Los Angeles Dodgers Defeat Pittsburgh Pirates 5-4 in 10 Innings, Improve to 78-51

Final result

Los Angeles Dodgers defeated Pittsburgh Pirates 5-4 in 10 innings.

MLB data listed Pittsburgh Pirates at 63-67 (.485).

MLB data listed Los Angeles Dodgers at 78-51 (.605).

How the game changed

Scoring by inning: 1st — Pittsburgh Pirates 1 run, Los Angeles Dodgers 2 runs; 3rd — Pittsburgh Pirates 1 run, Los Angeles Dodgers 2 runs; 8th — Pittsburgh Pirates 2 runs; 10th — Los Angeles Dodgers 1 run.

Max Muncy (Los Angeles Dodgers): 1 hit, 2 RBI, 1 home run, 1 run. Oneil Cruz (Pittsburgh Pirates): 1 hit, 2 RBI, 1 home run, 1 run. Yoshinobu Yamamoto (Los Angeles Dodgers): 6.1 innings and 9 strikeouts. Nick Gonzales (Pittsburgh Pirates): 2 hits, 2 RBI, 0 runs. Mookie Betts (Los Angeles Dodgers): 1 hit, 2 RBI, 0 runs. Bubba Chandler (Pittsburgh Pirates): 4.0 innings and 6 strikeouts.

Max Muncy hit a home run for Los Angeles Dodgers in the bottom of the 1st (2 RBI). Oneil Cruz hit a home run for Pittsburgh Pirates in the top of the 8th (2 RBI).

Season and playoff context

This was Game 1 of 3 in the regular-season series.

In the 2026 standings, the Pittsburgh Pirates were 63-67, 4th in the division, 17.5 games back in the division, 7th in the wild-card standings, 6.5 wild-card games back, elimination number 16, wild-card elimination number 27.

In the 2026 standings, the Los Angeles Dodgers were 78-51, 1st in the division, division leader, magic number 25.

Official game sources

• MLB Stats API game feed
• MLB Stats API box score
• MLB Stats API line score
• MLB Stats API standings