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Sportstalk podcast at Rosa Mexicano in downtown San Francisco Monday May 6, 2019

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Cast: Michael Duca (host), David Zizmor, Bill Gould, Morris Phillips, Jeremy Kahn, and Lee Leonard (producer) podcasting from beautiful Rosa Mexicano Restaurant at 30 Mission Street downtown San Francisco. Our special thanks to our hosts at Rosa Mexicano Dan Munteanu (General Manager) and Ornin Gosuwin (Manager) and server Connie.

Some of the items we would recommend when you dine at Rosa Mexicano: Guacamole. Rosa Mexicano has been preparing this special guacamole grinded up in a stone charcoal bowl since 1984. The authentic taste of Rosa Mexicano’s signature appetizer will have you going for more.

Some of the main courses of the house we would like to recommend to you from the dinner menu: Chile Poblano Relleno, Carnitas, Budin de Pollo, Pescado a la Veracruzana, Pollo Pibil, Salmon Poblano, Tampiquena de Carne Asada, and Alambre de Camarones.

On the sports headline discussions: Sharks and Avalanche as well as Columbus Blue Jackets and Boston Bruins in the second round of the NHL Stanley Cup Playoffs, Golden State Warriors and Houston Rockets as well as Milwaukee Bucks and Boston Celtics in the second round of the NBA Playoffs plus San Francisco Giants and Oakland A’s.

San Francisco Giants podcast with Morris Phillips: Comeback Giants rally in seventh to catch Reds

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On the Giants podcast with Morris:

#1 The Giants came back from a 8-0 deficit Friday to win. They were down 4-0 and came back and won 6-5 Sunday.

#2 To start the game, Giants pitcher Jeff Samardizja gave up three consecutive home runs to the Cincinnati Reds in the first inning after that Samardizja retired 13 straight hitters in a row.

#3 The last time the Reds hit three consecutive home runs was when they did it against the Florida Marlins on April 9th.

#4 The Giants scored four in the top of the seventh then two in the ninth to take the lead and the eventual win 6-5.

#5 For Monday morning’s starting pitchers as the Giants conclude their visit with the Reds, the Giants are going with Drew Pomeranz (1-3, 4.08 ERA) the Reds will start Anthony Scalafani (1-1, 3.48 ERA).

Morris does the Giants podcasts each week at http://www.sportsradioservice.com

Crawford comes up in a pinch in Giants’ 6-5 win over Reds

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By Jeremy Kahn

It seems that the San Francisco Giants just love to comeback from huge deficits, and once again they did it to the Cincinnati Reds.

After falling behind 4-0 in the bottom of the first inning, the lead was not safe for the Reds and when Brandon Crawford launched a two-run home run into the right field seats, the Giants came all the way from that 4-0 deficit to defeat the Reds 6-5 at Great American Ballpark.

The Reds jumped on Jeff Samardzija in the bottom of the first inning, as Samardzija gave up back-to-back-to-back home runs and then Samardzija was literally perfect for the rest of his outing.

Eugenio Suarez, Jesse Winker and Derek Dietrich hit home runs on three straight pitches to give the Reds a 4-0 lead at the end of the first inning.

It was the second time this season that the Reds went back-to-back-to-back, as they did it on April 9, as the recently released Matt Kemp, Suarez and Scott Schelber. All hit home runs off of Wei-Yin Chen of the Miami Marlins also at the Great American Ballpark.

The Giants began to chip at the lead in the top of the sixth inning, as Joe Panik hit an opposite-field single to score Steven Duggar, who singled to center to break up Luis Castillos no-hit bid after Kevin Pillar struck out to lead off the inning.

With the base hit by Duggar, brought on Stephen Vogt off the bench, who walked just prior to the Panik single to left field.

After Mike Gerber struck out for the second out for the second out of the inning, Buster Posey tied up the game, as he hit a three-run home run off of reigning National League Pitcher of the Month Castillo, who came into the game with a 3-1 record with a 1.45 earned run average.

Castillo ended up with a no-decision, as he went seven innings, allowing four runs on four hits, walking two and striking out nine.

