Dodgers Recap: Yoshinobu Dominates; Muncy walks it off in the the tenth
Game 49, 5/20/2025: Dodgers 4, D-backs 3
CHAVEZ RAVINE — It was Mexican Heritage night at Dodgers Stadium. Yamamoto took a no hitter and scoreless inning into the seventh. Unfortunately, Tanner Scott couldn’t get it done for the Dodgers giving up two home runs and three runs in extra innings. Max Muncy walks it off with a sac fly to center field.
Yoshinobu Yamamoto got out of the top of the first with a simi clean inning. He struggled a bit with his first pitch strike but got some weak contact from the first three batters. The Dodgers offense actually came up to bat in the bottom of the first not looking to catch up.
After a Shohei Ohtani flyout to left field. Mookie Betts hit an opposite field line drive to get on base. Unfortunately, Freddie Freeman hit into a double play to end the inning.
The Dodgers got on the board first with a Will Smith line drive double down the left field line scoring Freeman. Max Muncy took a walk with two outs and Andy Pages hit into an inning ending shot to the short stop for the third out.
Yamamoto took the mound with a no hitter going into the seventh inning. Ketel Marte singled on a sharp line drive to right field ending his chance to get out of the inning with a no hitter. Yoshi ended his night in dominate fashion 110P / 62S / 7IP / 1H / 0ER / 2BB / 9K / 10 swing and miss.
The bottom of the seventh got a little dicey. Alex Vesia loaded the bases and got two key outs. Dave Roberts made the call and brought in Ben Casparius who finished off Arizona and leaving the bases loaded. Ohtani hit a double into left center field in the bottom of eighth, Betts hit weak ground ball to third for the second out. Freddie Freeman would strike swinging to end the inning
Arizona tied the game up in the top of the ninth when Tanner Scott gave a home run to Gabriel Moreno on a fly ball to left field. Will Smith took a walk putting the winning run on first base. Muncy struck out and Pages flied out giving the Dodgers two outs. Teoscar Hernandez came off the bench and took a walk that moved Smith into scoring position. Kiki Hernandez came up to bat and immediately got 3-0 count, Hernandez would eventually strikeout to put the game in overtime.
Tanner Scott started off the tenth inning and gave up another home run to Corbin Carroll that gave Arizona the lead in the top of the tenth.
Tommy Edman came up to bat in the bottom of the tenth and poked one opposite field that scored Kiki. Arizona would Ohtani and Betts hit a sacrifice fly that moved Edman to third. Ohtani would steal second base, and the D-Backs would walk freeman loading the bases with one out. Will Smith got hit by a pitch and Edman would come in to tie the game up. Max Muncy walked it off with a sac fly to center field giving the Dodgers the win.
Arizona will put Corbin Burnes on the mound tomorrow while Dustin May looks to bounce back from his last performance. First pitch is at 7:10 PM PST and can be seen on SportsNet LA.
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