The Los Angeles Dodgers secured a thrilling victory over the Pittsburgh Pirates on Friday night, winning 5-4 in extra innings. Tommy Edman delivered the decisive blow with a line drive single to left field in the bottom of the 10th inning, scoring Kiké Hernández and cementing Los Angeles’ perfect record in extra-inning contests this season.
The game remained tightly contested throughout, with the Pirates tying the score 4-4 in the eighth inning when Oneil Cruz hit a two-run home run off reliever Kyle Hurt. The Dodgers had taken a 4-2 lead earlier in the third when Mookie Betts delivered a two-run single with two outs. Yoshinobu Yamamoto pitched effectively for Los Angeles, allowing just two runs and five hits over 6 1/3 innings while striking out nine batters. Evan Phillips earned the win with a scoreless inning of relief.
The Dodgers maintained their position atop the National League West with the victory, improving to eight wins in their last eleven games. Pittsburgh’s Nick Gonzales contributed two runs batted in for the Pirates with a pair of singles. The teams will continue their series on Saturday, with Pittsburgh’s Jared Jones facing Los Angeles’ Tarik Skubal.
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