Max Muncy and the Dodgers Walk Off vs Kirby Yates and the Padres, a breakdown
What Happened
With the game tied 5-5 in the bottom of the ninth inning, Los Angeles Dodgers first baseman Max Muncy steps to the plate against San Diego Padres closer Kirby Yates. The Dodgers have battled back from a late deficit and this at-bat will determine the outcome of the tightly contested National League West rivalry matchup. Yates struggles to find his command, throwing several errant pitches that frustrate both him and the home plate umpire. Dodgers outfielder Joc Pederson ropes a double down the right field line, putting the winning run in scoring position for Muncy. Yates and Padres catcher Francisco Mejía struggle to get on the same page with their pitch selection, leading to more visible frustration from the normally cool Yates. As Muncy steps back in, he calls time and appears agitated by the frequent stoppages in play. Yates delivers another off-speed pitch that eludes Mejía, allowing the runner to advance to third base. With the game on the line, Muncy laces a base hit into right field, scoring Corey Seager from third base. Seager slides home safely and Muncy emphatically celebrates as the Dodgers mob him near home plate. The Dodgers' dugout erupts in excitement, with pitchers Kenley Jansen and Clayton Kershaw rushing out to embrace the walk-off hero Muncy. Teammates douse Muncy with water bottles and utility player Matt Beaty attempts to remove Muncy's jersey in the traditional Dodgers postgame celebration. The final score is Dodgers 6, Padres 5, as Los Angeles completes the comeback against their NL West rivals. The win keeps the Dodgers firmly in first place in the division, while the Padres miss an opportunity to gain ground. Muncy's clutch hit in the bottom of the ninth capped an exciting back-and-forth contest between these two talented teams fighting for playoff positioning.
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Click timestamps to jump to that momentKirby H trying to get to save Dodgers
trying to win it this one's brought to
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right here it slips away and the eights
is so mad I'm so [ __ ] horrible he
doesn't like that it's gonna happen
later he's like eh you cool man chill
out chill out jocks up Joc takes that
pitch Yates wanted that as a strike
doesn't get it mad at himself mad at the
umpire joc pederson ropes one down the
right-field line helmet falls off he's
going for third no just joking just
joking those little ambitious safe safe
yes I was safe good call Justin Verdugo
up next that pitch Gates wants that one
doesn't get the call frustrating outing
for him so far
Dodgers put up two in the 8th inning to
make it a game there's a nice defensive
play gets the tying run out at third
good play there and now inning ending
double play game ending double play one
out maybe no nothing nothing the rookie
bobbles it bobbles it gets it to first
he's clearly safe there
and now Muncey's up and now yates in the
catcher can't get on the same page
there's a runner on second so they're
doing signals but he throws two pitches
so Yates is just like you know I'm gonna
throw the fastball but then I'm gonna
throw the splitter then I'll throw the
fastball again maybe like I have two
pitches come on this is easy fastball
splitter inside now Muncie calls time
he's getting frustrated and he just
slips that one again 80 like five mile
hours less just slips it weird pitch
there I don't know what's going on with
that pitch he's pretty frustrated mad at
himself mad at his defense mad at the
umpire frustrated by all the stops in
the game Muncie takes it to right
they score Seager with the nice slide
and he says that's [ __ ] [ __ ] I
don't know I think he's just throwing
all this frustration out of everything
Muncie excited gets the win the Dodgers
are just doing crazy things
the pitchers come out two aces come to
hug Muncie touching his hair like he's a
white guy that just landed in Africa
water bottles galore Beatty tries to get
the shirt off you're supposed to take
the shirt off Muncie those are Dodgers
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