"For months now, the Dodgers have had a problem with coming out flat after a day off no matter how they were playing before, and today was no exception as they again were blanked early by Justin Verlander. Once again, it was Yoshinobu Yamamoto victimized despite yet again dealing. However, they both got a no-decision as the game stayed deadlocked into extras, and eventually things ended in controversy when a foul tip call was overturned and eventually resulted in a walk-off grand slam for the Giants to hand the Dodgers a 5-1 loss."
"The Dodgers did rally to start the 4th, as Freddie Freeman collected their first hit with a single and drew a walk to put a pair on with nobody out. However, Teoscar Hernandez popped up to the infield and Michael Conforto broke his bat for a weak out that just advanced the runners. It seemed like Andy Pages might've tied the game with an infield single next, but Matt Chapman came up with a gem to throw him out and keep the Dodgers off the board."
Yoshinobu Yamamoto allowed an early run but then retired 20 straight batters, finishing with seven dominant innings (7 IP, 1 H, 1 R, 1 BB, 10 K, 91 pitches). Justin Verlander blanked the Dodgers through the early frames, limiting opportunities and issuing only a couple of walks. The Dodgers threatened in the fourth with runners on and two outs, but Matt Chapman threw out Andy Pages to end the rally. The game remained tied into extras until a controversial overturned foul-tip call preceded a Giants walk-off grand slam, producing a 5-1 final.
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