The Los Angeles Dodgers took a five-run lead into the ninth inning against the Detroit Tigers, but exited the game with an extra innings 11-9 loss.
The ninth inning started with three-straight hits against Ricky Vanasco before Evan Phillips entered the game. Phillips allowed another RBI single, then a game-tying two-run homer.
The Dodgers ended up loading the bases with one out in the 10th, but Freeman grounded into a double play with some great defense from the Tigers.
The Tigers ended up winning the game on a walk-off home run by Gio Urshella.
To get to that point, Shohei Ohtani started the game with a triple, and he was driven in when Freddie Freemnan grounded into a force out, to start the scoring for the Dodgers.
After the Tigers took a 2-1 lead, the Dodgers came back to tie it on a single from Chris Taylor, following a walk and single from Freddie Freeman.
They took the lead when Ohtani blasted a homer in the fifth inning, putting them up 3-2, and they never looked back from that lead.
Freeman worked a walk and Andy Pages doubled before Gavin Lux singled them both home to extend their lead to three runs, and capping off a three-run fifth inning.
The Tigers added a pair of runs back with consecutive homers to open the fifth, but that concluded their scoring for the day with four runs.
But the Dodgers got those runs back and more, beginning in the sixth inning. Cavan Biggio walked, Austin Barnes singled, and Ohtani drove a run in with a force out, putting them up 6-4.
In the seventh, Kiké Hernández homered with Chris Taylor on base to score their eighth run, and their ninth run came in the eighth inning on a sacrifice fly from Freeman to drive in Ohtani.
Justin Wrobleski was on the mound for the Dodgers, and he was solid overall. He pitched five innings, giving up four runs (three earned) on five hits with four strikeouts and two walks.
Shohei Ohtani reaches milestone & sets Dodgers record
Ohtani’s 29th homer of the season also marked the 200th home run of his career.
In addition, it also set a Dodgers franchise record for most extra-base hits before the All-Star Break with 56, surpassing Duke Snider. Ohtani is also one homer short of tying Cody Bellinger for most home runs by a Dodgers player before the All-Star break.
Earlier this season, Ohtani surpassed Hideki Matsui’s 175 career home runs for the top spot on the all-time MLB list by Japanese-born players.
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