Pirates rally to beat Dodgers 9-8 after Ohtani collapse

The Los Angeles Dodgers entered the seventh inning with a five‑run lead at PNC Park, backed by Shohei Ohtani on the mound and poised for a series‑clinching win. Ohtani failed to finish the inning for the first time all season and surrendered a two‑run double to Tyler Callihan, who earlier had hit his first career home run off Ohtani.

In the eighth, Kyle Hurt walked two batters before allowing Callihan’s three‑run blast, and Spencer Horwitz added a two‑run shot, completing a comeback that put the Pittsburgh Pirates ahead 9‑8. The loss snapped the Pirates’ four‑game skid and forced a rubber match in the three‑game series. Ohtani’s ERA rose above 1.00 for the first time this season, though it remains the best among pitchers with 60 innings.

The game highlighted the Dodgers’ bullpen implosion and marked a rare late‑innings collapse for a team that had been 19‑7 in its last 26 games.