There are a lot of ways to lose a baseball game, but few could be more painful than the loss the Los Angeles Dodgers experienced on Saturday night.
Not only did the Dodgers lead 3-0 entering the bottom of the ninth inning against the Baltimore Orioles, but starting pitcher Yoshinobu Yamamoto was working on a possible no-hitter. But with two outs, Orioles second baseman Jackson Holliday broke up Yamamoto's no-hit bid with a solo home run that barely snuck over the ledge atop the right-field wall.
That stung, but the Dodgers still led by two, only needing one final out to secure a win and stop their four-game losing streak. Instead, reliever Blake Treinen imploded.
Treinen came in for Yamamoto, allowing a double, a hit-by-pitch, a wild pitch, and two walks, forcing manager Dave Roberts to