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La Stella drives in five in Giants win 15-4

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San Francisco Giant Tommy La Stella (18) who had a big day against the Chicago Cubs shares congratulations with his teammates at Wrigley Field in Chicago on Sat Sep 11, 2021 (AP News photo)

By Jeremy Kahn

Kris Bryant may have gotten all the Pomp and Circumstance from the Chicago Cubs organization and the fans; however, they must have forgotten Tommy La Stella also played on the North Side of Chicago.

La Stella, who played for the Cubs from 2015-2018 showed them on the field, as he drove in five runs on a two-run single in the top of the second and then added a three-run home run in the top of the fifth inning, as the San Francisco Giants defeated the Cubs 15-4 at Wrigley Field.

Kevin Gausman went the first six innings for the Giants, as he allowed three runs on eight hits, did not walk a batter and struck out and saw his record improve to 14-5 on the season.

La Stella gave the Giants for the good in the top of the second inning, as he hit a two-run single off of losing pitcher Zach Davies and then Brandon Belt continued his hot hitting, as he added a three-run home run in the five-run second inning.

Wilson Contreras gave the Cubs an early 1-0 lead in the bottom of the first inning, as he singled off of Gausman to give the Cubs the lead that scored Frank Ortega.

That lead last all of a half-inning, when La Stella hit his two-run single and Belt hit his 23rd home run of the season.

Asides from Belt, Evan Longoria also continues to hit the ball well, as he singled in the top of the fourth inning that scored Bryant to give the Giants a five-run lead.

The Cubs decided that a five-run deficit was not big enough, as Ian Happ tripled to centerfield to score the hot hitting Frank Schwindel, a day after he picked up the only two hits for the Cubs on Friday. Following the Happ triple, Contreras picked up his second RBI of the game, as he singled to cut the Giants lead in half.

After Longoria walked with the bases loaded in the top of the fifth inning, Mike Yastrzemski broke the game open with a two-run single of his own and then La Stella hit his fourth home run of the season that gave the Giants a 12-3 lead, when they scored six runs in the inning.

Once again, the Giants put up a crooked number in the top of the eighth inning, as Thairo Estrada walked with the bases loaded to score Belt and then Longoria added another RBI with a sacrifice fly that scored Curt Casali, who replaced Buster Posey in the bottom of the seventh inning.

Wade, Jr., drove in the final Giants run of the game in the top of the ninth inning, as he singled to score La Stella.

Caleb Baragar pitched the final three innings for the Giants, who have won six in a row and are now 5-0 on the road trip that ends on Sunday.

In his three innings of work, Baragar allowed one run on three hits, walked one and struck out two.

Davies lasted only two innings for the Cubs, as he gave up five runs on four hits, walked three and struck out one and saw his record fall to 6-11 on the season.

NOTES: This is the second six-game winning streak for the Giants, their longest winning streak of the season. They also won six in a row from August 7-13.

With the victory, the Giants have now won 47 games on the road, and it is only the sixth time since moving to San Francisco Giants in 1958 to have won this many road games in a season. They also won 46 games in 2012, and the record for most road wins in a season is 53 that was set by the 1993 and the Giants have seven road games remaining this season.

UP NEXT: Logan Webb goes for the Giants on Sunday afternoon, as he looks for his 10th win of the season and the Cubs will send Justin Steele, who is looking for his fourth win of the season.

Belt and Longoria each go deep in Giants win 6-1

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Standing O for former Chicago Cub Kris Bryant getting a hero’s welcome back at Wrigley Field in Chicago before the game in the first of a three game series on Fri Sep 10, 2021 (AP News photo)

By Jeremy Kahn

On a day where Kris Bryant returned to Wrigley Field for the first time since being traded from the Chicago Cubs, the San Francisco Giants left the Friendly Confines, happy.

Evan Longoria hit a two-run home run in the top of the seventh inning and then Brandon Belt also added a two-run home run later in the inning, as the Giants made it five in a row with a 6-1 victory over the Cubs at Wrigley Field.

With the victory, the Giants are now an amazing 41 games over .500 with a record of 91-50 and for the time being, they are three games ahead of the Los Angeles Dodgers in the National League West. The Dodgers face the San Diego Padres later tonight at Dodger Stadium.

