LOS ANGELES \u2014 Max Muncy saved the best of his thrilling, three-homer performance for last.<\/p>\n
The Dodgers third baseman capped off a momentous night with a booming home run \u2014 his third of the game \u2014 to walk off the Texas Rangers 8-7 at Dodger Stadium on Friday night. Tied with the Rangers with two outs in the bottom of the ninth, Muncy fell behind 0-2 to Rangers reliever Jacob Latz, but teed off on a hanging slider, sending it 4o1 feet and several rows up the right-field bleachers for the Dodgers\u2019 first walk-off win of the season. With the victory, the Dodgers (10-3) have become the first MLB team to record 10 wins this season.<\/p>\n
It was the second career three-homer game for Muncy, who also connected on solo shots in the second and fourth innings.<\/p>\n
\u201cAny time you hit a home run in a big-league game is special, let alone three,\u201d Muncy said. \u201cIt\u2019s the second time I\u2019ve done that. I still think about the first time I did, so it\u2019s just a special night and to get the win on top of it was great.\u201d<\/p>\n
DON’T MESS WITH MAX, TEXAS. pic.twitter.com\/h3YbuqkRyC<\/a><\/p>\n \u2014 Los Angeles Dodgers (@Dodgers) April 11, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n Muncy\u2019s first homer of the night was a towering shot to right center off Rangers starter Kumar Rocker. It served as his 211th home run as a Dodger, tying Steve Garvey for third all-time in Dodgers franchise history. Muncy tagged Rocker a second time two innings later, this time to the opposite field, to pass Garvey and take sole possession of third place, trailing only Ron Cey (228) and Eric Karros (270).<\/p>\n The significance of the history was not lost on Muncy, who is entering his ninth season as a Dodger and was extended through 2027 just before spring training.<\/p>\n \u201cIt means a lot,\u201d Muncy said. \u201cGarvey is one of those guys that is just kind of a Dodger icon, the way he carried himself, the way he played the game, just a model of consistency. \u2026 He really embodied what being a Dodger was. And so to pass him, it\u2019s something that\u2019s really, really special to me.\u201d<\/p>\n But the apex of the night came when Muncy ultimately called game. The Rangers scored three times off Dodgers closer Edwin D\u00edaz in the top of the ninth for D\u00edaz\u2019s first blown save of the year, flipping what had been a comfortable lead into a sudden rally situation. But the Dodgers, who have recorded five comeback wins already this year, are quite comfortable playing under pressure. That includes Muncy, who acknowledged the personal allure of having the chance of hitting a third home run, but stressed he wasn\u2019t trying to do so.<\/p>\n \u201cYou have a chance to get a third, so, yeah, you want it,\u201d Muncy said. \u201cBut at that point in the game, you\u2019re just trying to get on base and then keep the line moving, give us a chance to win, get in scoring position. You can\u2019t go up there with the home run in your head, even though it\u2019s hard not to in that situation. I just tried to put together a good at-bat.\u201d<\/p>\n The first 3-homer game of the season belongs to Max Muncy!<\/p>\n He capped it off in #walkoff<\/a> fashion! pic.twitter.com\/jrNJTDqzH1<\/a><\/p>\n \u2014 MLB (@MLB) April 11, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n Muncy, 35, has stated before that issues stemming from a freak elbow injury in 2021 had stunted his swing. He especially struggled against lefties, hitting a collective .165 from 2022 through 2025. But he believes any lingering pain from that injury is gone, which should allow him to tap into a side of swing<\/a> he has not been able to utilize consistently in over four seasons. Muncy also lost roughly 17 pounds over the offseason after emphasizing dieting and increasing mobility over the winter.<\/p>\n \u201cI feel great,\u201d Muncy said. \u201cI feel like I\u2019m moving well. \u2026 I feel like everything\u2019s moving fluidly and I just feel healthy. That\u2019s kind of the most important thing right now.\u201d<\/p>\n Manager Dave Roberts commended Muncy after the game, saying he felt Muncy had become a more mature hitter.<\/p>\n \u201cHe\u2019s checking down better because he has more time to see the baseball,\u201d Roberts said. \u201cHis swing\u2019s a little bit shorter. That\u2019s something that we always felt that he had that in him. But I think he\u2019s really bought into that. He even told me about a week ago, he was like, \u2018I can see myself hitting .300.\u2019 I believe him.\u201d<\/p>\n Muncy finished the day 4-for-5 with five runs scored and three RBI, and became the first player to record a three-homer game this season. He is the first player to hit three home runs, including a walkoff, since Jack Suwinski did so on June 19, 2022, against the San Francisco Giants.<\/p>\n \u201cIt\u2019s a special night,\u201d Muncy said. \u201cThe team\u2019s playing good right now. Coming up with a win\u2019s the most important thing. Help us keep rolling and get a little momentum going into tomorrow.\u201d<\/p>\n