Seager homers to mark return to lineup, Dodger Stadium

Less than two hours later, there were a few scattered boos as Seager rounded the bases.

Seager, who spent the first seven seasons of his career with L.A., was playing his first game as a visitor at Dodger Stadium. He definitely looked right at home as he launched a go-ahead three-run homer in the fifth inning to propel the Rangers to a 3-2 win to even the series in Los Angeles.

It’s the third time this season that Seager has hit a home run with two or three men on base to turn a deficit into a lead. Seager also extended his career-best on-base streak to 29 games, surpassing his previous career high of 26 games. It’s the longest such streak by a Ranger since Marcus Semien from April 30-June 6, 2023 (33 games).

Seager was unusually patient in his return to the field after he missed the Rangers’ last four games with left hamstring tightness. He worked an eight-pitch walk earlier in the game in which he didn’t even swing until the count was 2-2, though he was first-pitch swinging his second time up, a four-pitch plate appearance that ended with him flying out to left field.

His at-bat in the fifth began similarly to the first. Seager took two cutters for balls before whiffing at a sinker outside of the zone. He took one more ball outside before Buehler finally found the zone. Seager fouled off a 92.5 mph cutter and an 83.7 mph slider to bring the count full.

Then, on the seventh pitch of the at-bat, Buehler challenged Seager with a heater in the middle of the zone. The Dodgers’ right-hander did not win.