Longoria added another run batted in the top of the eighth inning that scored Bryant from third base to close out the scoring for the Giants.

Prior to the game, Bryant showed his emotions, when the Cubs showed a video for Bryant, who was the 2015 National League Rookie of Year, the 2016 NL Most Valuable Player and helped lead the Cubs to their first World Championship since 1908, when they defeated the Cleveland Indians in a seven-game series after they trailed the Indians three games to one.

Bryant also received the number 17 off the famous Wrigley Field scoreboard and also received a 2016 flag that honors the Cubs World Series Championship.

The Cubs took an early 1-0 lead in the bottom of the fourth inning when Frank Schwindel hit his 12th home run of the season off of fourth inning, as he led off the inning with the solo home run off of Jarlin Garcia.

In what was a bullpen game for the Giants, Dominic Leone took the mound for the Giants when they took the field when the game started and did not allow a hit and struck out two in his two innings of work.

Garcia, who gave up the only run of the game to the Cubs to Schwindel, went 1.1 innings, allowing one run on one hit, walked one and struck out one.

Zack Littell then came to replace Garcia, and he struck out both batters he faced to end the bottom of the fourth inning and also picked up a base hit in the top of the fifth inning.

Following Littell, the Giants sent Jose Alvarez, Camilo Doval, Tyler Rogers, Tony Watson and Jay Jackson to the mound.

After the Schwindel home run in the bottom of the fourth inning, the Cubs lone other hit came off the bat of Schwindel in the bottom of the sixth inning.

LaMonte Wade, Jr., tied up the game for the Giants in the top of the sixth inning, as he reached on an infield single that scored Belt; however, Wade, Jr., was thrown out at second base, when he attempted to reach second base.

NOTES: Jose Quintana was placed on the paternity list and Jackson was recalled from Sacramento.

When Wade Jr., drove in the winning run on Wednesday afternoon at Coors Field, it was fifth and sixth RBIs in the ninth inning or later this season that have either given the Giants the lead or tied up the game.

UP NEXT: Kevin Gausman goes for his 13th win of the season on Saturday afternoon, as he takes the mound for the Giants, while the Giants will send Zach Davies to the mound.

Giants continue to work to stay in first place; Open three game series Friday in Chicago

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San Francisco Giants starter Dominic Leone goes up against the Chicago Cubs to open a three game series at Wrigley Field on Fri Sep 10, 2021 (file photo KNBR)

By Jessica Kwong

The San Francisco Giants had Thursday off, their first break since August 23. The Giants played 16 straight days and went 10-6.

San Francisco was the first team to reach 90 wins this season on Wednesday when they swept the Colorado Rockies in the three-game series at Coors Field.

After the game, Brandon Crawford said of the milestone: “Nobody outside our clubhouse expected this year for us, so it’s definitely a nice benchmark. But we still have 20-some games to go, so the next benchmark would be 100 and we’re going to keep pushing for that and trying to win every game.”

Giants manager Gabe Kapler said the club “did a nice job through a very difficult stretch of games” and that they will at “some point look back and really recognize what a grind that was.”

With a 90-50 record, the Giants are 2.5 games ahead of the defending champion Los Angeles Dodgers in the NL West.

Even so, the Giants came in second after the Dodgers in ESPN’s power rankings. That is despite holding the best record in the league for most of the season.

The Giants start a three-game series against the Chicago Cubs on Friday at Wrigley Field. First pitch is at 11:20 a.m.

Right-handed pitched Dominic Leone is slated to make his 45th appearance on the mound and second start of the season for San Francisco. He is 3-3 with a 1.55 ERA, a 1.107 WHIP, 20 walks and 38 strikeouts over 40.2 innings. He last appeared on Monday as relief against the Rockies. He allowed no runs, hits, walks or strikeouts in one inning of the game that the Giants won 10-5.

Friday’s game will be an interesting one for Kris Bryant, who previously played for the Cubs. Bryant wanted to play for the Giants long before the Cubs traded him.

“It’s kind of like coming full circle,” Bryant told the San Francisco Chronicle.

