The Los Angeles Dodgers completed a comeback with a 7-3 walk-off victory against the Tampa Bay Rays to win their fifth straight game, this time in historic and dramatic fashion.
Will Smith started off the ninth inning by being hit by a pitch, and that was followed by Tommy Edman singling. Miguel Rojas bunted them both into scoring position, and Max Muncy walked to load the bases.
It didn’t take long for the Dodgers to win from that point as Shohei Ohtani blasted his 40th home run of the season, a walk-off grand slam. It was the Dodgers’ sixth walk-off hit of the season.
The Dodgers trailed entering the fifth inning, the Dodgers strung together a rally, started by a single from Tommy Edman and a walk from Gavin Lux.
With two outs, Kiké Hernández blasted a game-tying three-run homer, his eighth of the season.
Bobby Miller was back on the mound for the Dodgers looking to find improve results amid a season to forget. Miller has stuck in the Dodgers rotation due to necessity, but he has not turned in a quality outing since his first start of the year on March 29.
He entered the game with an 8.02 ERA, but Miller turned in a successful outing, even though it got off on the wrong foot.
Miller allowed a first inning home run that put the Rays up 1-0, and in the third inning, he gave up a double and home run that made it 3-0 Rays.
However, Miller settled in after that, throwing three consecutive scoreless innings, which concluded with striking out the side in his sixth and final inning of work. He also struck out three straight hitters in the second inning after allowing a leadoff single.
Miller finished his night with six innings pitched, allowing three runs on seven hits with nine strikeouts and no walks. While it wasn’t the best outing of his career and there were still things he needs to improve on, it was a much-needed step in the right direction with signs of turning his season around.
Miller mow has a 7.49 ERA in 39.2 innings this season.
Shohei Ohtani becomes first Dodgers player in 40-40 club
Shohei Ohtani also picked up his 40th stolen base of the season during the game, making him the first Dodgers player in history to reach a 40-40 season. He joins rare company, becoming just the sixth player in MLB history to accomplish it, and the quickest to do it.
If Ohtani can reach 50 home runs and 50 stolen bases, he would be the first player in MLB history to achieve that feat, and he is currently on pace to do that.
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