Max Muncy clubs 3 homers to overcome Edwin Díaz's first blown save as a Dodger
Edwin Diaz blew a three-run lead, then Max Muncy hit his third home run.
The Los Angeles Dodgers gave Edwin Díaz a $69 million contract last offseason to stabilize a ninth inning that was rocky throughout 2025. That’s not what they got Friday, but that didn’t stop them from a dramatic 8-7 win courtesy of Max Muncy’s three-homer game. After converting his first four save opportunities with the Dodgers in 2026, Díaz allowed a three-run lead to slip away against the bottom of the Texas Rangers’ order.
It was the first time since April 9, 2025 that he allowed more than two runs in a single outing. That game a year ago wasn’t a save situation either, so it’s Díaz’s first blown three-run save since the 2024 season. After entering the ninth up 7-4, Díaz got into trouble immediately when pinch-hitter Joc Pederson hit a leadoff single (thanks to a successful ABS challenge that overturned a called strike three).
Evan Carter punished him one batter later with a first-pitch homer to cut the deficit to a single run. Evan Carter goes yard to make this a 1-run game in the 9th! 👀 pic.
twitter. com/0dNzSNctLI — MLB (@MLB) April 11, 2026 Díaz recovered with a strikeout of Danny Jansen and a flyout from Josh Smith, but a Josh Jung single, Sam Haggerty pinch-run stolen base and Ezequiel Duran single brought in the tying run. Ezequiel Duran ties it in the 9th for the @Rangers !