Error Secures Dodgers Win
Los Angeles Dodgers Defeat Orioles 6-5 After Crucial Ninth-Inning Throwing Error
The Los Angeles Dodgers rallied from a 5-3 deficit to beat the Baltimore Orioles 6-5 on Friday night, thanks to a walk-off throwing error in the bottom of the ninth. With two outs and two runners on, catcher Dalton Rushing singled to right field. Orioles right fielder Tyler O'Neill tried to throw out the tying run at home, but the ball skipped past catcher Samuel Basallo — allowing both runners to score and ending the game NH Register.
The win was the Dodgers' fourth straight, improving them to 49-27 WV News. It came without Shohei Ohtani, who was away on paternity leave, and without catcher Will Smith, who is on the injured list with a neck injury.
Orioles Homers Flip a 3-0 Dodgers Lead
The Dodgers jumped out fast. In the first inning, Max Muncy hit a two-out single to score Kyle Tucker and Mookie Betts, giving Los Angeles a 2-0 lead. Andy Pages added an RBI double in the second to make it 3-0 The Star.
The Orioles answered in the sixth. Gunnar Henderson crushed a two-run home run — his 16th of the season — off starter Roki Sasaki to cut the lead to 3-2. Pete Alonso followed with a solo shot, his 17th, to tie it at 3-3. Baltimore then took the lead in the seventh when Jeremiah Jackson singled in two runs to make it 5-3 Winnipeg Free Press.
Betts Bobblehead Night Turns Into a Betts Home Run Night
The Dodgers were down to their last few outs when Mookie Betts stepped up with one out in the ninth. On Mookie Betts Bobblehead Night at Dodger Stadium, Betts delivered a solo home run off Orioles closer Ryan Helsley to cut the deficit to 5-4 Twin Cities Business Radio.
Helsley struggled from there. He walked two more batters before Rushing's clutch single set up the final error. It was Helsley's first blown save of the season. His ERA climbed to 5.11. Betts finished 3-for-5 on the night Leader Telegram.
O'Neill's Bad Throw Ends a Game Baltimore Almost Won
Tyler O'Neill had entered the game in the seventh as a defensive replacement — meant to improve the Orioles' outfield defense. Instead, his throwing error on the game's final play cost Baltimore the win. The ball skipped past the catcher, and two runs scored to end it NH Register.
Orioles manager Craig Albernaz called it a "gut-wrenching" defeat. He said the team did "so much right" for eight innings before the late collapse. O'Neill is in the second year of a three-year, $49.5 million contract, and the error has renewed questions about his value to the club WV News.
Dodgers Depth Carries the Load Without Ohtani
Blake Treinen got the win in relief, improving to 4-1 with a 3.52 ERA. Roki Sasaki struck out six in 5.2 innings but did not factor into the decision after giving up the back-to-back home runs in the sixth The Star.
The Dodgers won in front of a sellout crowd of 51,939. Rushing's walk-off hit highlighted how Los Angeles has leaned on younger players during the Ohtani absence. The Orioles fall to 35-42, dropping further behind in the AL East wild card race Twin Cities Business Radio.
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