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San Francisco Giants podcast Michael Duca: Newly signed Jewell hopes to get call up; Cueto’s future in question suffering from strained elbow

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San Francisco Giants pitcher Jake Jewell hopes to get off to a great start with his new club after struggling with his old club the Chicago Cubs. Jewell will face his old teammates as the Giants open a three game series against the Cubs Friday afternoon. (photo from mercurynews.com)

On San Francisco Giants podcast with Michael:

#1 Michael the Giants have brought up Jake Jewell, Jewell had struggled with the Chicago Cubs this season with an ERA of 9.90 and appeared in ten games with the Cubs with ten strikeouts and five walks in ten innings.

#2 Jewell joins the Giants but will not be eligible for post season because he missed the post game deadline, Jewell is someone the Giants are hoping to help. He was optioned to Triple A Sacramento do you see him joining the big club before the season is over?

#3 The Giants are maintaining they won the three game series against the Colorado Rockies in Denver and hold a two game lead over the Los Angeles Dodgers and visit the Chicago Cubs for a three game series on Friday morning at Wrigley Field. The Giants have won five of their last ten can they hold onto first place for the rest of the way.

#4 The Steven Duggar had himself a ball game on Tuesday against the Rockies with two triples, a double, and three RBIs. Duggar is hitting .223 and seeing the ball well how important has he been contributing at the plate and helping the Giants stay in first place.’

#5 The Cubs are a struggling team they have lost eight of their last ten games and sit in fourth in the NL Central this should be a breeze for the Giants in the upcoming three game series Friday.

Join Michael each week for the San Francisco Giants podcasts at http://www.sportsradioservice.com

Best in MLB Giants first team to win 90; SF scores 4 in 9th for 7-4 win

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San Francisco Giants closer Jake McGee (left) congratulates right fielder LaMonte Wade Jr (right) following the last out after Wed Sep 8, 2021 game against the Colorado Rockies in Denver (AP News photo)

By Jessica Kwong

The San Francisco Giants (90-50) became the first team in the league to win 90 games this season after beating the Colorado Rockies (63-77) 7-4 on Wednesday to finish a three-game sweep at Coors Field.

LaMonte Wade Jr. and Evan Longoria had two RBIs each within a four-run rally in the ninth inning. Brandon Crawford hit a home run and Brandon Belt logged three hits.

The Rockies led 4-3 when Carlos Estévez walked Buster Posey at the start of the ninth and two singles loaded the bases. Wade singled on a line drive to right fielder Charlie Blackmon, allowing Mauricio Dubon and Thairo Estrada to score and giving the Giants a 5-4 lead.

Crawford said of Wade: “He’s had so many big hits for us this year. Down to our last strike a couple of times and then so many tiebreaker, go-ahead base hits for us. He’s been a huge for us.”

Longoria doubled on a fly ball to center fielder Garrett Hamspon and Belt and Wade scored, boosting the Giants to 7-4.

Giants manager Gabe Kapler said “Longo’s hit was as big as any” since “Estévez is a big challenge.”

“He’s throwing 98 mph bowling balls up there and one of the tougher at-bats for right-handed hitters,” Kapler said of the Rockies pitcher.

Giants starting pitcher Anthony DeSclafani gave up three consecutive singles and had one out in five innings. Left-handed pitcher Jake McGee hit the mound in the ninth inning and earned his 30th save.

Wednesday was the end of 16 straight days of baseball for the Giants, during which they went 10-6.

“We did a nice job through a very difficult stretch of games and (at) some point we’ll look back and really recognize what a grind that was,” Kapler said.

San Francisco (90-50) is first in the NL West, 1.5 games ahead of the Los Angeles Dodgers. The Giants went into Wednesday’s game only one game ahead of the defending champions.

The Giants have the day off on Thursday and start a three-game series against the Chicago Cubs on Friday. First pitch is at 11:30 a.m.

Webb dominant in Giants win 12-3

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San Francisco Giants pitcher Logan Webb makes a quick pick off move to catch the Colorado Rockies base runner Brendan Rogers leaning off first base in the bottom of the third inning at Coors Field in Denver on Tue Sep 7, 2021 (AP News photo)

By Jeremy Kahn

After taking the opener of the series, the San Francisco Giants did not waste any time to get on the board.

