The biggest series of the week comes in Los Angeles, where the Dodgers are hosting the Giants. Two of the game’s oldest rivals, going back to their New York days, were separated by just one game heading into the series. The Giants took Monday’s game in convincing fashion and it looked headed that way again.
Instead, the Dodgers ended up celebrating on the field after a three-run shot from Will Smith walked things off; 8-6 Dodgers, series even, Giants NL West lead back down to one.
The Giants entered the game as the NL leader in home runs with 138. Through five times at bat, they used four homers — from LaMonte Wade, Mike Yastrzemski, Alex Dickerson and Thairo Estrada — to build a 6-1 lead.
They never did tack on, though, and the Dodgers started chipping away immediately. Chris Taylor hit a solo shot in the fifth and then hit a two-run shot that cut the lead to 6-5 in the seventh.
