{"id":174739,"date":"2025-07-14T05:01:21","date_gmt":"2025-07-14T05:01:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/174739\/"},"modified":"2025-07-14T05:01:21","modified_gmt":"2025-07-14T05:01:21","slug":"dodgers-score-three-in-the-11th-beat-sf-giants-5-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/174739\/","title":{"rendered":"Dodgers score three in the 11th, beat SF Giants 5-2"},"content":{"rendered":"

SAN FRANCISCO \u2013 Rafael Devers muscled up and got nothing in the 10th inning.<\/p>\n

The Los Angeles Dodgers failed to hit the ball hard against Spencer Bivins in the 11th yet broke the game open.<\/p>\n

\u201cBaseball can be a cruel game,\u201d Giants manager Bob Melvin said. \u201cIt\u2019s just the way baseball is sometimes. Unfortunately, it didn\u2019t go our way.\u201d<\/p>\n

The Giants enter the All-Star break pondering the wicked nature of their sport after a 5-2, 11-inning loss to the Dodgers on Sunday at Oracle Park.<\/p>\n

The Giants (52-45), who lost two of three to their longtime rivals in the series, will be six games back of the National League West-leading Dodgers (58-39) when play resumes on July 18.<\/p>\n

When it looked as if the Giants would go quietly, pinch-hitter Luis Matos tied it up with a two-run blast to left center in the ninth.<\/p>\n

Joey Lucchesi pitched a scoreless 10th for the Giants, with free runner Andy Pages getting no further than third base.<\/p>\n

In the 11th, the Dodgers scored three times \u2014 a bloop run-scoring single by Freddie Freeman, an infield single on a chopper by Teoscar Hernandez which drove in a run, and a bloop RBI single to right by Pages. That made Bivins (2-3) a hard-luck loser.<\/p>\n

\"SanSan Francisco Giants\u2019 Spencer Bivens (76) walks off the field after the final out of the top of the 11th inning against the Los Angeles Dodgers at Oracle Park in San Francisco, Calif., on Sunday, July 13, 2025. (Nhat V. Meyer\/Bay Area News Group)<\/p>\n

With two out in the 11th, Freeman\u2019s ball left the bat at 70.5 miles per hour and found open space 242 feet away. The dribbler by Hernandez traveled four feet, with Wilmer Flores and Bivins unable to make the play. Pages\u2019 hit traveled 173 feet at 64.3 miles per hour.<\/p>\n

Did Bivins feel any better because he had essentially done his job?<\/p>\n

\u201cHonestly, right now? No,\u201d Bivins said. \u201cBut it\u2019s nice to have support from your team. We\u2019ve got some tough (guys) in this clubhouse.\u201d<\/p>\n

In the bottom of the 10th, Devers looked as if he\u2019d sent the Giants home happy with a line drive to deep center with one out and runners at first and second. It left the bat at 106.1 mph and carried 381 feet, but center fielder Pages managed to track it down against the fence for the second out. Willy Adames grounded to third against Ben Casparius for the third out.<\/p>\n

Down 2-0 in the ninth, the Giants electrified the home crowd when Matos, pinch-hitting for Mike Yastrzemski, hit a one-out, two-run home run off a slider to left center against Dodgers closer Tanner Scott to tie the game 2-2.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt was very exciting, especially with the atmosphere at the ballpark, coming in in that situation and being able to contribute to the team,\u201d Matos said through interpreter Erwin Higueros. \u201cUnfortunately, we didn\u2019t get the win, but it felt good.\u201d<\/p>\n

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Giants’ pinch-hitter Luis Matos hits a two-run home run in the ninth inning to tie the game 2-2 against the Dodgers Sunday at Oracle Park<\/p>\n

Matos\u2019 homer, his fifth of the season, drove in Matt Chapman, who had a one-out single as the Giants went into the ninth with just three hits.<\/p>\n

The chaotic ending came after All-Star pitchers Yoshinobu Yamamoto and Robbie Ray looked the part through most of the game. Yamamoto threw 91 pitches, 64 of them strikes.\u00a0 Ray was done in favor of Ryan Walker after six innings, giving up two runs on three hits with two walks and six strikeouts. He threw 92 pitches, 54 of them strikes.<\/p>\n

\u201cI felt like I did a pretty good job of mixing it up and kept them off balance for the most part,\u201d Ray said.<\/p>\n

