"SAN FRANCISCO In the moments leading up to first pitch, the scoreboard at Oracle Park flashed an updated look at the NL wild card standings. The New York Mets continued their free fall, losing their eighth game in a row. The stakes in San Francisco were set; if the Giants won, they'd the third and final wild card spot was theirs. If the Giants are going to usurp the Mets, they will have to wait at least one more day."
"Logan Webb endured one of his worst starts of the season, tying his season-low for innings (four) and season-high for earned runs (six). Through one inning, the energy at Oracle Park mimicked that of a playoff atmosphere. The Dodgers struck first when Freddie Freeman drove in Shohei Ohtani, but the Giants responded with a four-spot in the bottom of the first against Clayton Kershaw. Willy Adames, Matt Chapman and Luis Matos had RBI singles."
"Los Angeles proceeded to score eight unanswered runs. Ohtani's 454-foot solo homer and Teoscar Hernandez's RBI double in the third trimmed the Giants' lead to one run. In the fifth, the Dodgers landed their six-run haymaker against Webb and company, taking a lead they'd never lose. Webb faced three batters in the fifth and didn't retire a single one, departing the game after loading the bases on a single and two walks."
Oracle Park displayed updated NL wild-card standings as the New York Mets lost an eighth straight game, setting high stakes. San Francisco fell 13-7 to Los Angeles and remains 0.5 games behind New York for the final wild-card spot. Logan Webb allowed six earned runs across four innings, surrendering the lead in a five-run fifth. The Giants opened with a four-run first against Clayton Kershaw on RBI singles by Willy Adames, Matt Chapman and Luis Matos plus an Encarnacion hustle run. Los Angeles answered with eight unanswered runs, highlighted by Shohei Ohtani's 454-foot homer and a six-run fifth that decided the game.
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