True Blue L.A.: Dodgers Accept Memorial Day Gift from D’Backs

With Andre Ethier back, it was only fitting that the Dodgers won in their final at-bat. But this time it was Casey Blake who distracted Vazquez from third base, inducing the game-ending balk. It was just the second time the Dodgers won on a game-ending balk since 1969, and the first since May 28, 1989 against Roger McDowell and the Mets. The last major league balk-off was Atlanta over Colorado on September 9, 2008. Back in February, the Baseball-Reference blog did some research on balk-offs in MLB history.

A balk-off was a fitting end to a perfectly crazy night at Dodger Stadium.

Just before the balk, with runners on first and second base and nobody out in the ninth inning, James Loney tried a mad dash to third base during a mound conference, and quickly aborted his attempt, but it was too late, as he was tagged out. Loney was so angry he ran all the way up the tunnel to the clubhouse once he got to the dugout.