The Giants, behind three consecutive doubles to start the game, helped them to an 12-3 victory over the Colorado Rockies at Coors Field. With the victory, the Giants maintain their one-game lead over the Los Angeles Dodgers in the National League after the Dodgers defeated the St. Louis Cardinals 7-2 at Busch Stadium.

Tommy La Stella, Brandon Belt and Buster Posey each doubled in the top of the first inning, helping the Giants grab a 3-0 lead even before the Rockies came to the plate for the first time in the game.

Belt doubled In La Stella, then Posey doubled in Belt, and after LaMonte Wade, Jr., grounded out for the first out of the inning that sent Posey to third, Brandon Crawford singled in Posey for the third run of the inning.

The three doubles by the Giants to start the game were a San Francisco era first, as it was the first time that the team started a game with three consecutive doubles.

The three runs is all that Logan Webb needed, as he went seven innings, allowing three runs on nine hits, Webb did not walk a batter and struck out six on his way to his ninth win of the season.

After scoring three runs in the top of the first inning, the Giants added two more runs in the top of the second inning. Webb helped out his own cause, when he doubled to left field that scored Steven Duggar, who tripled with one out in the inning.

C.J. Cron got the Rockies on the board in the bottom of the fourth, as the National League Player of the Month for the month of August, doubled to center field to score Charlie Blackmon.

The Giants broke the game wide open in the top of the fifth inning, as Duggar hit his second triple of the game that scored Wade, Jr., Evan Longoria and Mike Yastrzemski.

Duggar is the first Giants player to have two triples in a game since Stephen Vogt did so on June 15, 2019 against the Milwaukee Brewers.

Longoria got in on RBI crew in the top of the seventh inning, as he into a force play and then Yastrzemski hit his career-high 22nd home run to lengthen the Giants lead up to 11-1.

The Rockies tried to cut into the lead in the bottom of the seventh inning, as Josh Fuentes singled off of Webb to score Ryan McMahon and then Rio Ruiz drove in the final run of the game for the Rockies.

That seventh inning would be the end of the line for Webb, who set a San Francisco era record by allowing two runs or less in a start came to a halt.

Webbs streak was the best by a pitcher for the team since Ferdie Schupp went 16 in a row from 1916-1917. Also, only seven pitchers in the modern era have put together longer streak.

Kervin Castro made his major-league debut in the bottom of the eighth inning, and went two innings, giving up two hits and striking out one.

Yastrzemski put the final touches on the scoring in the top of the ninth inning, as he singled to right field to score Longoria.

Both Crawford and Duggar picked up three hits for the Giants, who ended the night with 15 hits.

NOTES: Jake Jewell was claimed off of waivers by the Giants from the Dodgers, and was assigned to Sacramento.

When Thairo Estrada picked up two home runs on Monday, it was the fifth and sixth home runs of the season for Estrada and he is the 16th different Giants player to hit five or more home runs on the season. In doing so, the Giants are the first team in National League history to have 16 players with five or more home runs in a season.

Dominic Leone finished the game for the Giants on Monday, a day after he started the game for the Giants versusthe Dodgers on Sunday and according to Sportradar, the last Giants pitcher to record the first out in one game and the last in a game the very next day was Eric Gunderson…Gunderson started on April 23, 1990 at San Diego and recorded the game’s first out before recording the last out vs. Pittsburgh on April 24, 1990.

UP NEXT: Anthony DeSclafani goes for his 12th win of the season for the Giants in the finale, while the Rockies will send Jon Gray to the mound.

Back To Jacks: Giants go home run-happy once again in 10-5 win at Colorado

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By Morris Phillips

Now that the pressure’s off, the Giants are swing happy once again.

Definitely a statement made tongue in cheek, but the Giants are done battling the Dodgers for now, and they looked loose and lethal in whipping the Rockies 10-5 on Labor Day afternoon in Denver.

The final 25 games of what’s becoming a signature season in the century plus history of the franchise promise to be jam-packed with tense moments. Those moments just didn’t surface on Monday: Kevin Gausman pitched the Giants into a comfortable place, and the team’s home run bats took it from there. A short turnaround from a late afternoon start in San Francisco to an early afternoon start two time zones away didn’t take away from the effort either.

“To be honest, I was expecting everyone to be a little sluggish,” starter Kevin Gausman said. “We expended a lot of energy that last series just mentally. And being locked in every single pitch and to come out, from the get-go, they were locked in. Quality at-bats and really making Freeland work.”

