Kyle Tucker hit a two-run walk-off single to lead the Dodgers to a 5-4 victory over the Marlins. The win capped a dramatic ninth-inning rally after trailing by two runs.
Kyle Tucker and the Dodgers defeated the Marlins on Monday.Kyle Tucker and the Dodgers defeated the Marlins on Monday.
Monday was shaping up to be a forgettable night at Dodger Stadium.
Until the Dodgers delivered an unforgettable ending in the bottom of the ninth.
Trailing by two runs to the Marlins, the Dodgers mounted a three-run rally on the back of quality at-bats, a big swing from Shohei Ohtani and a walk-off hit from Kyle Tucker, who lined a two-run, two-out single to center to lift the Dodgers to a 5-4 win.
Entering the ninth, the Dodgers seemed to be lacking any semblance of life.
Kyle Tucker celebrates after his walk-off hit for the Dodgers on April 27. Imagn Images
Kyle Tucker hit a two-run walk-off single in the ninth inning, leading the Dodgers to a 5-4 victory.
The Dodgers mounted a three-run rally in the ninth inning after trailing by two runs, highlighted by a big swing from Shohei Ohtani.
The final score was 5-4 in favor of the Dodgers.
Kyle Tucker's walk-off hit occurred in the bottom of the ninth inning.
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They hadnât scored since Teoscar HernĂĄndezâs two-run single in the first. They had squandered that lead on Liam Hicksâ three-run homer against Yoshinobu Yamamoto in the fifth. They had left the bases loaded in the seventh. They had gone 1-for-6 with runners in scoring position, slipping back into the sluggish form that dogged them for most of last week.
But then Andy Pages drew a leadoff walk against Marlins closer Pete Fairbanks. Dalton Rushing pinch-hit and did the same in the next at-bat.
And though Miguel Rojas failed to get down a sacrifice bunt, instead popping it up to the catcher for the first out of the inning, Ohtani made sure it didnât matter â ripping a ground-rule double into right to score one run.
Three batters later, Tucker came to the plate with the bases loaded, after the Marlins intentionally walked Freddie Freeman, removed Fairbanks from the game with an injury, then got a strikeout of Will Smith from right-hander Tyler Phillips.
Kyle Tucker delivers a walk-off hit during the Dodgersâ April 27 win. Imagn Images
Phillips also got ahead of Tucker with a first-pitch strike, landing a splitter at the bottom of the zone.
But when he went there again, the teamâs $240 million offseason signing was ready for it, slashing a line drive into center field for his biggest moment yet in whatâs been a slow start to the year.
That, once again, the Dodgers (20-9) are never out of a game.
Between the second and sixth innings, the team had mustered just one hit. In that time, Yamamoto stumbled in a five-inning, four-run (three-earned) outing while lacking his typical stuff or command.
However, their superstar lineup means, as long as theyâre within striking distance, theyâre always capable of mounting a comeback.
Thatâs what happened in the ninth, with key walks and big swings giving the team its second walk-off win of the year.
HernĂĄndez is not known for drawing walks. But improved plate discipline has helped him not only earn a string of free bases lately, but also snap out of what had been a couple-week-long slump.
HernĂĄndez started his night Monday with a key hit, driving in the gameâs first two runs with his opposite-field single in the first inning. After that, he walked twice, marking only the second time this season he has done so.
Following a 14-game stretch from April 7-24 in which he batted .154, HernĂĄndez is now 3-for-8 the last three days with four walks and four RBIs, raising his season average to .245.
At the very least, Smith was back in the lineup Monday after missing a couple games with back tightness.
However, he continued a recent slump by not only going hitless in five at-bats, but twice leaving the bases loaded in the seventh (when he broke his bat on an inning-ending grounder and the ninth.
That left Smith in a 1-for-18 rut in his last five games, with a three-run homer last Friday representing his only reprieve. His batting average is down to .231 and his OPS is down to .696. Among the clubâs regulars, only Tucker has a lower mark in that latter category.
Up next
Ohtani (2-0, 0.38 ERA) will take the mound Tuesday opposite Marlins right-hander Janson Junk (1-2, 3.67 ERA). However, manager Dave Roberts made it sound Monday as if Ohtani would likely only pitch in the game, and not also serve as designated hitter. That would be partially because Ohtani is pitching on just five daysâ rest for the first time this year, and partially because Wednesdayâs series finale the following day is an afternoon start.