Muncy Spoils Rangers Rally as Dodgers Win
Max Muncy's solo homer in bottom of ninth ruins Texas Rangers rally against Edwin Díaz as Los Angeles Dodgers win 8-7.
Things looked bright for the Texas Rangers entering the bottom of the ninth inning at Dodger Stadium on Friday night. They beat up Dodgers elite reliever Edwin Díaz to tie things up in the top of the ninth inning. But Max Muncy spoiled that comeback, hitting a solo home run with two outs in the bottom of the ninth to give the Los Angeles Dodgers an incredible 8-7 win.
Muncy was the man of the night, even though it was Shohei Ohtani Bobblehead Night for the Dodgers faithful. He hit three home runs in the game, making his presence felt in a big, big way for the Dodgers and manager Dave Roberts. Jacob Latz was making his way through the Dodgers lineup in the bottom of the ninth, recording the first two outs.
It looked like the game was headed into extra innings. But Muncy connected on a Latz pitch, sending Dodger Stadium into a frenzy. In the bottom of the second inning, Muncy hit his first homer of the night off of Rangers starter Kumar Rocker.
But, in the top of the third, Corey Seager smoked a three-run homer over the center-field wall. Josh Smith and Brandon Nimmo scored ahead of Seager, putting the Rangers up 3-1 at that point. Muncy's second homer of the night, again off Rocker, put the Dodgers within 3-2.