#Deadspin #MLB #roundup #Dodgers #walk #Rangers #Max #Muncys #3rd #night">Deadspin | MLB roundup: Dodgers walk off Rangers on Max Muncy’s 3rd HR of night
Apr 10, 2026; Los Angeles, California, USA; Los Angeles Dodgers third baseman Max Muncy (13) watches the flight of the ball on a walk-off solo home run in the ninth inning to defeat the Texas Rangers at Dodger Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Jayne Kamin-Oncea-Imagn Images Max Muncy hit a two-out solo shot in the bottom of the ninth to cap his second career three-homer game, giving the host Los Angeles Dodgers an 8-7 walk-off win over the Texas Rangers.
Andy Pages homered and collected his fourth three-hit game of the season for the Dodgers, who overcame the first blown save of the season from closer Edwin Diaz (1-0). Los Angeles won for the sixth time in seven games.
The Rangers pulled even in the ninth on a two-run homer from Evan Carter and an RBI single from Ezequiel Duran with two outs. That set the stage for Muncy’s winner off Jacob Latz (0-1).
Corey Seager and Wyatt Langford also went deep for Texas, which had a three-game winning streak end.
Gavin Sheets launched a game-ending three-run homer and San Diego walked off visiting Colorado for the second straight game.
Sheets crushed a 434-foot bomb to right-center off Juan Mejia (0-2), his second homer of the game and season, to clinch the Padres’ sixth win in seven games. Mason Miller (1-0) struck out the side in the ninth for the second straight night. The Rockies had evened the score with a pair of two-out runs in the eighth inning.
Rockies starter Tomoyuki Sugano tossed six innings, allowing four hits and two runs. San Diego’s Walker Buehler needed only 68 pitches to fire six scoreless innings, permitting three hits.
Bryan Reynolds hit a two-run home run, Carmen Mlodzinski threw 5 1/3 scoreless innings and visiting Pittsburgh beat Chicago.
Cubs starter Shota Imanaga held Pittsburgh hitless in his six-inning stint. The third pitch from Cubs reliever Caleb Thielbar (1-1) in the seventh was singled to right by Ryan O’Hearn. Reynolds blasted the next pitch for his third homer of the season.
Pittsburgh’s Mason Montgomery (1-0) struck out two batters in relief. Dennis Santana pitched a perfect ninth inning for his first save. Ian Happ produced two hits and Carson Kelly had a single and three walks for the Cubs.
Diamondbacks 5, Phillies 4
Ketel Marte and James McCann each drove in two runs as visiting Arizona beat Philadelphia for its fifth win in six games.
Michael Soroka (3-0) allowed four runs in 5 2/3 innings, striking out 10. Paul Sewald worked around a two-out triple in the ninth to register his fourth save.
Brandon Marsh hit a three-run home run for the Phillies, who have lost three in a row. Jesus Luzardo (1-2) was charged with five runs in 4 2/3 innings.
Keider Montero tossed six strong innings and three relievers completed the shutout as host Detroit snapped a five-game losing streak by blanking Miami.
Montero (1-1) allowed just two hits and a walk while recording seven strikeouts. Kenley Jansen recorded his second save of the season and the 478th of his career, tying him with Lee Smith for third place on the all-time list.
Javier Baez homered, Spencer Torkelson drove in the other run with a single and Colt Keith had two hits for the Tigers. Marlins starter Chris Paddack (0-2) gave up two runs and seven hits in six innings.
Ronald Acuna Jr., Matt Olson and Michael Harris II each hit home runs in the sixth inning as Atlanta picked up a win over visiting Cleveland.
Atlanta sent 10 batters to the plate, pounded out seven hits and scored six runs in the decisive sixth inning. Reliever Tyler Kinley (2-0) picked up the win with a scoreless sixth inning.
Cleveland starter Slade Cecconi (0-2) threw 5 1/3 innings and yielded seven hits and, five runs (four earned).
James Wood highlighted a four-run ninth inning with a run-scoring double as Washington came from behind to beat host Milwaukee.
The Nationals used three bunts and a hit by pitch off Brewers closer Trevor Megill (0-2) to spark an unusual winning rally. PJ Poulin (1-0) tossed a perfect eighth inning. Nationals starter Jake Irvin gave up two hits and three runs in five innings.
