ANAHEIM, Calif. (AP) — Roki Sasaki yielded one run and struck out eight over seven sharp innings, Kyle Tucker had three hits and drove in three runs, and the Los Angeles Dodgers swept the weekend Freeway Series with a 10-1 victory over the Los Angeles Angels on Sunday.
Sasaki (2-3) made the best start of his two-year major league career at Angel Stadium, allowing four hits while setting career highs in innings and strikeouts without issuing a walk in 91 pitches. After a wild rookie season with a rocky beginning, a lengthy injury absence and an improbable transformation into an effective playoff closer in October, Sasaki is making progress on settling into the rotation.
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Los Angeles Dodgers' Kyle Tucker slides into home plate to score off of a sacrifice fly by Miguel Rojas during the second of a baseball game against the Los Angeles Angels, Sunday, May 17, 2026, in Anaheim, Calif. (AP Photo/Jessie Alcheh)
Los Angeles Angels pitcher Grayson Rodriguez throws to a Los Angeles Dodgers batter during the first inning of a baseball game, Sunday, May 17, 2026, in Anaheim, Calif. (AP Photo/Jessie Alcheh)
Los Angeles Dodgers' Shohei Ohtani follows through on an RBI single during the fourth inning of a baseball game against the Los Angeles Angels, Sunday, May 17, 2026, in Anaheim, Calif. (AP Photo/Jessie Alcheh)
Los Angeles Dodgers pitcher Roki Sasaki throws to a Los Angeles Angels batter during the first inning of a baseball game, Sunday, May 17, 2026, in Anaheim, Calif. (AP Photo/Jessie Alcheh)
Shohei Ohtani and Andy Pages delivered two-run singles in the fourth inning of the fifth straight victory for the Dodgers, who outscored the Halos by a combined 31-3 in the first series of the season between the two-time World Series champions and the team with the majors’ worst record.
Ohtani had three singles at his former home stadium, giving him eight hits and eight RBIs in his past four games. A recent slump prompted the Dodgers to give their four-time MVP two days off from hitting earlier this week.
Grayson Rodriguez (0-1) gave up seven runs and seven hits and four walks while working into the fourth inning in his debut for the Angels, who acquired the right-hander from Baltimore in the offseason. Rodriguez hadn't pitched in the majors since July 2024 because of multiple injuries, including shoulder inflammation that sidelined him this spring.
Yoán Moncada had an RBI single for the Angels, who have lost six straight.
World Series MVP Yoshinobu Yamamoto (3-3, 3.60 ERA) takes the mound in San Diego on Monday night in the Dodgers' first meeting of the season with the NL West rival Padres.
Walbert Ureña (1-4, 3.29 ERA) takes the mound at Angel Stadium on Monday to open a four-game series with the Athletics.
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Los Angeles Dodgers' Kyle Tucker slides into home plate to score off of a sacrifice fly by Miguel Rojas during the second of a baseball game against the Los Angeles Angels, Sunday, May 17, 2026, in Anaheim, Calif. (AP Photo/Jessie Alcheh)
Los Angeles Angels pitcher Grayson Rodriguez throws to a Los Angeles Dodgers batter during the first inning of a baseball game, Sunday, May 17, 2026, in Anaheim, Calif. (AP Photo/Jessie Alcheh)
Los Angeles Dodgers' Shohei Ohtani follows through on an RBI single during the fourth inning of a baseball game against the Los Angeles Angels, Sunday, May 17, 2026, in Anaheim, Calif. (AP Photo/Jessie Alcheh)
Los Angeles Dodgers pitcher Roki Sasaki throws to a Los Angeles Angels batter during the first inning of a baseball game, Sunday, May 17, 2026, in Anaheim, Calif. (AP Photo/Jessie Alcheh)
NEWTOWN SQUARE, Pa. (AP) — Aaron Rai shifted into high gear Sunday and pulled away from a world-class field with one amazing shot after another until he became the first English-born player in more than a century to capture the PGA Championship.
Rai, who dreamed of being a Formula 1 driver until he turned to golf, was three shots behind and approaching the turn at Aronimink Golf Club when he delivered a performance worthy of a major champion.
