ballistic missile that hit the Lviv region. (Ukrainian Security Service via AP)

President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyy, second left, listens to British Defense Secretary John Healey during their meeting in Kyiv, Ukraine, Friday, Jan. 9, 2026. (AP Photo/Danylo Antoniuk)