“The whole crew has a very, very quick turnaround and tired eyes this morning,” manager Gabe Kapler said. “These guys got ramped up well, got prepared and ready to hit, obviously, from the first pitch.”

Darin Ruf starred as the unlikely catalyst, thrust into the leadoff role in the absence of injured Austin Slater, who has concussion symptoms. Ruf homered in the first, and tripled in the four-run fifth, as the Giants jumped to a 8-1 lead and chased the Rockies’ Kyle Freeland, who beat the Giants earlier at Oracle Park and had been on a roll since the All-Star break. Freeland was looking to build on his 5-1 record against the Giants at Coors Field in his 10th home start against the visitors, but he was in trouble from the start.

Ruf and Buster Posey hit homers in the first inning, and Thairo Estrada homered in the fourth and the fifth innings. Ruf’s two-run triple capped the rally in the fifth. That blast came off Ben Bowden, who was summoned to replace Freeland.

Gausman turned in his most impressive and lengthiest outing since the All-Star break, pitching seven innings, allowing five hits and three runs. The Centennial, Colorado native may have energized by participating in the first starting pitcher matchup between Denver-area natives (Freeland is from Denver), but after some short outings in early July, he’s been trending back toward his season start and he picked up his 13th win for his efforts.

“I almost talked to Kap before the game, ‘Let me go 130 pitches, whatever it takes. These guys need a day off.,'” Gausman said. “I had some quick innings, some long (at-bats) and then followed by a one-pitch out.”

Despite their ragged effort, the Rockies stand as one of the Giants most formidable obstacles down the stretch. The Giants finish a 16 games in 16 days stretch here this week, and return on September 24 for three more meetings. While the Rockies have been dreadful on the road, winning just 18 of 68 games thus far, they’re 45-25 at home, a Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde peformance that would be the biggest differential in home and road performance in the history of the Major Leagues if the percentages persist.

Freeland loomed as a big portion of the challenge facing Giants, as did the short turnaround, but at least on Monday, the Giants were up to the task.

On Tuesday, the Giants return to normalcy so to speak with an announced starter in Logan Webb, who may also give the bullpen a breather if he can continue his lengthy success now spanning more than half the season. The Rockies have announced Chi Chi Rodriguez as their starter.

San Francisco Giants podcast with Marko Ukalovic: Giants cutting it close with Dodgers for division race; Giant vendors agree to negotiate before going on strike

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Local 2 union members and employees of Bon Appetit stand outside of Oracle Park in San Francisco before Sun Sep 5th’s Los Angeles Dodgers and San Francisco Giants game. Employees agreed not to strike on Sunday and will negotiate with management during the week. (photo from twitter.com/UniteHereLocal2/)

On the Giants podcast with Marko:

#1 The Giants are in the middle of a nick and tuck battle for the NL West with the Los Angeles Dodgers during the most recent series the Giants and Dodgers exchanged sitting in first place.

#2 The Giants with their recent Covid 19 issues that involved pitchers Alex Wood and Johnny Cueto. Infielder Donovan Solano has returned from the Covid IL list and played shortstop on Saturday, Alex Dickerson joined the Injured List with a hamstring strain on Saturday and is out for ten days.

#3 Recent discussion about former San Francisco Giant Will Clark to be put on the ballot and in the Hall of Fame. Clark who played with the Giants, Baltimore Orioles, St Louis Cardinals, and Texas Rangers hit .303, had 2176 hits, 284 home runs, and 1205 RBIs. The Baseball Writers of America remember Clark mainly with the Giants he almost made the Hall of Fame ballot in 2006 and was voted down in 2018 by a Veteran’s Committee Today’s Game ballot.

#4 Giants food service concessionaires Bon Appetit employees has voted to go on strike because workers say they haven’t had a raise in two years they make $20.75 an hour are asking for a $3 raise, they want Covid-19 protection, health care. During the last contract negotiation between then Centerplate employees and Centerplate management the employees in 2013 who were making $10.25 an hour and were offered a 25 cent raise at the time. The Giants said in 2013 and 2021 the negotiations concession employees are between then and Bon Appetit management.

