San Francisco Giants Patrick Bailey has his hand raised for being the gamer in the top of the tenth inning after clouting his sixth home run of the season against the Texas Ranges at Oracle Park in San Francisco on Sun Aug 13, 2023 (AP News photo)

Texas (7-48). 000 000 001 1. – 2. 8. 0

San Francisco (63-55) 100 000 000 2. – 3. 10 1. (10 innings)

Time: 2:30

Attendance: 35,648

Sunday, August 13, 2023

By Lewis Rubman

SAN FRANCISCO–Things have not gone well for your San Francisco Giants since they returned to the bay area a little over a week ago. Their record was 61-49 when they crossed the Bay Bridge to face the moribund Oakland Athletics on August 5.

Even with today’s thrilling 3-2 come from behind extra innings win over the American League West leading Texas Rangers, they stand at 63-55, 8-1/2 games behind the Dodgers, who still were playing Colorado when the Giants’ game ended, in the NL West.

Logan Webb started the game for San Francisco at 9-9, 3.38. He has four deliveries in his arsenal, a change up, that he throws 38.6% of the time, a sinker (36.8%), a slider (21.2), and a four seamer, just to keep ’em guessing (3.4%). The 26 year old righty threw over 100 pitches in each of his previous outings, a win in Phoenix and a no decision in Anaheim.

He exceeded the century mark this afternoon, throwing 107 pitches, 75 of them strikes, and again once more wasn’t involved in the decision. He threw 8-2/3 innings and yielded only one run. It was earned but posthumous and came on an error of judgement by, of all people!, Brandon Crawford. Webb gave up six hits and a walk while striking out six. His balance sheet now reads, 9-9, 3.26)

Dane Dunning, two years older than Webb and also right handed, came to work at 9-4, 3.21 for the season and 20-22, 4.08 lifetime. This was his first appearance against the Giants. It was a magnificent one. He threw 106 pitches, 76 for strikes in seven innings of outstanding work.

Dunning allowed only one run, earned, on a homer that was one of the seven hits he gave up. He didn’t issue a single wak and struck out a dozen. All he earned for his hard work was a no decision that left his record at 9-4, 3.1).

Webb pitched himself out of trouble in the two opening frames, and Michael Conforto gave him the comfort of a one run lead to work with by leading off the home half of the second with a 408 foot blast over the center field wall off a 90.8 mph sinker. It was Conforto’s 15th round tripper and 54th RBI of the season.

Webb needed to get one more strike on JP Martínez to finish up a complete game shutout. But Martínez doubled, and Camilo Duval was called in to finish the job. He got Ezequiél Durán to hit a grounder to short that Crawford backhanded. He unwisely threw to first; Durán beat it out, an dMartínez ran home with the tying run Bailey threw Durán out trying to steal second, but it was too late.

José Leclerc pitched a scoreless eight. Estrada led it off with a double, but The Curse of the Leadoff Double stranded him there. Aroldis Chapman relieved Leclerc for the home ninth. He struck out the first batter he faced, and then Ramos doubled off the Levi’s Landing wall. But Chapman recovered to strike out Austin Slater, pinch hitting for Crawford, and Wade.

Duval got out of the top of the 10th with only a run scored, but it was ugly. Zombie runner Durán went to third on Josh Smith’s Texas League single and scored on a balk with Semien at the plate. It took a pitcher’s best friend to hold the damage to that one run.

The Rangers went to their closer, Will Smith, for Giants’ tenth. He fanned Estrada and Pederson, and so it was up to Bailey to keep the game alive with Wade as the plaed runner on second and two out. The rookie came through! He shot a no doubter over the left field, landing 355 feet deep. It came on a 1-1 four seamer that came in a 92.8mph and left at 107.3 mph. It made Bailey 2 for 4 in the game and was his sixth home run of the year.

Doval was charged with a blown save but credited with the win. His record now is 4-3, 2.36. Will Smith (4-1, 3.30) was the losing pitcher.

The Tampa Bay Rays will be here tomorrow, Monday, for a 6:45 start. Neither team has announced its pitching plans.