Chin-Hui Tsao stood at the mound as a half-filled ballpark erupted in delight. He had just issued his third consecutive walk, the last on four pitches, to send the Dodgers to a fourth consecutive defeat. In a 3-2 loss in 11 innings to San Diego, the Dodgers suffered a rare indignity: a walk-off walk.
From behind the plate, A.J. Ellis stood up to protest the call. Manager Dave Roberts left the dugout to the do the same. Tsao stood at attention as Yangervis Solarte, the last man to walk, was mobbed by teammates and Wil Myers, the man who scored the winning run, arrived at the plate.