The Dodgers walk-off with 5 straight walks in the bottom of the 9th, a breakdown
What Happened
Trailing by one run in the bottom of the ninth inning, the Los Angeles Dodgers face a daunting task against Arizona Diamondbacks reliever Greg Holland. Veteran outfielder Cody Bellinger steps to the plate with a 1-1 count, his neck resting as he waits patiently. Holland struggles to find the strike zone, walking Bellinger on a full count to load the bases. The Dodgers' dugout remains calm, confident in their ability to rally. Next up is catcher Will Smith, who also works a full count before Holland misses the zone again, walking him and tying the game. The Dodgers' dugout erupts in celebration as the tying run scores. Diamondbacks manager Torey Lovullo has seen enough, removing Holland from the game. In comes left-hander Joe Mantiply to face Dodgers outfielder Mookie Betts. Mantiply quickly falls behind 3-1 in the count and on the next pitch, he misses the strike zone, walking Betts and giving the Dodgers the lead. The Dodgers' dugout erupts again, realizing they are on the verge of an improbable comeback. With the bases still loaded, Mantiply faces Dodgers first baseman Freddie Freeman. Freeman calmly takes the first two pitches for balls and on the third pitch, Mantiply misses the zone again, walking Freeman and extending the Dodgers' lead. "Can't use you anymore, you're out," Lovullo tells Mantiply, making a pitching change. The Diamondbacks bring in right-hander Mark Melancon to face Dodgers shortstop Trea Turner. Turner takes the first pitch for a ball and on the next pitch, Melancon misses the strike zone, walking Turner and completing the Dodgers' remarkable five-walk rally in the bottom of the ninth. The Dodgers' dugout erupts in celebration, realizing they have pulled off an improbable come-from-behind victory without even needing a hit.
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Click timestamps to jump to that momentGreg Holland and the Diamondbacks had an
impressively bad outing 12 for 14 and
save opportunities this season and off
to a good start here Diamondbacks up by
one gets the first out there gets the
second out there there we go three more
strikes fix yourself a snot rocket wipe
the nose wipe the eye here we go
strike one off-speed in the zone
thousand back fix the hat here we go
strike two
let's get him outside off-speed he likes
it uh-oh ball 1 & 2 wipe the face wipe
the hat wipe your face he would go fix
the shirt get ready same pitch off-speed
outside ball 2 2 & 2 let's go fastball
nope shakes it off wants the off-speed
ball again full count
off-speed outside again puts the runner
on one out to go that's all Martin just
fell for the off-speed he got a 1 in 1
here we go
2 & 1 still trying to get that outside
corner fix the shirt wipe the face fix
the hat 3 & 1
foul back foul back good at-bat by Marty
now a little face rub little hat fix
little face wipe here we go 3 2 come on
get him going now make him swing over
that off-speed you likes much Bellinger
rest on his neck
he's been tired off-speed Martin spits
at it pitching coach says I think we
should try strikes it's like ok tries
fastball misses off-speed misses should
we take him out yeah we should take him
out we should have taken him out already
ball in the dirt 303 one strike and then
he goes for a curveball now the bases
are loaded say hey don't worry we got it
you're good you're good
ball 1 uh-oh you're good you're good
calm down calm down you're good ha ha
news flash he wasn't good 203 oh let's
go Dodgers yeah
everyone knows what's gonna happen he
walks in the tying run Lavelle says ya
can't use you anymore
you're out this dude's in Bellinger and
his rested neck come up he's got a 1 in
1 count big swing there
next pitch in the dirt - - almost hit
some hit by pitch wins the game
Bellinger doesn't matter he's walking
yeah 5 walks in a row to tie the game
and then win the game didn't even need
to swing the bat didn't need a hit crazy