Ray, who was moved up in the rotation and won\u2019t pitch in the All-Star game as a result, said it was a no-brainer to pitch against the Dodgers.<\/p>\n

\u201cGetting recognized and making the team is great, and I\u2019m super thankful for that,\u201d Ray said. \u201cBut we\u2019re getting serious here, and when they asked me to pitch this game, it made the most sense.\u201d<\/p>\n

Miguel Rojas homered for the Dodgers in the fifth inning, his fifth of the season.<\/p>\n

After retiring the first nine men in order on just 24 pitches (17 strikes), Ray walked Shohei Ohtani on a 3-2 pitch to lead off the fourth and then walked Mookie Betts on a 3-1 pitch.<\/p>\n

\"LosLos Angeles Dodgers\u2019 Shohei Ohtani (17) hits a single against the San Francisco Giants in the fifth inning at Oracle Park in San Francisco, Calif., on Sunday, July 13, 2025. (Nhat V. Meyer\/Bay Area News Group)<\/p>\n

Will Smith flied to shallow left, and Freeman followed with a first-pitch double to right, scoring Ohtani and sending Betts to third. Ray averted further trouble in a 26-pitch inning by striking out Hernandez swinging and Pages looking.<\/p>\n

Ray had to work even harder in the fifth, which included a solo home run by Rojas to left field with one out. It took Ray 30 pitches to get out of the inning, which also included a single by Ohtani.<\/p>\n

Rojas\u2019 home run came on a full count and left the bat at 102.7 miles per hour and carried 383 feet, well behind Heliot Ramos\u2019 attempt to climb the fence for a miracle catch.<\/p>\n

Devers was 0-for-5 with two comebackers and a strikeout against Yamamoto and a strikeout against Vesia in the eighth before his lineout in the 11th. He is hitting .202 (18-for-89) in 25 games since joining the Giants by trade from the Boston Red Sox<\/a> on the final day of the Giants\u2019 series at Dodger Stadium nearly a month ago.<\/p>\n

Besides adjusting to a new team, Devers has also been playing with groin and back issues.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt will be a nice break for everybody, including him,\u201d Melvin said. \u201cThat last one was a good one. Just got unlucky there.\u201d<\/p>\n

Walker, Randy Rodriguez, and Camilo Doval each pitched a scoreless inning in relief for the Giants. Casparius (7-3) was the winning pitcher for the Dodgers.<\/p>\n

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San Francisco Giants\u2019 Heliot Ramos (17) makes a catch for an out on a ball hit by Los Angeles Dodgers\u2019 Freddie Freeman (5) in the second inning at Oracle Park in San Francisco, Calif., on Sunday, July 13, 2025. (Nhat V. Meyer\/Bay Area News Group)\n<\/p>\n

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San Francisco Giants starting pitcher Ray Robbie (38) throws against the Los Angeles Dodgers in the second inning at Oracle Park in San Francisco, Calif., on Sunday, July 13, 2025. (Nhat V. Meyer\/Bay Area News Group)\n<\/p>\n

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San Francisco Giants\u2019 Heliot Ramos (17) makes a catch at the left field wall on a ball hit by Los Angeles Dodgers\u2019 Shohei Ohtani (17) in the first inning at Oracle Park in San Francisco, Calif., on Sunday, July 13, 2025. (Nhat V. Meyer\/Bay Area News Group)\n<\/p>\n

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San Francisco Giants\u2019 Matt Chapman (26) throws to first base for an out on a ball hit by Los Angeles Dodgers\u2019 Andy Pages (44) in the second inning at Oracle Park in San Francisco, Calif., on Sunday, July 13, 2025. (Nhat V. Meyer\/Bay Area News Group)\n<\/p>\n

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San Francisco Giants\u2019 Heliot Ramos (17) can only watch as a ball hit by Los Angeles Dodgers\u2019 Miguel Rojas (72) leaves the park for a solo home run in the fifth inning at Oracle Park in San Francisco, Calif., on Sunday, July 13, 2025. (Nhat V. Meyer\/Bay Area News Group)\n<\/p>\n

