The Toronto Blue Jays dodged a sweep on Sunday , pulling off a dramatic 5-4 win against the Los Angeles Dodgers at Dodger Stadium and improving to 69-50 on the season. The win kept Toronto four games ahead of the Boston Red Sox in the AL East and four games back of the Milwaukee Brewers for MLB’s best record.

The game’s defining moment came in the bottom of the ninth when rookie left-hander Mason Fluharty, making just his first career save appearance, entered with the bases loaded and one out. Closer Jeff Hoffman had issued consecutive walks to Will Smith and Freddie Freeman in the eighth to blow a lead, then walked the bases loaded in the ninth before being pulled.

Fluharty faced Shohei Ohtani and Mookie Betts, both former MVPs, and retired them back-to-back to seal the win. Ohtan

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