Dodgers take two of three from Giants, keeping wild-card chase alive

SAN FRANCISCO — The San Francisco Giants and Los Angeles Dodgers split a dramatic three-game series at Oracle Park this weekend, with the Giants winning a wild, extra-innings game on Friday before the Dodgers roared back to take the final two games, 13-7 on Saturday and 10-2 on Sunday.

Friday night belonged to Patrick Bailey. With the game tied in the 10th inning, Bailey launched a go-ahead grand slam off Tanner Scott to give the Giants a 5-1 walkoff victory, setting off a celebration at a sellout Oracle Park and moving San Francisco to within reach of the National League wild-card picture as the New York Mets continued a losing skid. Justin Verlander gave the Giants a quality start, allowing one run over seven innings, and manager Bob Melvin praised first baseman Dominic Smith for completing a play that led to his injury. Melvin said Smith would undergo an MRI and added, "Usually those things are a little bit tougher, but I think it's higher on his hamstring, which is a little bit better."

The pendulum swung on Saturday, when the Dodgers rallied from a 4-1 deficit to score eight unanswered runs and later tack on additional insurance. Shohei Ohtani hit a mammoth 454-foot homer...