San Francisco 5, LA Dodgers 3
When: 10:10 PM ET, Thursday, July 22, 2021
Where: Dodger Stadium, Los Angeles, California
Temperature:
79°
Umpires:
Home -
Jansen Visconti, 1B -
Ed Hickox, 2B -
Victor Carapazza, 3B -
Jerry Meals
Attendance:
47312
By Field Level Media
LaMonte Wade Jr. hit a two-run single to cap a four-run ninth inning as the San Francisco Giants rallied for a 5-3 victory over the Los Angeles Dodgers on Thursday to take a four-game series between the top two teams in the National League.
It was the second consecutive game in which the Giants pulled off a ninth-inning rally against Dodgers closer Kenley Jansen; they scored three runs in the final frame Wednesday.
Jansen (1-4) gave up four runs on four hits in two-thirds of an inning Thursday, with two walks and two strikeouts while throwing 33 pitches. It was his third consecutive blown save overall.
Trailing 3-1 in the ninth inning, the Giants loaded the bases against Jansen with a single from Wilmer Flores and a double from Donovan Solano, before Jason Vosler walked. Thairo Estrada hit a potential game-ending ground ball to shortstop, but Vosler beat the short throw to second base to pull San Francisco to within a run at 3-2.
The Giants tied the game 3-all on a walk to Darin Ruf after first-base umpire Ed Hickox ruled that Ruf checked his swing on a full-count pitch. Dodgers manager Dave Roberts was ejected for arguing the call.
Wade then hit his two-run single in front of Dodgers right fielder Billy McKinney, who was making his debut with the club after he was acquired in a trade Wednesday from the New York Mets.
Dodgers starter Walker Buehler was left with nothing to show for a solid outing when he gave up one run on five hits over 7 1/3 innings, with one walk and nine strikeouts. Will Smith hit a two-run home run for the Dodgers, his third in five games and 13th on the season.
The Giants won three of the four games in the series to open a three-game lead on the second-place Dodgers. San Francisco trails the season series 7-6, but is 6-4 at Dodger Stadium.
Giants starter Anthony DeSclafani gave up three runs over six innings. Left-hander Jose Alvarez (4-1) went 1 1/3 innings to pick up the victory, while lefty Jake McGee pitched a scoreless ninth inning for his 20th save.
Dodgers right fielder Mookie Betts did not start for the fifth consecutive game because of a right hip injury.
--Field Level Media
Top Game Performances
Team Stats Summary
| Team |
Hits |
HR |
TB |
Avg |
LOB |
K |
RBI |
BB |
SB |
Errors |
| San Francisco
|
9 |
0 |
13 |
.265 |
14 |
12 |
5 |
3 |
1 |
1 |
| LA Dodgers
|
7 |
1 |
11 |
.206 |
13 |
9 |
3 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
For more information, contact us