What an absolute wild one out in Miami today! The Dodgers coughed up a 3-0 lead, then an insurance run in the ninth, only to see the Marlins score four times in the final frame with zero outs recorded, capped by a walk-off two-run shot from pinch-hitter Agustín Ramírez that sent them home with a stunning 6-4 loss. Seriously, you gotta see the replays of this one. Talk about an absolute gut punch to end a game that started with so much promise!
De Paula’s First Blast: A Glimmer of Hope
Before all the chaos, we got to witness something pretty special: Josue De Paula’s first major league home run! This kid, just 21 years and 112 days old, launched a 416-foot blast well over the right field wall in the fourth inning, giving the Dodgers a 3-0 lead. You love to see it! Manager Dave Roberts and the broadcasts have been raving about how in control De Paula looks at the plate, rarely swinging at pitches outside the zone, never looking overmatched. And get this: he walked in each of his first three games, something a Dodger hadn’t done since Mickey Hatcher back in 1979. He had four walks in his first nine plate appearances before finally breaking through with that monster dinger. He even broke his necklace during the at-bat, like it was destined. Emmet Sheehan had his second great start of the week backing him up. Man, what a way to get your first big league hit!
Bullpen Meltdown: When Things Went Sideways
The Marlins were practically lifeless for seven innings, only getting three base runners and no runs. But then the eighth inning hit, and everything just unraveled. Edgardo Henríquez, who’d been nails with 11 straight scoreless appearances stretching 10 1/3 innings, had his first rough patch in a while. He gave up two singles, one an infield job, and a walk. Otto Lopez then smacked a two-run single to cut the lead to 3-2. Tanner Scott came in and managed to strand runners at the corners, striking out Griffin Conine on three pitches to end the eighth. Phew, right? Not so fast. The Dodgers got an insurance run in the top of the ninth when Alex Freeland got his second hit, stole second, and Mookie Betts drove him in with a ground-rule double, making it 4-2. You think, “Okay, locked it down.” Nope. Miami opened the bottom of the ninth with two more infield hits,a bad throw by Freddie Freeman on a Xavier Edwards grounder and then a Jakob Marsee bunt single. Tying runs on base with nobody out. Javier Sanoja doubled to left to tie the game, chasing Scott, and leaving the winning run on second. Then Brock Stewart came in, threw only four pitches, and Agustín Ramírez, pinch-hitting, sent the last one over the wall for the walk-off, two-run homer. Just absolutely stunned everyone. The Marlins scored twice in the eighth and then four times in the ninth, with the Dodgers not getting a single out in that final frame. Ouch.
That’s the kind of game that reminds you why baseball is the best, even when it’s not your squad on the field. You just can’t count anyone out until that final out is recorded. Looking ahead, this one’s gonna sting for a minute, but the league keeps rolling. Every game is a fresh start, and you know these guys will be back on the field fighting hard, trying to bounce back from a crazy finish like that. What a wild ride!
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Originally reported by True Blue LA.
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