Dodgers Cap Off Roller Coaster Game With 4-3 Walk Off Win Over Pirates

What a roller coaster of emotions. 

Austin Barnes hit the game-winning RBI double in the bottom of the 10th inning and the Los Angeles Dodgers defeated the Pittsburgh Pirates, 4-3, on Mexican Heritage Night at Dodger Stadium. 

Everything was turning up roses for the Dodgers through the first six innings of the game, when suddenly it all turned on a dime. 

Los Angeles led 2-0 heading into the top of the seventh inning, and 20-year-old Mexican pitching prodigy, Julio Urias, had a no-hitter, so what could go wrong, right?

Apparently everything.

Andrew McCutchen started the comeback for the Bucs by hitting a ground-rule double to left field that injured Andrew Toles on the play. 

"He was locating and kept everybody off balance," said McCutchen of Urias. "I was looking for something to drive. I stayed within myself and took what he gave me. I was able to get a double. It felt pretty good."

Replay showed Toles trying to avoid a collision with the wall, but his right knee bent awkwardly on the play and he laid on the ground for several minutes, writing in pain, before exiting the game.

Y con este doble de terreno se rompe el no-no de Julio Urias, valla golpe de Toles. #Losdodgers pic.twitter.com/o0bBYB96b1— Víctor Manuel (@planetxm) May 10, 2017

Enrique Hernandez entered the game for Toles as a defensive replacement, and Dodgers' manager Dave Roberts pulled Urias out of the game for fellow Mexican reliever, Sergio Romo.

"Mexican Heritage Night. Pitch count creeping up there. I was thinking, 'If I have to take this young kid out of a no-hitter, 45,000 fans are going to come down on me,'" joked Roberts of the decision to take out Urias. "It was a tough one for me, but once he gives up that hit, I was able to take him out. He's going to get his chance for some other no-hitters."

As fate would have it, the first hit after the switch went straight to Hernandez, who brutally misplayed a fly ball, not only allowing McCutchen to score, but Francisco Cervelli to end up on second base after Hernandez allowed the ball to skip past him and roll all the way to the wall.

kiké: "i got it i got it i got it i got it lol jk guys" pic.twitter.com/CcZGn8arsG— Justin Russo (@FlyByKnite) May 10, 2017

The hit was ruled a double for Cervelli, but easily, and arguably, should have been ruled an error on Hernandez. The mistake was costly as rookie Max Moroff—who made his MLB debut on Monday—recorded the first hit of his career, an RBI single to left-center that tied the game.

"Kiké [Hernandez] lost the ball in the lights," said Roberts of the play. "It was unfortunate. Luis [Avilan] gives up a blooper. It was a good pitch that the kid got enough of the barrel on. We didn't quit though, and that's credit to our guys."

Bitten by bad luck, Urias did not factor in the decision, as the mistake by Hernandez denied him his first win of the season. Urias exited the game to another standing ovation by the Dodger Stadium crowd, finishing with one run allowed on one hit with one walk and five strikeouts in 6 and 1/3 innings pitched, the longest he's pitched into a game as a starter in his career.

"I really have to thank Grandal. He deserves a lot of the credit for this," said Urias of his catcher. "He kept calling pitches and I just kept listening to him. I'm happy with the work we did together. The most important part was we got the win."

John Jaso hit the go-ahead home run for the Pirates in the top of the eighth as the Dodgers trailed 3-2 heading into the bottom of the ninth with Bucs closer Tony Watson on the mound.

"It didn't go as far as I thought it did," joked Jaso of his homer. "The situation was to get a homer there, but I was just trying to look for a pitch to drive there and thankfully it went over the fence."

Watson wilted under the pressure and the Dodgers simply refused to lose as Corey Seager and Justin Turner hit back-to-back singles with one out to keep L.A.'s hopes alive. 

Of course it was Cody Bellinger who answered the bell. Bellinger tied the game with an RBI single, knocking in his 15th run in just his 13th big league game. 

After a quick Kenley Jansen sighting in the 10th, the Dodgers walked-off thanks to an RBI double by pinch-hitter Austin Barnes to extend their winning streak to a season-high four games. 

"I knew I hit it in the gap pretty well," said Barnes of the game-winning hit. "Thankfully he [pinch-runner, Ross Stripling] was pretty fast and he got around the bases."

Grind. Until. The. End. �� pic.twitter.com/GwqMHtQ3Q8— Los Angeles Dodgers (@Dodgers) May 10, 2017

Yasmani Grandal provided the early offense for the Dodgers as he sent a two-seam fastball from Ivan Nova into the seats in right-center for a two-run home run in the bottom of the fourth inning.

"I've been seeing the ball well," added Grandal. "I knew I had it when I hit it. He missed with a pitch and I put a pretty good swing on it."

Up Next:

The Dodgers will look to sweep the series on Tuesday when Kenta Maeda takes the mound against RHP Chad Kuhl. First pitch is scheduled for 7:10PM PST.