Dalton Rushing delivered a walk-off single in the 11th inning as the Los Angeles Dodgers defeated the Colorado Rockies 8-7 on Monday night at Dodger Stadium.
The victory made the Dodgers the first team in Major League Baseball to reach 60 wins this season, improving their record to 60-32.
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It was also the first extra-innings game of the year for Los Angeles, who had been the last team in the majors without one.
Walk-Off Heroics
Teoscar Hernández started the bottom of the 11th on second base under MLB's extra-innings rule.
Max Muncy was intentionally walked by Jimmy Herget, who fell to 0-3 with the loss.
Tommy Edman sacrificed Hernández to third, setting up Rushing's game-winning hit.
The Dodgers had tied the game 7-7 in the 10th when Andy Pages scored on a fielding error by second baseman Edouard Julien off a ball hit by Mookie Betts.
Colorado had taken a 7-6 lead in the top of the 10th on a groundout by Jake McCarthy.
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A brief confrontation occurred in the 10th inning when players from both benches and bullpens came onto the field after words were exchanged at home plate.
Order was quickly restored.
The Rockies forced extra innings by scoring three runs in the ninth off Dodgers closer Tanner Scott, highlighted by an RBI double from Kyle Karros and a two-run double by Cole Carrigg.
Shohei Ohtani led the Dodgers' offense with four RBIs, including his 19th home run of the season and the 299th of his career.
Eric Lauer provided a quality start for Los Angeles, while Ezequiel Tovar homered for Colorado.
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The teams meet again Tuesday, with Colorado right-hander Michael Lorenzen scheduled to face Dodgers right-hander Justin Wrobleski.
