Score it a walk-off balk for the home team.
Texas Rangers reliever Keone Kela balked in the winning run in the ninth, and Zack Greinke tossed seven scoreless innings, as the Los Angeles Dodgers walked off to a wild 1-0 win in Thursday's series finale.
The improbable ending unfolded with two outs in the ninth and Jimmy Rollins at the plate in a scoreless game.
With Kela pitching out of the stretch, Dodgers pinch-runner Kike Hernandez walked down the third base line before suddenly breaking for home, causing Kela to disrupt his delivery by slightly opening his shoulder toward the runner.
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Despite the hard-to-see infraction, Rangers manager Jeff Banister agreed with home plate umpire Marvin Hudson's call.
"We could see it," he told reporters after the game. "I didn't need (the umps) to tell me it was a balk."
The win salvaged another spectacular effort by Greinke, who scattered just four hits while striking out eight and walking none. The right-hander lowered his ERA to a sparkling 1.81 with his 13 quality start in 14 tries this season.