Tyler Anderson got through seven innings with the three runs allowed on two homers. Muncy’s second home run of the game provided the Dodgers with some breathing room as it came after Brandon Crawford’s two-run blast had cut their lead to 5-3. Muncy then hit a two-run homer in the third inning, and an opposite-field solo shot in the sixth. Prior to Muncy providing fireworks, Joey Gallo erased a 1-0 deficit with a three-run home run in the second inning. Meanwhile, the Dodgers’ magic number to clinch the division for a ninth time in the past 10 seasons is down to seven, but the Arizona Diamondbacks fell short of providing some assistance for a second consecutive night.Īs for matters within their own control, the Dodgers were led by Max Muncy producing his first multi-home run game of the season. “We control our own destiny.The Los Angeles Dodgers bounced back from losing to the San Francisco Giants at Dodger Stadium for the first time this season with a 6-3 win to set the stage for a rubber match on Wednesday afternoon.Īnd with their win, the Dodgers eliminated the Giants from potentially repeating as National League West champions. “As long as we take care of business,” Giants outfielder Kris Bryant said Wednesday. Louis Cardinals team that just had its 17-game win streak snapped on Wednesday. The competition for the NL West crown has turned into one of the most dramatic division races in MLB history as both teams are motivated to avoid playing a one-game wild card playoff against a St. The Giants are 20-6 in September, but have been unable to create much separation in the standings from a Dodgers team that went 21-6 in August and is now 18-7 in September. Bumgarner is 7-10 with a 4.58 ERA this season, but he threw seven innings of one-run ball in a 3-1 Arizona win over San Francisco on August 3.
With a chance to drop their magic number to two on Thursday, the Giants will face Diamondbacks left-hander Madison Bumgarner. The Giants nearly saw their magic number fall from three to two following a 1-0 victory over the Diamondbacks on Wednesday night, but the Dodgers hit four eighth-inning home runs off the Padres including three against right-hander Emilio Pagan to overcome a 9-5 deficit and win 11-9.
GIANTS MAGIC NUMBER SERIES
That tiebreaker would take place at Oracle Park because the Giants won the season series between the two clubs 10-9. Posting identical records at the end of a 162-game season would force the Dodgers and Giants to play a Game 163 tiebreaker on Monday, October 4. With the Giants ahead by 2.0 games, there’s also a realistic scenario of each team finishing the regular season with the same number of wins and losses. Any Dodgers loss lowers the Giants’ magic number by one, so in the unlikely scenario San Francisco finishes the season 0-4, Los Angeles would need to end the season 1-3 to lose the NL West race. If the Dodgers lose once over the next four games, then the Giants can finish 2-2 and still end the season atop the National League West. Three wins would eliminate the possibility for the Dodgers to catch the Giants, so even if the Dodgers win their last four regular season games, Gabe Kapler’s club has control of its own destiny. Regardless of how the Dodgers fare over their next four games, the Giants can lower their magic number from three to zero and win the NL West by finishing the regular season with a 3-1 record. San Jose will host the zany Savannah Bananas next summer
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