Ryan Ward hits walk-off homer, Wyatt Crowell goes 5 scoreless

Q: What did Ryan Ward achieve in the recent game?

Ryan Ward hit a walk-off homer, securing a victory for the Los Angeles Dodgers.

Q: How did Wyatt Crowell perform in his latest outing?

Wyatt Crowell pitched five scoreless innings with seven strikeouts in his game for Double-A Tulsa.

Q: How many Dodgers affiliates won on February 22, 2026?

All four Dodgers affiliates won on the same day for the first time this season on February 22, 2026.

Q: What was Wyatt Crowell's strikeout performance like?

Wyatt Crowell struck out seven batters, including four in a row during his five-inning appearance.

Feb 22, 2026; Peoria, Arizona, USA; Los Angeles Dodgers first baseman Ryan Ward against the San Diego Padres during a spring training game at Peoria Sports Complex. Mandatory Credit: Mark J. Rebilas-Imagn Images | Mark J. Rebilas-Imagn Images

For the first time in seven opportunities this season, all four Dodgers affiliates won on the same day.

Player of the day

Wyatt Crowell put up more zeroes for Double-A Tulsa, with seven strikeouts in five scoreless innings against Springfield. It was the second appearance of the season for the left-hander, who pitched three scoreless frames against San Antonio on April 4. Crowell struck out four in a row at one point, including all three in the second inning.

Crowell, the Dodgers’ fourth-round draft pick out of Florida State in 2023, walked 15.2-percent of his batters faced in his first two professional seasons. But so far this year, he’s walked only three of 33 batters faced (9.1 percent), to go with 10 strikeouts.

Triple-A Oklahoma City

Ryan Ward hit a three-run walk-off home run to erase a two-run deficit and lift the Comets over the Round Rock Express (Rangers) in a wild game.

Ward had three hits on the night and stole a base. Austin Gauthier also had three hits, including a double. Ryan Fitzgerald had two hits, including a double.

River Ryan allowed three doubles in a row in a first inning that also included a walk, a hit batter, two runs scored, and needed 36 pitches to complete. He retired seven of his final eight batters faced to get through three innings without any further damage. Ryan struck out four on the night, and threw 56 total pitches, just 20 over the final two frames.

It’s been a rough go so far this season in the Pacific Coast League for left-hander Logan Allen, who allowed only one run in his first three innings of relief but ran out of gas in the seventh. He allowed two singles and two walks before getting pulled with one out, and all of them scored during the frame. Allen this season has faced 59 batters, and 28 of them have reached (19 hits, nine walks) for a .475 on-base percentage and only six strikeouts.

Double-A Tulsa

Zyhir Hope blew open a low-scoring affair with a three-run home run in the sixth inning to give the Drillers the breathing room they needed to beat the Springfield Cardinals.

Hope’s home run was not only against a left-handed pitcher, but was also hit to the opposite field.

High-A Great Lakes

The Loons scored in five different innings to beat the West Michigan Whitecaps (Tigers).

Third baseman Logan Wagner had three hits, including a double, and scored three times. Center fielder Charles Davalan also doubled, part of a two-hit, two-run game. Designated hitter Jose Meza reached base four times with two walks, a double, and single, with two RBI. Shortstop Jose Izarra homered.

Zach Root needed 32 pitches to record only two outs in his start, pulled with the bases loaded in the first inning. He allowed only one run, thanks to Dilan Figueredo inducing a groundout to strand three runners. Figueredo followed with three perfect innings of his own, earning the win with his 10-up, 10-down performance, including two strikeouts.

Class-A Ontario

Four Tower Buzzers pitchers combined to shut out the Inland Empire 66ers (Mariners), with 10 strikeouts and no walks.

Isaac Ayon, the Dodgers’ 18th-rounder from 2024 out of Oregon, pitched four scoreless innings with four strikeouts, allowing only a pair of singles. Logan Lunceford got the next five outs, with two strikeouts of his own, followed by Robby Porco getting five outs.

Jecsua Liborius earned the save by striking out all three batters in the ninth. He has retired all 10 batters he’s faced this season with eight strikeouts, seven weeks shy of his 21st birthday.

Easton Shelton on Saturday was designated to hit, and that he did, driving in both Ontario runs, with a second-inning double and solo home run in the seventh.

Transactions

Triple-A: Pitcher Chris Campos was activated off the injured list after missing a week and a half, and had a rocky first game back, allowing three of his six batters faced to reach, giving up an unearned run and allowing both inherited runners to score. Right-hander Jordan Weems was placed on the development list.