"The Giants began their weekend with Patrick Bailey's walk-off grand slam, a momentous win that brought them within a half game of the Mets. They then kicked off Saturday night by scoring four in the first off Clayton Kershaw, someone who has historically dominated at Oracle Park. With the Mets losing earlier in the day, that elusive wild card spot was in their hands. Over the next 17 innings, Los Angeles discarded San Francisco's plans with an offensive onslaught."
"Saturday ended with a loss as Logan Webb allowed six runs over four-plus innings. Sunday's rubber match was even more one-sided, a 10-2 loss as Robbie Ray, whose start day was moved up, surrendered five runs over four-plus innings. Now, the Giants will depart San Francisco for a seven-game road trip against two teams they just faced at Oracle Park: three games against the Diamondbacks, then four against the Dodgers."
"Ray breezed through the first inning and retired the side in order but labored through the second, issuing three walks and tossing 34 pitches - 16 balls, 18 strikes. The left-hander allowed one run in the second on Enrique Hernández's sacrifice fly, but the Dodgers threatened to put up a crooked number when Shohei Ohtani walked to the plate with two outs and the bases loaded. Ray avoided surrendering Ohtani"
With 13 games remaining, the Giants trimmed their deficit to 1.5 games behind the Mets after a week highlighted by Patrick Bailey's walk-off grand slam and an early four-run first inning off Clayton Kershaw. Los Angeles then overwhelmed San Francisco across the next 17 innings, beating them Saturday after Logan Webb surrendered six runs and routing them Sunday when Robbie Ray allowed five runs. The Giants begin a seven-game road trip — three at Arizona, four at Los Angeles — and project Ray as the road-trip starter whose recent stretch includes 20 earned runs and 14 walks over 23 innings.
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