Samardzija, who was in trouble after the first inning, when he gave those four runs, ended up not allowing a base hit after the first inning and retired the final 13 batters he faced after allowing a base hit to Jose Peraza.

In all, Samardzija went five innings, allowing four runs on five hits, not walking a batter and striking out four.

Once again, the Giants bullpen was dynamic, the quartet of Trevor Gott, Reyes Moronta, Tony Watson and Will Smith allowed just one run on one hit, walking two and striking out five.

Moronta got into a jam in his only inning of work, as he walked the bases loaded, but was able to strikeout Suarez with the bases loaded to end the inning and the Reds threat.

Watson pitched the eighth inning to pick up his first win of the season, while Will Smith picked up his ninth save of the season.

Reds closer Raisel Iglesias came on in the top of the ninth inning, as he gave up a double to Posey, and then Crawford, who came off the bench to get his first home run of the season to give the Giants their only lead of the game.

Smith came on in the bottom of the ninth inning and after getting the first two outs, and then two strikes on Kyle Farmer, who then hit a solo home run to get the Reds within one. Tucker Barnhart ended the game, as he grounded out to Crawford to end the game.

NOTES: With the Reds and Major League Baseball celebrating 150 years this season, the Reds are wearing throwback uniforms from different eras of Reds history.

One night after wearing jerseys that represented the 1902 team, the Reds wore uniforms from the 1911 season on Sunday afternoon.

Derek Holland is expected to be activated from the injured list prior to his scheduled start on Wednesday against the Colorado Rockies at Coors Field. Holland is currently on the 10-day injured list with a bone bruise on his left index finger.

UP NEXT: Drew Pomeranz closes out the series on Monday afternoon, as he will face the Reds for the first time since the 2016 season.

Anthony DeSclafani will take the mound for the Reds in the finale.

Reds hit 5 home runs in 9-2 rout of Giants

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By Jeremy Kahn

After their miraculous comeback in the series opener on Friday night, the Cincinnati Reds were going to allow the San Francisco Giants do it to them two nights in a row.

Backed by five home runs and a strong performance by Tanner Roark, the Reds evened up the four-game series with a 9-2 thrashing of the Giants at Great American Ballpark.

Roark pitched 6.2 innings, giving two runs, while scattering four hits, walking two and striking out seven and picked up his second win of the season.

Once again, Dereck Rodriguez did not fare so well on the mound, as he went five innings, allowing eight runs on eight hits, walking four and striking out just one, as he fell to 3-4.

Yaisel Puig got the Reds on the board in the first inning, as he singled to left field to score Jesse Winker.

Just a 1/2 inning later, the Giants tied the game up, as Steven Duggar singled to right field to easily score Kevin Pillar.

Unfortunately, the Reds would break the tie and take the lead for good in the bottom of the second inning, as Tucker Barnhart grounded into a fielders choice that allowed Jose Peraza to score the eventual game-winning run.

After Joey Votto walked, Eugenio Suarez launched a three-run home run that broke the game wide open for the Reds.

Barnhart drove in his second run of the game, as he a solo home run in the bottom of the fourth inning.

Derek Dietrich followed up his two home run game from Friday night and hit a solo home run, his third of the series in the bottom of the fifth inning.

Nick Senzel, who made his major league debut on Friday night made it back-to-back home runs, as he hit his first major league home run that extended the Reds lead up to 8-1 in the bottom of the fifth inning.

That would have been the second home run of the game for Senzel, but Pillar made a sensational catch that ended the bottom of the third inning. Pillar climbed the center field wall, grabbed hold of it and pulled the ball back into play.

Senzel was robbed of a hit by Pillar in the bottom of the first inning in his major league debut on Friday night, as he made a diving catch that denied Senzel of his first major league hit.

Duggar continued his hot hitting, as he singled in the top of the seventh inning to score the Giants’ second and final run, when Brandon Crawford scored, after he doubled with one out in the inning.

Switch-handed pitcher Pat Venditte made his Giants debut in the bottom of the sixth inning, as he pitched two innings.

