The Giants took three of four from the Dodgers after another thrilling come-from-behind win Thursday night in Los Angeles. A replay review and a controversial check swing call led to the win for San Francisco.
The Giants capped off their final series at Dodger Stadium in chaotic fashion on Thursday night, and made some modern MLB history in the process.
After the Giants cruised to a 7-2 win in the series opener on Monday night, each of the next three games featured ninth innings rife with comebacks.
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The pendulum then shifted back to the Giants for the final two games of the series, as Dodgers' All-Star closer Kenley Jansen blew saves on back-to-back nights.
First, it was Wilmer Flores who crushed a high fastball into the left-field bleachers at Dodger Stadium with the Giants trailing to manufacture a 4-2 comeback win on Wednesday.
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In the series finale, an overturned force out at second base eventually led to Jansen walking in the tying run on a controversial no-swing call by the first-base umpire.
LaMonte Wade Jr. then drove a single into right field that knocked in a pair of runs and the Giants capped off a crucial series win with a 5-3 victory over the Dodgers.
The series would have been thrilling regardless given the longstanding rivalry between these teams, but it also had a major impact on the NL West standings. Instead of the Giants losing and clinging to a one-game lead in the division, Thursday night's comeback win pushed the margin out to three games going into a weekend series with the Pittsburgh Pirates, owners of the second-worst record in MLB.
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It was a series to remember in Tinseltown, and tensions certainly will be high when these teams meet next week in San Francisco on July 27.
