Giants 6-2 Dodgers: Bader, Haase Back-to-Back HRs
Harrison Bader and Eric Haase hit back-to-back home runs in the fifth inning to help the San Francisco Giants defeat the Los Angeles Dodgers 6-2 on Tuesday night at Dodger Stadium.
The Giants took their first lead of the game in the fifth after trailing 2-1. Bader connected on a two-strike, two-out homer to left field, tying the score at 2-2. Haase followed immediately with his second home run of the night to left-center, putting San Francisco ahead 3-2. It marked the first time Dodgers starter Yoshinobu Yamamoto allowed three home runs in a game, all coming with two outs from the bottom of the Giants lineup.
San Francisco extended the advantage in the seventh with three runs. Drew Gilbert delivered an RBI bunt single to make it 4-2, and Jung Hoo Lee added a two-run double later in the inning. The Giants pitching staff held firm, stranding the bases loaded in the eighth when Max Muncy struck out and Andy Pages flied out.
Haase opened the scoring for San Francisco with a solo home run to left-center in the third, his first since May 7 and first in six games this season. That tied the game at 1-1 after the Dodgers took an early lead. Los Angeles loaded the bases with one out in the...