#5 Employees are pushing for more safety protection because fans are not wearing masks when they come to make their purchases at the concession stands Union Local 2 reported that 20 employees had been infected since the stadium reopened in June and need more PPE protection. The strike was supposed to take place Sunday but was called off as employees agreed to negotiate this week. The Giants have two more home stands left.

Marko Ukalovic is filling in for Morris Phillips who does the Giants podcasts Mondays at http://www.sportsradioservice.com

Buehler was off on this day in Giants 6-4 victory

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Los Angeles Dodgers pitcher Walker Buhler looks in a state of shock as he walks off the field after the third inning giving up six runs to the San Francisco Giants in the first three innings at Oracle Park in San Francisco on Sun Sep 5, 2021 (AP News photo)

By Jeremy Kahn

SAN FRANCISCO-If you were told prior to the game that the San Francisco Giants would beat a pitcher that was 7-0 in his career against them, you would think no way.

Brandon Belt hit a solo home run in the bottom of the first inning, helping the Giants to a 6-4 victory over the Los Angeles Dodgers and regained the lead in the National League West by one game before a sellout crowd of 41,155 at Oracle Park.

Yes, entering the game, Walker Buehler was 7-0 with a 1.83 earned run average in 12 games (10 of them starts); however, now he is 7-1 against the Dodgers longtime rival.

Buehler lasted just three innings, allowing six runs on seven hits, walking one and striking out one and saw his record fall to 13-4 on the season.

After the Giants took an early 1-0 lead in the bottom of the first inning, the Dodgers immediately tied it up in the top of the second inning, when Will Smith singled to centerfield to allow Justin Turner to score from second base. Turner led off the inning by singling off of Jose Alvarez.

Dominic Leone started the bullpen game, for the Giants and retired the Dodgers in order in the top of the first inning before giving way to Alvarez, who did not get a batter out and gave up one run and one hit before he was replaced by Zack Littell, who pitched one inning, striking out one to pick up his second win of the season.

Buehler immediately gave the Giants the lead back in the bottom of the second inning, as he walked Brandon Crawford to lead off the inning, then Mike Yastrzemski doubled Crawford to third and the Giants took the lead for good, when Steven Duggar tripled down the right field line to score both Crawford and Yastrzemski.

Darin Ruf came off the bench to pinch hit for Littell, who got out of the jam in the top of the second and Ruf singled to left field off of Buehler to score Duggar from third base.

Crawford got in on the RBI act in the bottom of the third inning, as he doubled in LaMonte Wade, Jr., who doubled just in front of Crawford and after Yastrzemski lined out to Corey Seager at second base for the second out of the inning, Curt Casali singled for his first hit of the game to score Crawford from second base.

This bullpen game, fared better for the Giants, as Jay Jackson, Carlos Quintana, Camilo Doval, Tony Watson, Tyler Rogers and Jake McGee closed it out for the Giants, as they moved back into the lead in the NL West with 25 games remaining in the regular season.

The Giants had an ample opportunity to break the game wide open in the bottom of the sixth inning, as they got the first two runners on and would eventually load the bases with one out; however, David Price was able to work out of jam, as he got Thairo Estrada to pop out to Max Muncy for the second out of the inning and ended the inning, when he was able to get Belt to ground out to Muncy.

McGee was far from perfect to start the top of the ninth inning, as Kris Bryant committed a throwing error on a ball hit by pinch hitter Austin Barnes, when Belt could not keep his foot on the bag at first base.

Albert Pujols then came off the bench to hit for Andrew Vasquez, and on a 1-0 pitch launched his 16th home run of the season into the left center field bleachers and it was the 678th home run of his career.

After the Pujols home run that got the Dodgers within two, McGee was able to get Trea Turner to pop out to Thairo Estrada at second base; however, Muncy singled to left-center field to bring the tying run in the person of Mookie Betts to the plate and McGee struck him out looking for the second out of the inning.

Of course, a game between the Giants and Dodgers could not end in a normal way, as Yastrzemski made a sensational catch on by ball hit by Justin Turner down the right field wall near into the netting down the right field line and the play went to review and the play was upheld, giving the Giants the win and sending the fans wearing orange and black into a frenzy.

