{"id":918165,"date":"2026-07-07T07:57:20","date_gmt":"2026-07-07T07:57:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/918165\/"},"modified":"2026-07-07T07:57:20","modified_gmt":"2026-07-07T07:57:20","slug":"dalton-rushing-delivers-dodgers-to-a-walk-off-win-over-rockies","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/918165\/","title":{"rendered":"Dalton Rushing delivers Dodgers to a walk-off win over Rockies"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Dodgers<\/a> catcher Dalton Rushing<\/a> spun to face home plate umpire Dan Iassogna, holding up his mitt with the ball inside.<\/p>\n

When that didn\u2019t change the safe call, Dalton immediately pointed to the Dodgers dugout, mask in hand urging manager Dave Roberts to challenge.<\/p>\n

Robert\u2019s hands flew up to his ears, asking for a replay review.<\/p>\n

The tension in Dodger Stadium broke with the announcement: \u201cThe catcher touched the runner\u2019s hand before he reached the plate…\u201d<\/p>\n

The crowd\u2019s applause drowned out the rest.<\/p>\n

The go-ahead run had been on the line with that challenge in the Dodgers\u2019 eventual 8-7 win<\/a> over the Rockies in 11 innings. And it started a wild sequence to the Dodgers\u2019 first extra-innings game of the season that ended with Rushing hitting a walk-off single to center field to score Teoscar Hern\u00e1ndez<\/a>.<\/p>\n

That brawl with the Rockies \u2014 figuratively and almost literally \u2014 finished with the Dodgers becoming the first team to win 60 games this season.<\/p>\n

\u201cThat\u2019s a lot of wins,\u201d Roberts said.<\/p>\n

It looked as if the Dodgers would coast to the mark. Dodgers closer Tanner Scott<\/a> took the mound in the ninth with a three-run lead. But after giving up an RBI double to Kyle Karros<\/a> and a two-run double to Cole Carrigg<\/a> the score was tied. Only a strong relay throw home by second baseman Miguel Rojas<\/a> and a successful challenge prevented Hunter Goodman<\/a> from scoring a go-ahead run.<\/p>\n

In the bottom of the ninth, the Dodgers got runners on first and second with two outs. That brought up Andy Pages<\/a> with two outs, but a successful Rockies ABS challenge confirmed a strikeout, sending the game into the 10th.<\/p>\n

That ended the Dodgers\u2019 streak of 91 games without extra innings, the second-longest a team has gone without playing an extra-inning game in the modern era, behind only the 2005 Red Sox (99).<\/p>\n

The drama wasn\u2019t over. Two batters into the 10th, the benches cleared.<\/p>\n

With one out and Carrigg on third, Jake McCarthy hit a sharp ground ball to Dodgers first baseman Freddie Freeman<\/a>, who stepped on the bag and fired home.<\/p>\n

Rushing flung his body into the tag, but Carrigg was called safe.<\/p>\n

Carrigg said something as began to walk away, and Rushing spun around.<\/p>\n

As the two exchanged words, Dodgers reliever Edgardo Henriquez<\/a> pulled his catcher away. But players from both dugouts and bullpens already began to spill onto the field.<\/p>\n

\"Dodgers <\/p>\n

Dodgers third baseman Max Muncy holds back Dalton Rushing after the Dodgers catcher got into a confrontation with Colorado\u2019s Cole Carrigg in the 10th inning Monday.<\/p>\n

(Ronaldo Bolanos \/ Los Angeles Times)<\/p>\n

\u201cI think that what happened is Carrigg said something aloud, not directed at Dalton,\u201d Roberts said. \u201cDalton thought something was directed at him. We cleared the air. Basically a big misunderstanding.\u201d<\/p>\n

Said Rushing: \u201cI didn\u2019t mean any harm by the tag or the way I reacted to the ball. Made sure he knew that. Told him I was just reacting to the baseball. I don\u2019t expect it to go any further.\u201d<\/p>\n

After a brief stoppage, Henriquez escaped without further damage. And the Dodgers got another shot, with Pages on second to start the inning.<\/p>\n

Freeman\u2019s groundout moved him to third. Then Mookie Betts<\/a> drove him in with a comebacker over the mound and past flailing second baseman Edouard Julien.<\/p>\n

Tucker then looped a single into no-man\u2019s land. But the rally ended when Hern\u00e1ndez\u2019s liner up the middle landed in the glove of Rockies right-hander Jimmy Herget, who just entered the game, catching Kyle Tucker<\/a> off first base for a double play.<\/p>\n

In the 11th, Henriquez got out of the inning unscathed. He got Julien to pop out on a sacrifice bunt attempt and then started a double play himself. He punched the air as he walked off the mound.<\/p>\n

\"\" <\/p>\n

\u201cHe\u2019s calm in big spots, you\u2019re starting to see it,\u201d Roberts said. \u201cHe\u2019s throwing strikes, throwing the breaking ball when he needs to and he\u2019s now unfazed by certain moments and higher leverage. He\u2019s a guy, certainly, we trust.\u201d<\/p>\n

In the end, Rushing \u2014 who already hit a pair of doubles and scored on Shohei Ohtani<\/a>\u2019s third-inning home run and fourth-inning two-run single \u2014 was the hero.<\/p>\n

After Hern\u00e1ndez made it to third on a sacrifice bunt by Tommy Edman<\/a>, Dalton got the end of his bat on a changeup and sent it up the middle, just out of reach of a diving Julien.<\/p>\n

\u201cInfield\u2019s in, they\u2019re kind of doing you a favor,\u201d Rushing said. \u201cSo move the ball forward, good things happen. And it wasn\u2019t pretty, but it worked.\u201d<\/p>\n

Rushing\u2019s helmet twirled in the dirt behind him as he jogged from first toward the center of the field, ready for the celebration that would meet him there.<\/p>\n

\u201cHe plays with a lot of moxie,\u201d said Dodgers starting pitcher Eric Lauer, who held the Rockies to three runs in six innings. \u201cAnd he definitely doesn\u2019t back down to anybody, and we love him for that. He\u2019s a great guy that you want on your team.\u201d<\/p>\n

\"Dodgers <\/p>\n

Dodgers star Shohei Ohtani rounds the bases after hitting a two-run home run in the third inning against the Rockies on Monday.<\/p>\n

(Ronaldo Bolanos \/ Los Angeles Times)<\/p>\n

Roster moves<\/p>\n

Dodgers right-hander Evan Phillips is in line to make his first major-league appearance since May 2025. Phillips only made seven appearances last season, starting on the injured list with a strained rotator cuff before undergoing Tommy John surgery in June.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt\u2019s going to be a lot different tonight getting back out there in a competitive game, the full atmosphere,\u201d Phillips said. \u201cReally excited about that. I feel like probably the past two weeks or so I really took a good turn in my rehab, started bouncing back even better, pitching more like myself, feeling more like myself. So really just happy to carry that over to these games and see how the second half treats us.\u201d<\/p>\n

In a pair of corresponding moves, the Dodgers optioned right-handed reliever Paul Gervase to triple-A Oklahoma City and released left-hander Jake Eder.<\/p>\n

The Dodgers also designated catcher Chuckie Robinson for assignment and added right-hander Carlos Duran to the 40-man roster. Both players are set to stay in Oklahoma City, with Robinson accepting his outright assignment.<\/p>\n

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