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Patrick Bailey’s 10th-Inning Grand Slam Beats Dodgers, Tightens NL Race

The victory moved San Francisco within a half-game of the final NL wild-card spot after a seven-inning duel by Yoshinobu Yamamoto and Justin Verlander.

Overview

  • Bailey crushed a Tanner Scott fastball for a walk-off grand slam in the 10th to seal the Giants’ 5-1 win at Oracle Park.
  • Yamamoto allowed one run on one hit with 10 strikeouts over seven innings, retiring the last 20 batters he faced; Verlander matched with one run over seven.
  • Key defense defined the late innings as Andy Pages threw out Grant McCray at the plate in the ninth, then McCray threw out Ben Rortvedt trying for third in the 10th.
  • Los Angeles’ offense went 0-for-5 with runners in scoring position and its four-game winning streak ended as the bullpen failed in extras.
  • San Francisco closed to within a half-game of the third NL wild-card slot, while first-place Los Angeles stayed 2.5 games up in the NL West to open a seven-games-in-10-days stretch between the rivals.