The only hit that Venditte allowed was a solo home run to Puig in the bottom of the seventh inning.

NOTES: Evan Longoria was scratched from the lineup after he experienced tightness and inflammation in his left shoulder. Longoria is considered to be day-to-day, and was replaced in the starting lineup by Pablo Sandoval.

To make room for Venditte on the roster, Tyler Beede, who started Friday nights opener was optioned to Triple-A Sacramento.

Matt Kemp was released by the Reds not even four months after he was acquired by the team from the Los Angeles Dodgers.

Kemp, who is currently on the injured list after suffering a broken rib when he collided with the outfield wall at Petco Park in a game against the San Diego Padres on April 23 was hitting just .200 with one home run and five runs batted in. Kemp was acquired from the Dodgers along with Puig, pitcher Alex Wood and Kyle Farmer.

UP NEXT: Jeff Samardzija will take the mound on Sunday afternoon, as he will face the Reds for the first time in nearly two years. The last time Samardzija faced the Reds was on May 14, 2017, an 8-3 win by the Giants. Samardzija is 2-1 with a 3.53 ERA.

Luis Castillo, who was the National League Pitcher of the month for April, will make his first start in the month of May. Castillo is 3-1 on the season with a 1.45 ERA.

That’s Amaury’s News and Commentary: A’s, Giants on the road for Cinco de Mayo weekend

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By: Amaury Pi-Gonzalez

Tomorrow is Cinco de Mayo, and it is the anniversary of the Battle of Puebla, Mexico in 1862, which marks a Mexican military victory over the French forces of Napoleon. It is NOT Mexican Independence Day, that is on September 16. But Cinco de Mayo is a popular day that ironically is celebrated much more in the US than in Mexico.

What? How can that be.The San Francisco-Oakland-San Jose Bay Area is one of the most wealthiest areas of the country. The South Bay and Silicon Valley is leading the way when it comes to the world’s technology. Today, the nine-county Bay Area has a population of over seven million people and we are denied to have one our teams at home? For the record, it also happens in New York, Chicago and Los Angeles, three metropolitan areas with two major league teams who play less than 50 miles apart.

The MLB’s 30 team schedule is truly a crazy one, with interleague games since 1997, beginning with the Texas Rangers and the San Francisco Giants in Arlington, Texas. That day, Texas and three other games on the West Coast, teams from the National League, played teams from the American League during the regular season for the first time. In the end, they played a total of 214 games spread over three periods, the last ending on September 3.

I was working that first ever interleague game, broadcasting for the Giants when they played the Rangers in Arlington. On June 12 ,1997, a historical first interleague game where the Giants beat the Rangers 4-3. Mark Gardner (7-2) got the victory for the Giants, while Darren Oliver (3-8) was charged with the loss for the Rangers, and Rod Beck saved his 20th game for the Giants. I remember it well and I still have a souvenir they passed in the press box for that historical day.

It is a shame with the great weather we are enjoying in the Bay Area, baseball fans will not be able to attend a game this Cinco de Mayo. However, on Monday, September 16, the A’s will be at home hosting the Kansas City Royals, so you can celebrate Mexican Independence at the Coliseum that day. Also, on September 16, the Giants have an off-day in Boston and will begin a three-game set against the Red Sox the next day. Oh, yes…interleague play!

Anyways, Feliz Cinco de Mayo amigos!

Giants come back from 8 down, win 12-11 behind Vogt, Longoria

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By Jeremy Kahn

This will be a game that Stephen Vogt will never forget for the remainder of his major-league career.

Vogt hit a game-tying home run with two outs in the top of the ninth inning, and then Evan Longoria hit the tie breaking home run in the top of the 11th inning, as the San Francisco Giants came back from an 8-0 deficit to defeat the Cincinnati Reds 12-11 at Great American Ballpark.

This was the Giants first win at Great American Ballpark in three years, and were outscored 58-15 during a seven-game losing streak that ended with this thrilling victory.

As for largest comeback in Giants history, this was the fifth time in team history that the team came back from an eight-run deficit.

