Max Muncy delivered a spectacular performance Tuesday night, blasting three home runs including a dramatic walk-off solo shot with two outs in the ninth inning to lift the Los Angeles Dodgers to an 8-7 victory over the Texas Rangers at home.
The thrilling finish marked Muncy’s second career three-homer performance and came after the Dodgers appeared headed for defeat. Texas rallied to tie the contest in the top of the ninth when Evan Carter launched a two-run blast and Ezequiel Duran followed with a clutch RBI single, both with two outs against Los Angeles closer Edwin Diaz, who suffered his first blown save of the campaign.
But Muncy answered immediately, connecting off Rangers reliever Jacob Latz (0-1) to secure the dramatic victory. Andy Pages also contributed significantly for the Dodgers with a home run and his fourth three-hit performance of the season. The win extended Los Angeles’ hot streak, marking their sixth victory in seven contests.
For Texas, Corey Seager and Wyatt Langford also found the seats with home runs, but the Rangers saw their three-game winning streak come to an end despite the late-inning heroics.
In other Major League action, the San Diego Padres continued their own hot streak with another walk-off victory, defeating the Colorado Rockies 5-2 on Gavin Sheets’ game-ending three-run homer. Sheets crushed a 434-foot blast to right-center off Juan Mejia (0-2) for his second long ball of both the game and season.
The Pittsburgh Pirates shut out the Chicago Cubs 2-0 behind Bryan Reynolds’ two-run homer and Carmen Mlodzinski’s 5⅓ scoreless innings. Cubs starter Shota Imanaga held Pittsburgh hitless through six innings before the Pirates broke through in the seventh.
Arizona beat Philadelphia 5-4 as Ketel Marte and James McCann each drove in two runs for the Diamondbacks’ fifth win in six games. Detroit snapped a five-game losing streak by blanking Miami 2-0, with Keider Montero tossing six strong innings and Kenley Jansen recording his 478th career save, tying Lee Smith for third all-time.
Atlanta exploded for six runs in the sixth inning, highlighted by home runs from Ronald Acuña Jr., Matt Olson and Michael Harris II, to defeat Cleveland 11-5. Washington rallied from behind with four ninth-inning runs to beat Milwaukee 7-3, using three bunts and a hit batter to spark the unusual comeback.
The Los Angeles Angels routed Cincinnati 10-2 behind Jorge Soler’s grand slam and Jack Kochanowicz’s seven-inning, one-run performance. Toronto defeated Minnesota 10-4, with Brandon Valenzuela hitting his first career home run as part of a five-run fourth inning.
Oakland’s pitching staff combined for a six-hit shutout in a 4-0 victory over the New York Mets, while Kansas City’s Kris Bubic struck out a career-high 11 batters over seven shutout innings in a 2-0 win against Chicago White Sox.
St. Louis edged Boston 3-2 as Dustin May bounced back from early-season struggles with six solid innings. Tampa Bay spoiled Luis Gil’s season debut with a 5-3 victory over the Yankees, Seattle snapped a five-game skid by beating Houston 9-6, and San Francisco defeated Baltimore 6-3 behind strong performances from Willy Adames, Casey Schmitt and Jung Hoo Lee.