The Brewers announced Chad Patrick as their starter, but switched up and used Aaron Ashby as an opener. Ashby gave up two runs in the first but settled down to go 2 1/3 innings, allowing three hits and the two runs.
Jorge Soler belted a grand slam and Jack Kochanowicz allowed one run over seven innings, fueling visiting Los Angeles to a victory over Cincinnati.
Zach Neto launched a two-run homer, Josh Lowe also went deep and Yoan Moncada had an RBI single while reaching base four times for the Angels, who ended a two-game skid. Kochanowicz (2-0) permitted just two hits.
Elly De La Cruz belted a solo homer for the Reds, who lost their third straight game. Chase Burns (1-1) yielded five runs in 5 1/3 innings.
Brandon Valenzuela hit his first career home run, a two-run blast that capped a five-run fourth inning, and Toronto defeated visiting Minnesota.
Daulton Varsho added a solo shot and a double for the Blue Jays while Vladimir Guerrero had three hits, including two doubles, and an RBI. Davis Schneider contributed two hits and two RBIs as Toronto won its second straight after losing six in a row.
Ryan Jeffers hit a three-run home run and added two singles for the Twins, who had won their four previous games. Brooks Lee added a solo shot.
A quintet of pitchers combined on a six-hit shutout for the visiting Athletics, who continued their surge with a win over New York.
Shea Langeliers laced a third-inning run-scoring single before Jeff McNeil (single) and Denzel Clarke (two-run single) added RBI hits in the ninth for the A’s, who have posted two straight shutouts and have won four of their past five. Reliever Jack Perkins (1-0) got the win after throwing 2 1/3 innings.
Clay Holmes (2-1) gave up one run in 5 1/3 innings for the Mets, exiting due to a left hamstring injury.
Kris Bubic allowed two hits and struck out a career-high 11 over seven stellar shutout innings, and Carter Jensen clubbed a solo home run as Kansas City snapped a three-game skid with a victory over visiting Chicago.
Bubic (2-1) didn’t yield a hit until Lenyn Sosa led off the fifth inning with a double. The other hit Bubic surrendered came via Derek Hill’s single to open the sixth, as he went on to match the longest outing of his career.
White Sox starter Davis Martin (2-1) gave up two runs and seven hits without a walk over seven innings.
Dustin May pitched six solid innings as St. Louis edged visiting Boston.
Jordan Walker went 2-for-4 with a run for the Cardinals, who won thir third straight game. Jose Fermin knocked in the decisive run in the fifth inning. May (1-2), who entered the game with a 15.95 ERA through two starts, allowed two runs (one earned) on four hits.
Wilyer Abreu went 2-for-4 and Trevor Story drove in a run and stole home for the Red Sox, whose two-game winning streak ended.
Yandy Diaz started an early comeback with a two-run homer to spoil Luis Gil’s season debut and spark Tampa Bay to a victory over New York in St. Petersburg, Fla.
Seeking more production, Rays manager Kevin Cash moved Diaz to the cleanup spot and elevated Chandler Simpson to the leadoff position. Simpson drove in two runs. Steven Matz (3-0) threw five innings of two-run ball, and Bryan Baker escaped a ninth-inning jam for his second save.
Gil (0-1) needed 88 pitches to get through his four-inning stint, allowing three runs. Ben Rice homered for the Yankees, who lost their third game in a row.
Randy Arozarena hit a tiebreaking, two-run homer in the fifth inning and Seattle snapped a five-game skid with a victory against visiting Houston.
Mariners starter Emerson Hancock (2-1) overcame one shaky frame to pitch five innings and allow three runs. Andres Munoz worked around two walks in the ninth for his first save.
Yordan Alvarez hit a three-run homer for the Astros, who lost their fifth in a row. Reliever Ryan Weiss (0-2) yielded Arozarena’s blast.
Willy Adames, Casey Schmitt and Jung Hoo Lee combined for four runs, five RBIs and seven extra-base hits as San Francisco won at Baltimore.
Adames and Lee each provided a homer, double and two RBIs while Schmitt drilled three doubles, scored twice and knocked in a run. Landen Roupp (2-1) permitted one run on five hits over six innings.
Gunnar Henderson hit a two-run homer, his third long ball in the past four games, and Adley Rutschman went 3-for-5 with two doubles for the Orioles, whose three-game winning streak ended. Shane Baz (0-1) gave up three runs in five innings.
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