Tommy Edman’s single in 10th lifts Dodgers past Pirates
LOS ANGELES (Interstat) — Tommy Edman’s run-scoring single in the bottom of the 10th inning lifted the Los Angeles Dodgers to a 5-4 victory over the Pittsburgh Pirates on Friday, Aug. 21, at Dodger Stadium.
Pittsburgh took a 1-0 lead in the first on Nick Gonzales’ RBI single, but Max Muncy answered with a two-run homer in the bottom half. After Gonzalez tied it in the third with another run-scoring single, Mookie Betts’ two-run single put Los Angeles ahead 4-2. Oneil Cruz’s two-run homer in the eighth tied it again.
Yoshinobu Yamamoto struck out nine over 6 1/3 innings, allowing two earned runs and five hits. Edgardo Henriquez struck out two in relief. Evan Phillips (1-2) earned the win with a scoreless 10th. Gregory Soto (5-4) took the loss.
The Dodgers had six hits; the Pirates had eight. Attendance was 51,872, and the game took 3:20. Los Angeles improved to 78-51; Pittsburgh fell to 65-67.