Alex Bregman on Saturday hit a game-ending homer off Blake Treinen in the ninth inning that sailed over the left field train tracks, and the Houston Astros overcame Shohei Ohtani’s National League-leading 32nd home run to beat the Los Angeles Dodgers 7-6.
Houston trailed 5-0 in the sixth and 6-4 in the eighth, before Yainer Diaz tripled off Daniel Hudson, and Jeremy Pena and Jon Singleton hit RBI singles.
Bregman drove a 1-0 sinker from Treinen (5-3) that went 124m for his 14th home run.
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“Just trying to get something over the plate to put the ball in the air,” Bregman said. “Obviously, he’s a really good reliever, and he’s been one for a very long time. Just trying to get something I could put a good swing on, and I was fortunate to do that.”
It was Bregman’s second career walk-off homer, after his first on June 27, 2018, against the Toronto Blue Jays. It was his fourth walk-off hit.
“It was awesome,” Bregman said. “Just to see the happiness on everybody’s faces in the dugout was awesome. I kind of blacked out.”
Josh Hader (4-5) pitched a perfect ninth for the Astros (55-49), who have won three straight and 22 of 33.
“You always go back throughout the season and you think about big moments, big wins, big games, and this is one of those you reflect on,” Houston manager Joe Espada said. “How this team stays collected and unified and able to come through, it’s impressive.”
Los Angeles (62-44) have lost three of four following a five-game winning streak.
Cavan Biggio hit an RBI double in the second and Ohtani doubled the lead in the third with 135m drive into the second level in right, a 191kph drive, according to Statcast.
Gavin Lux and Teoscar Hernandez hit RBI singles in the fifth and Biggio homered in the eighth, his fourth this season and second with the Dodgers.
Diaz, Pena, Jake Meyers and Victor Caratini had four straight two-out RBI singles in the sixth against Evan Phillips. With two on, Anthony Banda struck out Jon Singleton to end the threat.
Elsewhere on Sunday, it was:
‧Yankees 11, Red Sox 8
‧Mariners 6, White Sox 3
‧Padres 9, Orioles 4
‧Phillies 8, Guardians 0
‧Braves 4, Mets 0
‧Cubs 9, Royals 4
‧Giants 4, Rockies 1 (Game 1)
‧Giants 5, Rockies 0 (Game 2)
‧Marlins 7, Brewers 3
‧Blue Jays 7, Rangers 3
‧Rays 4, Reds 0
‧Tigers 7, Twins 2
‧Diamondbacks 9, Pirates 5
‧Nationals 14, Cardinals 3
‧?Athletics 3, Angels 1
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