MAX Muncy sparked a five-run rally in the top of the 11th inning as the Los Angeles Dodgers clinched their 10th National League West title in the past 11 seasons, defeating the host Seattle Mariners 6-2 on Saturday night (Sunday in Manila).
With Mookie Betts at second to start the 11th, Mariners reliever Gabe Speier (2-2) struck out Freddie Freeman before intentionally walking Will Smith to set up a potential double play. Muncy spoiled that plan by lining a single to center to score Betts with the go-ahead run.
Isaiah Campbell replaced Speier and walked Amed Rosario to load the bases. Chris Taylor then dropped a two-run single into left center to make it 4-1. A Jason Heyward single reloaded the bases before Enrique Hernandez dumped a two-out single into shallow right field to score the final two runs.
Heyward went 4-for-5 with three doubles for the Dodgers.
Ty France had two hits and Mike Ford drove in a run for the Mariners, who failed to make up ground on Houston and Texas in the American League West and dropped a half-game behind Toronto in the race for the American League’s third and final wild-card berth.
In other games, it was the Diamondbacks 7, Cubs 6 (13 innings); Orioles 8, Rays 0; Rockies 9, Giants 5 (Game 1); Blue Jays 4, Red Sox 3 (13 innings); Padres 5, Athletics 2; Marlins 11, Braves 5; Guardians 2, Rangers 1; Yankees 6, Pirates 3
Royals 10, Astros 8; Brewers 9, Nationals 5; White Sox 7, Twins 6; Reds 3, Mets 2; Phillies 6, Cardinals 1; and Tigers 5, Angels 4 (10 innings).
Diamondbacks 7, Cubs 6
(13 innings)
Arizona rallied for two runs in the 13th inning thanks to consecutive run-scoring singles by Emmanuel Rivera and Gabriel Moreno to beat Chicago in Phoenix.
Rivera and Moreno hit their singles with two outs off Hayden Wesneski (2-5). After Patrick Wisdom hit a single to move automatic runner Yan Gomes to third, Gomes ran home when Ian Happ hit into a double play against Joe Mantiply (2-2) in the top of the 13th.
Nico Hoerner produced an RBI single in the 11th inning and also generated a run in the 10th for Chicago. Arizona tied things at 5-5 with one out in the 11th on Lourdes Gurriel Jr.’s RBI single. — Field Level Media