The four prior times came on Sept. 8, 1947 at Pittsburgh; April 14, 1970 at Atlanta; Sept. 23, 1970 at Los Angeles; and Sept. 4, 1989 at Cincinnati.

Derek Dietrich hit two three-run home runs, as the Reds jumped out to an 8-0 lead at the end of just three innings and it looked like this game was going to get out of control; however, the resiliency of this team did not allow to happen.

The Giants began to chip away at the Reds big lead in the top of the fourth inning, as they scored three runs off of former Oakland As pitcher Sonny Gray.

Brandon Crawford got the Giants on the board, as he grounded out to score Buster Posey, who led off the inning with a single.

After Kevin Pillar flew out for the second out of the inning, Steven Duggar cut the lead down to 8-3, as he singled to center to score Longoria and Brandon Belt.

It was a huge night for Duggar as well, as he backed up his first ever three hit game on Wednesday night against the Los Angeles Dodgers and then went 3-for-5 in the opener of this three-game series.

Yaisel Puig then scored the ninth run of the game for the Reds, as he scored on a play that saw Nick Vincent commit two errors on ball hit by Dietrich.

Kyle Farmer extended the lead up to seven runs once again, as he hit a solo home run to extend the up to 10-3.

Then the Giants began to chip away even more, as they scored four runs in the top of the sixth inning, when Duggar hit a sacrifice fly to score Crawford, then Vogt doubled to right on a play where you saw Puig nearly throw Pillar at the plate after falling in the outfield and then Joe Panik launched a two-run home run to get within three runs.

Jesse Winker gave the Reds a four-run lead, as he hit a ground-rule double to score Tyler Barnhart in the bottom of the seventh inning.

The Giants cut the lead down to one in the top of the eighth inning, as Brandon Belt hit a two-run single that scored Duggar and Vogt and then Longoria came up with the first of his two big hits on the evening, as he singled to score Tyler Austin.

With two outs in the top of the ninth inning, Vogt hit the first pitch he saw from Reds closer Raisel Iglesias to tie up this wild game.

It would be tied until Longoria led off the inning, as he hit a solo home run off of Jared Hughes that barely landed into the left field seats that gave the Giants their first and what turned out to be their only lead of the game at the most opportune time.

Reyes Moronta pitched one inning, allowing a walk and striking out three, as he won for the first time this season.

Will Smith struck out two in the bottom of the inning to pick up his eighth save of the season.

Tyler Beede made his season debut, and it will be one that the rookie would like to forget as soon as possible. Beede lasted just two and one-thirds innings, walking two and striking out three and did not fare in the decision.

Gray, who liked he was on his way to his first win of the season, as he left the game with the lead and went five innings, allowing three runs on four hits, walking three and striking out two, as he did not fare in the decision.

Mike Gerber, who was President of Baseball Operations Farhan Zaidis first acquisition, but was designated for assignment during spring training was recalled from Triple-A Sacramento and he doubled and walked in four plate appearances.

NOTES: To make room for Gerber on the roster, the team designated outfielder Gerardo Parra for assignment. Parra, who signed a minor-league contract with the team in February, hit just .198 with one home run.

Erik Kratz was placed on the 10-day injured list with a strained left hamstring.

UP NEXT: Dereck Rodriguez, who allowed six runs in his last start against the New York Yankees on Saturday afternoon will take the mound on Saturday, while the Reds will send Tanner Roark to the hill.

San Francisco Giants podcast with Michael Duca: Giants end homestand on a good note, win two from Dodgers

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On the Giants podcast with Michael:

#1 On Wednesday night, San Francisco Giants catch Buster Posey got a ninth inning single to get the Giants a 2-1 win and avoid getting swept by the visiting Los Angeles Dodgers.

#2 Giants pitcher Madison Bumgarner faced the Dodgers’ Cody Bellinger, who has the franchise record for the fastest player to achieve 14 home runs in just 32 games, was able to hit a hot grounder to first base that he beat out and allowed Kike Hernandez to score from second base to tie the game.