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Los Angeles Dodgers\u2019 Shohei Ohtani (17) rounds third base on his way to scoring a run off of a double hit by Los Angeles Dodgers\u2019 Freddie Freeman (5) against the San Francisco Giants in the fourth inning at Oracle Park in San Francisco, Calif., on Sunday, July 13, 2025. (Nhat V. Meyer\/Bay Area News Group)\n<\/p>\n

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San Francisco Giants\u2019 Rafael Devers (16) reacts to a strike against the Los Angeles Dodgers in the sixth inning at Oracle Park in San Francisco, Calif., on Sunday, July 13, 2025. (Nhat V. Meyer\/Bay Area News Group)\n<\/p>\n

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San Francisco Giants\u2019 Jung Hoo Lee (51) celebrates his double against the Los Angeles Dodgers in the seventh inning at Oracle Park in San Francisco, Calif., on Sunday, July 13, 2025. (Nhat V. Meyer\/Bay Area News Group)\n<\/p>\n

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San Francisco Giants\u2019 Matt Chapman (26) makes a catch for an out on a ball hit by Los Angeles Dodgers\u2019 Miguel Rojas (72) in the third inning at Oracle Park in San Francisco, Calif., on Sunday, July 13, 2025. (Nhat V. Meyer\/Bay Area News Group)\n<\/p>\n

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San Francisco Giants\u2019 Matt Chapman (26) hits a single against the Los Angeles Dodgers in the ninth inning at Oracle Park in San Francisco, Calif., on Sunday, July 13, 2025. (Nhat V. Meyer\/Bay Area News Group)\n<\/p>\n

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San Francisco Giants\u2019 Spencer Bivens (76) sits in the dugout after the Giants 5-2 loss to the Los Angeles Dodgers in the 11 innings at Oracle Park in San Francisco, Calif., on Sunday, July 13, 2025. (Nhat V. Meyer\/Bay Area News Group)\n<\/p>\n

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San Francisco Giants\u2019 Luis Matos (29) celebrates his two-run home run with San Francisco Giants\u2019 Matt Chapman (26) against the Los Angeles Dodgers in the ninth inning at Oracle Park in San Francisco, Calif., on Sunday, July 13, 2025. (Nhat V. Meyer\/Bay Area News Group)\n<\/p>\n

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San Francisco Giants\u2019 Casey Schmitt (10) throws to first base for an out on a ball hit by Los Angeles Dodgers\u2019 Hyeseong Kim (6) in the 10th inning at Oracle Park in San Francisco, Calif., on Sunday, July 13, 2025. (Nhat V. Meyer\/Bay Area News Group)\n<\/p>\n

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San Francisco Giants\u2019 Casey Schmitt (10) reacts to striking out against the Los Angeles Dodgers in the seventh inning at Oracle Park in San Francisco, Calif., on Sunday, July 13, 2025. (Nhat V. Meyer\/Bay Area News Group)\n<\/p>\n

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San Francisco Giants\u2019 Heliot Ramos (17) makes a catch for an out on a ball hit by Los Angeles Dodgers\u2019 Freddie Freeman (5) in the second inning at Oracle Park in San Francisco, Calif., on Sunday, July 13, 2025. (Nhat V. Meyer\/Bay Area News Group)\n<\/p>\n

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WEBB PONDERING<\/p>\n

With Ray already out of the picture in terms of All-Star availability, Melvin said the status of starter Logan Webb is up in the air \u201cdepending on how he feels.\u201d<\/p>\n

Webb sounded game when talking to reporters afterward, saying if he did pitch, it would probably be early.<\/p>\n

Webb (9-6) started Friday night\u2019s 8-7 win over the Dodgers, pitched 5 1\/3 innings and throwing 91 pitches to get the win.<\/p>\n

Melvin said he wouldn\u2019t set the post-All-Star break rotation \u201cuntil we know what he\u2019s doing.\u201d<\/p>\n

Hayden Birdsong, who was skipped in favor of Ray to finish out the All-Star break, will go back into the rotation when the Giants resume play Friday in Toronto.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt\u2019s been a good little break for him,\u201d Melvin said. \u201cHe\u2019s available in the bullpen.\u201d<\/p>\n

Melvin said he hadn\u2019t talked with Dodgers manager Dave Roberts, who is leading the National League team, about the usage of Webb and Rodriguez.<\/p>\n

\u201cI hope they use Randy for about five pitches and get him out,\u201d Melvin said<\/p>\n

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