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Casey Schmitt’s 1st Career Grand Slam Powers Giants Past Dodgers 6-2 in Series Opener
- On Friday night, the San Francisco Giants secured a 6-2 win over the Los Angeles Dodgers in the opening game of their NL West series, bringing both teams to a 41-29 record.
- The Giants and Dodgers faced off for their earliest meeting in a season since 1999, with Giants pitcher Logan Webb delivering a strong performance against Dodgers ace Yoshinobu Yamamoto.
- Casey Schmitt cleared the bases with a grand slam in the third inning, his first of his career, breaking a 1-1 deadlock following Willy Adames’ opening-inning home run for San Francisco.
- Webb pitched seven innings allowing two runs with four strikeouts and three walks, while Yamamoto struggled with control, walking five batters and allowing six hits in under five innings.
- The Giants’ victory continued their recent strong run, suggesting a competitive NL West race as both teams share the division lead heading into their series.
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San Bernardino Sun
Yoshinobu Yamamoto struggles as Giants beat Dodgers for tie atop NL West
LOS ANGELES — When Yoshinobu Yamamoto did find the strike zone Friday, it only made matters worse. In a battle with his command from the jump, Yamamoto walked a season-high five in just 4⅔ innings – including three in a span of five batters that came before Casey Schmitt’s grand slam – and the San Francisco Giants walked away with a 6-2 victory. Not since 1999 had the Giants and Dodgers waited this long to meet for the first time in a season. An…
Associated Press News
Casey Schmitt's 1st career grand slam powers Giants past Dodgers 6-2 in series opener
Logan Webb tossed seven innings of two-hit ball, Casey Schmitt hit his first career grand slam and the San Francisco Giants defeated the Los Angeles Dodgers 6-2.
Marin Independent Journal
Schmitt powers SF Giants to win over Dodgers with first career grand slam
LOS ANGELES — Casey Schmitt admired his work for half a second. Schmitt didn’t need to watch the ball soar through the night. Nor did he need to see it land halfway up the left-field bleachers. Schmitt, instead, stared at the faces in his dugout — a dugout he ignited with his first career grand slam. It wasn’t just a swing that shocked ace Yoshinobu Yamamoto and Dodger Stadium’s announced attendance of 53,022. It wasn’t just a swing that headlin…
Dodgers drop series opener to Giants 6-2, fall into first place tie with S.F. in NL West
Logan Webb tossed seven innings of two-hit ball, Casey Schmitt hit his first career grand slam and the San Francisco Giants defeated the Los Angeles Dodgers 6-2. Logan Webb tossed seven innings of two-hit ball, Casey Schmitt hit his first career grand slam off Yoshinobu Yamamoto and the San Francisco Giants defeated the Los Angeles Dodgers 6-2 on Friday night...
Another dead whale washes up in the Bay Area
BOX SCORE LOS ANGELES — Three hours before Friday’s game, a very polite local reporter asked Giants manager Bob Melvin if he could talk about the game plan against Los Angeles Dodgers ace Yoshinobu Yamamoto. Melvin smiled and politely declined. The game plan was apparently a good one. Casey Schmitt hit a grand slam in the third and the Giants knocked Yamamoto out in the fifth, rolling to a 6-2 win in their first meeting of the season with the D…
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