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Dodgers Beat Pirates 5-4 in 10 Innings on Tommy Edman’s Walk-Off Single

By Plainly Now News Desk AI-generated article

The Los Angeles Dodgers beat the Pittsburgh Pirates 5-4 in 10 innings at Dodger Stadium on August 21, 2026. Tommy Edman delivered the winning run with a two-strike single in the bottom of the 10th, driving in Kike Hernandez — the automatic extra-inning runner MLB places at second base to start each extra half-inning, who had advanced to third by the time Edman batted.

Key facts

  • Final score: Dodgers 5, Pirates 4, in 10 innings
  • Winning hit: Tommy Edman’s two-strike single in the bottom of the 10th, scoring Kike Hernandez
  • Decision: Evan Phillips got the win in relief; Gregory Soto took the loss
  • Home runs: Max Muncy (his 26th of the season) and Oneil Cruz (his 16th)
  • Records: Dodgers improve to 78-51, first in the NL West with no games back; Pirates fall to 63-67
  • Extra-innings streak: Dodgers remain unbeaten in extra innings this season, including an August 19 win over the Colorado Rockies
  • Next game: August 22 at Dodger Stadium, with a 6:10 p.m. local first pitch — Tarik Skubal (Dodgers) vs. Jared Jones (Pirates)

How the game unfolded

  • Top of the 1st: Pittsburgh’s Nick Gonzales opens the scoring with a run-scoring single, giving the Pirates a 1-0 lead.
  • Bottom of the 1st: Max Muncy answers with a two-run home run, his 26th of the season, putting the Dodgers ahead 2-1.
  • Top of the 3rd: Gonzales adds another run-scoring single to tie it 2-2.
  • Bottom of the 3rd: Mookie Betts answers right back with a two-run single that puts the Dodgers up 4-2.
  • Through the 7th: Dodgers starter Yoshinobu Yamamoto holds the lead, working 6⅓ innings and allowing two runs on five hits with nine strikeouts. He leaves after Jake Mangum leads off the seventh with a double and Yamamoto hits Jared Triolo with a pitch, putting the tying runs on base; reliever Brock Stewart comes on and retires the next two batters to keep the Dodgers ahead 4-2.
  • Bottom of the 7th: Shohei Ohtani draws a leadoff walk and steals second, and two outs later Pirates reliever Luke Bachar walks Max Muncy and Mookie Betts to load the bases — but Kyle Tucker flies out to center to end the threat.
  • Top of the 8th: Pittsburgh shortstop Oneil Cruz ties it with a two-run home run, his 16th of the year, making it 4-4.
  • 9th inning: Neither team scores, sending the game to a 10th inning tied 4-4.
  • Bottom of the 10th: Tommy Edman’s single settles it, driving in Kike Hernandez.
  • Decision: Evan Phillips picks up the win in relief, and Pittsburgh’s Gregory Soto takes the loss after allowing Edman’s game-winning hit.

The win moved the Dodgers to 78-51, still in first place in the NL West with no games back. It also kept their unbeaten record in extra innings intact for the season after the Dodgers beat the Colorado Rockies 6-4 in the 10th inning on August 19 to complete a series sweep at Coors Field; Mookie Betts homered and added a 10th-inning RBI single, Kike Hernandez also homered, and Kyle Tucker had two hits. Pittsburgh fell to 63-67 with the loss.

What’s next

The Dodgers and Pirates are scheduled to continue their series at Dodger Stadium on August 22, 2026, with Tarik Skubal probable to start for Los Angeles against Pittsburgh’s Jared Jones. Skubal is a two-time reigning AL Cy Young Award winner and made his Dodger Stadium debut on August 10; he carried a 7-7 record and 2.85 ERA into the start. The game also doubles as a Shohei Ohtani “Starter Series” bobblehead giveaway night at the ballpark. As of this report the game had not been played, so no score is available.

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