"In a 5-1 walk-off win over the Dodgers, the Giants certainly played that way, punctuating the night with Patrick Bailey's grand slam off Tanner Scott in the bottom of the 10th. After selling off key pieces at the trade deadline and languishing seven games under .500 just three weeks ago, the Giants (75-72) have miraculously catapulted themselves back into the playoff picture, winning 14 of their last 18 to pull within a half-game of the final National League wild-card spot."
"For the Dodgers, however, this series carried its own importance. And in a disappointing return to their lackluster second-half form, their offense failed its first test. This past week, the Dodgers (82-65) appeared to be turning a corner. After a nightmare road trip to Pittsburgh and Baltimore, they had won four games in a row to gain some breathing room in the NL West standings. At this point, what was just as important was stacking good performances and building momentum as the playoffs neared."
Yoshinobu Yamamoto delivered seven strong innings with 10 strikeouts, allowing one run while the Dodgers' offense produced only one run. Patrick Bailey hit a walk-off grand slam off Tanner Scott in the bottom of the 10th to give the Giants a 5-1 win. The Giants had traded pieces at the deadline and were seven games under .500 three weeks earlier, but they have won 14 of 18 to reach 75-72 and sit a half-game from the final National League wild-card spot. The game drew a near sell-out at Oracle Park and halted the Dodgers' four-game winning streak.
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