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Tommy Edman delivers a 10th-inning walk-off single as the Dodgers edge the Pirates 5-4

Tommy Edman delivered a walk-off single in the bottom of the 10th inning to give the Los Angeles Dodgers a 5-4 victory over the Pittsburgh Pirates on Friday night. The win kept the Dodgers as the only undefeated team in extra innings in the majors this season.

By  BETH HARRISAssociated Press (AP)Filed 2026-08-22 · 06:23 GMTLean · CenterRead · 4 min
Tommy Edman delivers a 10th-inning walk-off single as the Dodgers edge the Pirates 5-4
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Tommy Edman delivered a walk-off single in the bottom of the 10th inning to give the Los Angeles Dodgers a 5-4 victory over the Pittsburgh Pirates on Friday night. The win kept the Dodgers as the only undefeated team in extra innings in the majors this season. The Pirates had tied the game in the eighth inning with a two-run homer from Oneil Cruz. Dodgers reliever Evan Phillips earned the win with one inning of relief. The NL West-leading Dodgers have now won eight of their last 11 games.

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Brandon Lowe scored on a single by Nick Gonzales in the third inning.

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Oneil Cruz hit a two-run home run in the eighth inning.

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Max Muncy hit a two-run home run in the first inning.

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The Dodgers defeated the Pirates 5-4.

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Tommy Edman delivers a 2-strike, 10th-inning walk-off single as the Dodgers edge the Pirates 5-4 1 of 4 | Los Angeles Dodgers’ Max Muncy, right, hits a two-run home run as Pittsburgh Pirates catcher Rafael Flores Jr. watches during the first inning of a baseball game Friday, Aug. 21, 2026, in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Mark J. Terrill) 2 of 4 | Los Angeles Dodgers starting pitcher Yoshinobu Yamamoto throws to the plate during the first inning of a baseball game against the Pittsburgh Pirates, Friday, Aug. 21, 2026, in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Mark J. Terrill) 3 of 4 | Pittsburgh PiratesOneil Cruz tosses his bat after hitting a two-run home run during the eighth inning of a baseball game against the Los Angeles Dodgers, Friday, Aug. 21, 2026, in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Mark J. Terrill) 4 of 4 | Pittsburgh PiratesBrandon Lowe scores on a single by Nick Gonzales during the third inning of a baseball game against the Los Angeles Dodgers, Friday, Aug. 21, 2026, in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Mark J. Terrill) 1 of 4 | Los Angeles Dodgers’ Max Muncy, right, hits a two-run home run as Pittsburgh Pirates catcher Rafael Flores Jr. watches during the first inning of a baseball game Friday, Aug. 21, 2026, in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Mark J. Terrill) 1 of 4 Los Angeles Dodgers’ Max Muncy, right, hits a two-run home run as Pittsburgh Pirates catcher Rafael Flores Jr. watches during the first inning of a baseball game Friday, Aug. 21, 2026, in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Mark J. Terrill) Add AP News on Google Add AP News as your preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Share 2 of 4 | Los Angeles Dodgers starting pitcher Yoshinobu Yamamoto throws to the plate during the first inning of a baseball game against the Pittsburgh Pirates, Friday, Aug. 21, 2026, in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Mark J. Terrill) 2 of 4 Los Angeles Dodgers starting pitcher Yoshinobu Yamamoto throws to the plate during the first inning of a baseball game against the Pittsburgh Pirates, Friday, Aug. 21, 2026, in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Mark J. Terrill) Add AP News on Google Add AP News as your preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Share 3 of 4 | Pittsburgh PiratesOneil Cruz tosses his bat after hitting a two-run home run during the eighth inning of a baseball game against the Los Angeles Dodgers, Friday, Aug. 21, 2026, in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Mark J. Terrill) 3 of 4 Pittsburgh PiratesOneil Cruz tosses his bat after hitting a two-run home run during the eighth inning of a baseball game against the Los Angeles Dodgers, Friday, Aug. 21, 2026, in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Mark J. Terrill) Add AP News on Google Add AP News as your preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Share 4 of 4 | Pittsburgh PiratesBrandon Lowe scores on a single by Nick Gonzales during the third inning of a baseball game against the Los Angeles Dodgers, Friday, Aug. 21, 2026, in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Mark J. Terrill) 4 of 4 Pittsburgh PiratesBrandon Lowe scores on a single by Nick Gonzales during the third inning of a baseball game against the Los Angeles Dodgers, Friday, Aug. 21, 2026, in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Mark J. Terrill) Add AP News on Google Add AP News as your preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Share Updated [hour]:[minute] [AMPM] [timezone], [monthFull] [day], [year] Los Angeles (AP) — Tommy Edman singled in the winning run with two strikes in the 10th inning, lifting the Los Angeles Dodgers over the Pittsburgh Pirates 5-4 on Friday night.Edman hit a line drive to left field off Gregory Soto (5-4), scoring automatic runner Kiké Hernández from third, keeping the Dodgers as the only undefeated team in extra innings in the majors with a 5-0 record.With Hernández starting at second, pinch-hitter Alex Call struck out and Mookie Betts was intentionally walked. Kyle Tucker grounded into a fielder’s choice to second, where Betts was out.Evan Phillips (1-2) got the win with one inning of relief.The NL West-leading Dodgers have won eight of their last 11.Pittsburgh’s Oneil Cruz hit a two-run homer off reliever Kyle Hurt in the eighth to make it 4-4.Betts hit a two-run single with two outs in the third to make it 4-2. Dodgers starter Yoshinobu Yamamoto allowed two runs and five hits in 6 1/3 innings with nine strikeouts.The Japanese right-hander was lifted after putting the tying runs aboard in the seventh. Jake Mangum had a leadoff double and Yamamoto hit Jared Triolo. Reliever Brock Stewart came on to retire the next two batters and end the inning.Pirates reliever Luke Bachar set up the struggling Tucker for a potential Hollywood ending in the bottom of the seventh. Shohei Ohtani drew a leadoff walk and stole second. Two outs later, Bachar issued back-to-back walks to Max Muncy and Betts to load the bases and bring up Tucker. However, he flied out to center to end the threat. 1 MIN READ 1 MIN READ 1 MIN READ Muncy’s two-run, two-out homer in the first gave the Dodgers to a 2-1 lead.The Pirates led 1-0 on Nick Gonzales’ RBI single to center in the top of the inning. He tied the game 2-2 with an RBI single to center in the third. Up nextPirates RHP Jared Jones (2-5, 4.78 ERA) starts Saturday against Dodgers LHP Tarik Skubal (7-7, 2.85). Skubal is 0-2 with a 3.18 ERA since being traded to Los Angeles earlier this month.___See AP’s full MLB coverage here
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