SAN FRANCISCO–Seizing the opportunity to increase their lead at a crucial point in the season, the San Francisco Giants defeated the Los Angeles Dodgers 2-1, at Oracle Park on Tuesday night. The win gives the Giants a three game lead in the NL West.
My epic is the Dodgers and Giants tonight’s game was relatively uneventful see for a few key hits by both teams, and another disappointing relief performance by the Dodgers bullpen.
Julio Urias was relatively steady for the first five innings, but was removed when things got a little shaky in the sixth.
The Dodgers return tomorrow for a rematch in the three-games series.
Here’s how we blogged it:
FIRST INNING
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Chris Taylor is at 0-2. He is so out.
Max Muncy flies out to left.
Justin Turner (no relation) strolls to first.
Will smith is at O and 2. He flies out to left.
Dodgers 0, Giants coming up.
Bottom
Austin Slater singles.
Buster posey is at 1-1, 2-1. The “Beat LA” chants begin early. Posey hits into a double play. Not in a good way.
Mike Yazstremski is way out.
Dodgers 0, Giants 0.
SECOND INNING
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Bellinger is at 1-1. 2-2. 3-2. He is strickened out.
AJ Pollock is out at first.
Bill McKinney be at. 1-1. Then he is strickened out.
Dodgers 0, Giants 0.
BOTTOM
Darin Ruf (no relation) be out.
Wilmer Flores be out.
Lamont Wade Jr. be out. 1. 2. 3.
The Giants are wearing new uniforms. They look like Dreamsicles.
THIRD INNING
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Luke Raley grounds out to first, not in a good way.
Pitcher Julio Urias is mowing the air.
Taylor is at a count which is full. He is so completely out.
Dodgers 0, Giants 0.
BOTTOM
Donovan Solano grounds out to first.
Thairo Estrada (way no relation) is at 2-2. He swings himself down to the ground. He singles to left with authority.
Webb sacrifices and moves Estrada to second.
Slater ends the inning gracefully.
Dodgers 0, Giants 0.
FOURTH INNING
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Basically, Bellinger singles, and McKinney brings him home
Dodgers 1, Giants 0.
BOTTOM
Wade is so stricken out
Solano is at 1-2. He is also strickened out.
Estrada is also out as well, too.
Dodgers 0, Giants 0.
FIFTH INNING
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Urias goes down swinging.
Taylor is at 1-1. He loses a race to first base.
Max Muncy, the terror of China Basin, wins the race to first base, in this case.
Turner flies out to center.
Dodgers 1, Giants 0.
BOTTOM
Mike Tuchman, whose name I don’t believe I have typed yet, and is no relation, strikes out.
Slater doubles to left.
Posey is at 0-1. There is a chat show on the mound. 1-1. 1-2. He singles to first and brings home Slater.
Yazstremski flies out. Not literally.
Ruf is at 0-1. 0-2. Suddenly its 3-2. He singles to left. The chat show is short. Urias is done.
Brusdar Graterol is on the mound.
Flores hits it at Bellinger.
Dodgers 1, Giants 1.
SIXTH INNING
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Will Smith out at first.
Bellinger is at 2-1. 3-1. The count be full. Out.
AJ Pollock sends one off off the right field wall, for a double.
McKinney is at 1-1. 1-2. 2-2. He grounds out to first.
Dodgers 1, Giants 1.
SEVENTH INNING
BOTTOM
J Nelson is pitching for the Dodgers.
Wade is pretty much out.
Solano is hit in the left shoulder. He canters to first.
Estrada is hit trying to get out of the way of a pitch. Chat show.
Alex Dickerson is 1-2. 2-2. Things look ominous. He flies out to Taylor.
Another chat show on the mound. No good guests. In comes Blake Trienen.
Steven Duggar up there. 0-1. He flies out to Taylor.
Dodgers 1, Giants 1.
EIGHTH INNING
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Raley singles to left.
McKinstry is at 1-1. 2-1. Out.
Taylor doubles to center. The Giants have a chat show.
Muncy is out at first. Raley is out at home.
Turner flies out to right.
Dodgers 1, Giants 1.
BOTTOM
Posey is at 2-2. 3-2. He walks to first
Yazstremski is at 3-1. 3-2. Walk.
Ruf is out at first, and Posey scores on a wild throw from Bellinger at first.
Wade is at 1-2. He swings and appears to hit himself with a foul tip. Ow.
And he strikes out , so there’s that.
Dodgers 1, Giants 2.
NINTH INNING
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Smith is at 1-2. He flies out to center, after a fashion.
Bellinger is out at first.
Pollock flies out to end the evening.
GIANTS 2, DODGERS 1. FINAL.