All articles tagged with #ninth inning
Boston erased a 2-0 deficit with a three-run bottom of the ninth at Fenway, capped by Wilyer Abreu’s grounder to first that produced the decisive run after a throwing error by the catcher allowed Eli White to score; Wyatt Olds earned his first major-league win in relief for the Red Sox.
Dane Myers dropped a routine fly ball with two outs in the ninth, letting the Cardinals rally to a 10-9 win and turning a late Reds lead into heartbreak in a chaotic bottom of the inning.
With Cincinnati leading 5-4 and two outs in the ninth, Dane Myers couldn’t glove a routine fly off J.J. Wetherholt, the ball deflecting for an error that allowed two runs to score and gave St. Louis the lead; the Cardinals added four more in the top of the inning, Reds answered with four in the bottom, and Matt McLain’s bases-loaded line drive to Jordan Walker ended it at 10-9. Myers took responsibility, citing sun and a prior discussion with Friedl about the gap, while Reds manager Terry Francona called it a simple misplay as Cincinnati fell to 61-67 and seven games out of the NL wild-card with about a month left.
Edwin Díaz blew another save in a 5-4 loss to the Brewers, pushing his season ERA to 11.57 since returning from elbow surgery and renewing calls for the Dodgers to stop using him in high-leverage moments. Manager Dave Roberts says options are needed, signaling a possible bullpen-by-committee shift or increased opportunities for Tanner Scott as Los Angeles searches for postseason reliability.
Boston rode eight scoreless innings from its pitchers to a dramatic ninth-inning rally sparked by a Francisco Lindor error, loading the bases on a walk sequence before tying the game on a key hit and scores in a tense finish. In extras, the Red Sox played small-ball to plate the go-ahead run, then Garrett Whitlock closed out the win after Aroldis Chapman worked the ninth. The victory caps a strong first half and sets up a doubleheader with the Rays after the All-Star break.
Derek Hill delivered a go-ahead two-run homer off Richard Lovelady in the ninth after Kyle Schwarber's pinch-hit walk, lifting the Phillies to a 5-4 win over the Nationals at Nationals Park; it was Hill's first homer as a Phillie, capping a late rally sparked by a prior Phillies scoring burst and solid pitching from Aaron Nola.
Paul Skenes pitched six innings of two-run ball but took the loss as the Pirates dropped a 2-1 decision to the Colorado Rockies at Coors Field, their seventh straight defeat in Skenes’ starts. The Pirates loaded the bases with none out in the ninth but failed to score. A controversial call—Billy Cook, running for Reynolds, was ruled to have interfered with the third baseman—ruled out the potential tying run, drawing anger from Pirates manager Don Kelly. Pittsburgh remains under .500 and will try to avoid a sweep in the series finale.
The Dodgers rallied from a 4-2 deficit and stunned the Padres with a 5-4 walk-off in the bottom of the ninth. A overturned call set up a baserunner on a walk, then Padres closer Mason Miller misplayed a pitch/run sequence that allowed Alex Call to score on a sacrifice fly by Andy Pages, with a relay throw to home by Sung-Mun Song, giving Los Angeles the win and evening the series. Earlier, San Diego had built the lead with Manny Machado and Andújar homers as Ohtani and Freeman provided early offense for the Dodgers.
Milwaukee took a 3-2 lead on Jake Bauers’s homer after early trouble for both starters, but Washington tied it at 3-3 in the seventh; Trevor Megill’s nine-pitch ninth inning devolved quickly with a hit-by-pitch, two botched bunts, and two misthrown plays that allowed four runs, giving the Nationals a 7-3 victory and the series opener. The Brewers finished with four hits and five walks; they’ll try to rebound tomorrow as Kyle Harrison faces Foster Griffin.
The Diamondbacks scored five runs in the ninth inning to secure an 8-7 walk-off win against the Padres, with key moments including a controversial overturned call and Jackson Merrill leaving the game dazed after a hard tag. Merrill's status is uncertain due to a possible concussion, and Padres closer Robert Suarez struggled in the ninth, leading to the loss.