He made a 40-foot eagle putt on the par-5 ninth during a stretch when he one-putted seven straight greens to take the lead.
And on the closing holes when the contenders needed him to stumble, Rai holed a birdie putt of some 70 feet across the 17th green for the clincher.
The 31-year-old Rai, the first player of Indian heritage to win a major, closed with a 5-under 65.
Jon Rahm, Rory McIlroy, Xander Schauffele all had their chances and until they were undone by untimely mistakes or failure to get good looks at birdie. McIlroy, who closed with a 69, played the par 5s in even for the week and he chopped up the reachable par-4 13th for a bogey.
Rai, who finished at 9-under 271, is the first player from England with his name on the Wanamaker Trophy since Jim Barnes in 1919, the second edition of this major and the first after World War I.
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Aaron Rai, of England, waves on the 10th green during the final round of the PGA Championship golf tournament at Aronimink Golf Club, Sunday, May 17, 2026, in Newtown Square, PA. (AP Photo/Matt Slocum)
Aaron Rai, of England, hits his approach shot from the 18th fairway during the final round of the PGA Championship golf tournament at Aronimink Golf Club, Sunday, May 17, 2026, in Newtown Square, PA. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)
Aaron Rai, of England, embraces his caddie after his round on the 18th green during the final round of the PGA Championship golf tournament at Aronimink Golf Club, Sunday, May 17, 2026, in Newtown Square, PA. (AP Photo/Matt Slocum)
Aaron Rai, of England, waves on the 18th green after his round during the final round of the PGA Championship golf tournament at Aronimink Golf Club, Sunday, May 17, 2026, in Newtown Square, PA. (AP Photo/Matt Slocum)
Aaron Rai, of England, celebrates after his shot on the 17th green during the final round of the PGA Championship golf tournament at Aronimink Golf Club, Sunday, May 17, 2026, in Newtown Square, PA. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)
Jon Rahm, of Spain, looks at his club on the third fairway during the final round of the PGA Championship golf tournament at Aronimink Golf Club, Sunday, May 17, 2026, in Newtown Square, PA. (AP Photo/Matt Slocum)
Alex Smalley hits from the bunker on the third green during the final round of the PGA Championship golf tournament at Aronimink Golf Club, Sunday, May 17, 2026, in Newtown Square, PA. (AP Photo/Frank Franklin II)
Rory McIlroy, of Northern Ireland, watches his shot on the 11th fairway during the final round of the PGA Championship golf tournament at Aronimink Golf Club, Sunday, May 17, 2026, in Newtown Square, PA. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)
Justin Thomas reacts to missing a putt on the 17th green during the final round of the PGA Championship golf tournament at Aronimink Golf Club, Sunday, May 17, 2026, in Newtown Square, PA. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)
Matti Schmid, of Germany, waves on the third green during the final round of the PGA Championship golf tournament at Aronimink Golf Club, Sunday, May 17, 2026, in Newtown Square, PA. (AP Photo/Frank Franklin II)
Scottie Scheffler reacts to missing a putt on the 17th green during the third round of the PGA Championship golf tournament at Aronimink Golf Club, Saturday, May 16, 2026, in Newtown Square, PA. (AP Photo/Matt Slocum)
Jon Rahm, of Spain, reacts to a missed putt on the 12th green during the third round of the PGA Championship golf tournament at Aronimink Golf Club, Saturday, May 16, 2026, in Newtown Square, PA. (AP Photo/Matt Slocum)
Matti Schmid, of Germany, waves on the 18th green during the third round of the PGA Championship golf tournament at Aronimink Golf Club, Saturday, May 16, 2026, in Newtown Square, PA. (AP Photo/Frank Franklin II)
Rory McIlroy, of Northern Ireland, lines up his shot on the 16th green during the third round of the PGA Championship golf tournament at Aronimink Golf Club, Saturday, May 16, 2026, in Newtown Square, PA. (AP Photo/Frank Franklin II)
Alex Smalley hits from the fourth tee during the third round of the PGA Championship golf tournament at Aronimink Golf Club, Saturday, May 16, 2026, in Newtown Square, PA. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)
