Heriberto Hernandez drove in the tying runs and scored the winner as his club rallied for an 8-7 victory after entering the ninth inning down 7-5. His two-run single erased the deficit, and his run completed a comeback that ended a 12-game losing streak.

What happened

Hernandez came to the plate in the ninth inning with his team needing two runs to pull even. He delivered both with a single, turning a 7-5 deficit into a 7-7 tie and extending the late rally.

His impact did not stop with the tying hit. Hernandez later crossed the plate with the run that put his club ahead 8-7, completing the comeback and providing the final margin.

The sequence made Hernandez the central figure in the decisive inning. He accounted for the tying swing and then finished the rally as its winning run, helping his team reverse a two-run deficit in its final offensive push.

Why it matters

The victory brought an extended slide to an end. Hernandez’s club had lost 12 consecutive games and had not recorded a win since July 9.

That context added weight to every part of the ninth-inning comeback. What began with the team two runs behind ended with its first victory in more than two weeks, with Hernandez directly involved in all three runs needed to turn the game around.

The 8-7 result also offered an immediate response in a high-pressure spot. After a prolonged stretch without a win, the club found enough offense in the ninth to erase the deficit and finally close out a victory.

By the numbers

Hernandez finished 2-for-5 with two runs scored and three RBIs. His ninth-inning single supplied two of those RBIs, while his second run of the game became the decisive one.

The performance paired production with timing. Hernandez contributed multiple hits, drove in three runs and was on the field for the game’s most important scoring sequence.

What to watch next

Hernandez will look to build on a two-hit, three-RBI night that helped stop his club’s losing streak. His ability to carry that production forward will be the next point of focus after a game in which he delivered both the tying hit and the winning run.