NOTES: Doval was recalled from Sacramento, while Sammy Long was optioned to Sacramento. Also, Austin Slater was placed on the seven-day concussion IL and Duggar was recalled from Sacramento and went 1-for-4 with the game-winning hit, when he hit a two-run triple in the bottom of the second inning.

With the win, the Giants won the season series 10-9 and this was the 99th win by the Giants over the Dodgers at Oracle Park since the park opened on April 11, 2000.

Belts home run was the 202nd of the season for the team, trailing the Toronto Blue Jays, who have hit a MLB leading 206 home runs.

UP NEXT: Kevin Gausman will take the mound on Monday afternoon, when the Giants open up a two-city, six-game road trip to Colorado and Chicago and Gausman will be looking for his 13th win of the season. Kyle Freeland will go for the Rockies, as he looks for his sixth win of the season.

Max Scherzer will go to the mound in search of his 13th win for the Dodgers on Monday, as they continue their two-city, seven-game road trip with an afternoon against the St. Louis Cardinals at Busch Stadium and the Cardinals will send Milos Mikolas to the hill, as he looks for his first win of the season.

San Francisco Giants game wrap: Urias wins 16th, Turner goes deep for LA 6-1 win; SF’s Jackson can’t even get out of first inning as opener

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San Francisco Giants starter Jay Jackson gives up the baseball in the first inning after surrendering three runs to the Los Angeles Dodgers. Jackson also picked up the loss he was the opener and didn’t even get out of the top of the first inning at Oracle Park in San Francisco on Sat Sep 4, 2021 (photo by Bay Area News Group)

By Jeremy Kahn

SAN FRANCISCO-Trea Turner atoned for his throwing error that cost the Los Angeles Dodgers a share of first place in the National League West.

Turner changed all that, as he led off the game with a solo home run off of Jay Jackson, helping the Dodgers to a 6-1 victory over the San Francisco Giants before a crowd of 41,146 at Oracle Park. With the victory, the Dodgers and Giants are once again tied for first place in the National League West.

It was the 16th leadoff career home run for Turner, who was acquired by the Dodgers at the trading deadline along with Max Scherzer from the Washington Nationals.

The Dodgers tacked on two more runs in the frame, when Corey Seager hit a sacrifice fly that Austin Slater made a great play on and then Justin Turner scored on a double by A.J. Pollock.

In what was considered a bullpen game for the Giants, Jay Jackson started and went just 0.1 innings, allowing three runs on one hit before being replaced by Jarlin Garcia, who gave up two hits in 2.2 innings of work.

Garcia was able to get out of the jam in the top of the first inning, as he got Pollock at third base. Pollock was forced to leave the game due to what was later called a right Hamstring Strain.

Julio Urias was his usual outstanding self, as he went the first 5.2 innings, allowing just one run on eight hits, Urias did not walk a batter and struck out eight, as he raised his record to 16-3 on the season.

The Giants got on the board in the bottom of the first inning, as Buster Posey doubled to right field that scored Kris Bryant, who singled with one out in the inning.

Justin Turner reached on an infield single, then went to second on a throwing error by Mauricio Dubon, went to third on a wild pitch and then scored on a balk by Jose Quintana.

After reaching on the Trea Turner error in the bottom of the 11th inning to win the game on Friday night, Posey went 3-for-4, and came within an eyelash of going 4-for-4, as Mookie Betts made a great catch to rob Posey.

Seager put the game out of reach, when he hit a solo home run to lead off the top of the ninth inning off of Sammy Long.

It was a good day for the Seager family, as Coreys brother Kyle went 2-for-5 with six runs batted in for the Seattle Mariners and the two hits for Kyle were both three-run home runs, giving him 33 on the season and the Mariners defeated the Arizona Diamondbacks 8-5 at Chase Field.

Albert Pujols drove in the final run of the game for the Dodgers, as he hit a sacrifice fly that easily scored Cody Bellinger from third base. Bellinger came on to replace Pollock when he was forced to leave the game with a strained right hamstring.

NOTES: Dubon was recalled from Sacramento, as he replaced Alex Dickerson, who was placed on the 10-day injured list with a right hamstring strain.

UP NEXT: The Giants starter for Sundays finale is not determined, while the Dodgers will send Walker Buehler to the mound, as he looks for his 14th win of the season.