#3 It was Posey that saved the day after Bumgarner pitched well enough to win as Bumgarner said after the game he has been trying different stuff and things fell together on Wednesday night.

#4 The Giants snap a losing streak Thursday after getting swept by the New York Yankees and winning two out of three from the Dodgers.

#5 Friday’s starting pitchers: For the Giants, Tyler Beede (0-0, 0.00 ERA) vs. the Cincinnati Reds’Sonny Gray (0-4, 3.64 ERA).

Michael Duca does the Giants podcasts each Friday at http://www.sportsradioservice.com

San Francisco Giants day off report: Bottom-feeders face off S.F. opens series in Cincinnati tonight

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By Jeremy Harness

After getting swept by the New York Yankees, the Giants bounced back extremely well this week. They rallied to take two of the three-game series from the hated Los Angeles Dodgers, a series that was capped by Buster Posey’s walk-off hit in the bottom of the ninth to clinch the series.

Now it’s time to take that momentum to the road, as the Giants will head to Cincinnati for a four-game series with the Reds, a series that starts Friday night at the Great American Ball Park.

The Reds have had an up-and-down year, to say the least. Cincinnati started the year losing the first seven games by getting swept by Milwaukee and Pittsburgh, but followed that by winning the next four games in a row.

That was followed by a four-game losing skid and then a three-winning streak.

Just like the Giants, Cincinnati currently sits in last place in its division, the National League Central, with a 13-18 record, the same mark that the Giants own.

The series opener will see a familiar face in the Bay Area. One-time A’s star Sonny Gray (0-4, 3.64 ERA), who was traded to the Yankees a few years ago and could not regain his form, is now with the Reds and will go on Friday against Giants righty Tyler Beede, who will be making his season debut.

Right-hander Dereck Rodriguez (3-3, 4.35 ERA) will take the ball on Saturday opposite Cincinnati’s Tanner Roark (1-1, 4.08 ERA). Jeff Samardzija (2-1, 2.53 ERA) has experienced a resurgence this season, and he hopes to continue that on Sunday when he faces Cincinnati’s Luis Castillo (3-1, 1.45 ERA), which should be a very tough matchup.

Drew Pomeranz (1-3, 4.08 ERA) will try to get things back on track in the series finale Monday afternoon when he faces Cincinnati starter Anthony DeSclafani (1-1, 3.48 ERA).

Giant Battle: Posey’s ninth inning single wins it, 2-1 over the Dodgers

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By Morris Phillips

SAN FRANCISCO — 103 pitches into a terrific outing on Wednesday night, Madison Bumgarner found himself in a race he could not win.

Facing the planet’s hottest hitter, Clay Bellinger, in a 1-2 count with Kike Hernandez at second as the potential tying run, Bumgarner was either a pitch from departing with a shutout and a lead, or something a whole lot worse given he was facing a guy with a franchise-record 14 home runs in the Dodgers’ first 32 games of the season. A hot grounder down the first base line somehow didn’t elude Brandon Belt giving the first baseman a chance to record an out if he could connect with his pitcher running from the mound to the bag before Bellinger barreled down the line.

But again, Bumgarner was in a race he couldn’t win with a deceptively speedy runner determined to give his team a chance. The former World Series MVP pulled up short, conceding the hit, and taking Belt’s throw 20 feet from first, only to turn toward home and see Hernandez racing home with the tying run.

Giants’ best player in a favorable spot with a chance to win?

Not always going to work out for these punchless Giants. But this game provided a reprieve for Bum and the Giants as Buster Posey came up with a tie-breaking, ninth inning single in the team’s 2-1 win over the Dodgers.

“Just an all-around great game,” manager Bruce Bochy said. “Both sides pitched so well. It was a hard-fought game. Great win for us.”

The Giants’ biggest win to date also captured the series, a nice follow-up for the last-place club after being swept by the Yankees over the weekend. The Giants have won five of nine, but it’s never easy. Four of those five wins have been by one run.

The walkoff win against the defending National League champs was the story, but so was Bumgarner. In six innings of work, he was near perfect, allowing one run on four hits, striking out eight. The fourth and sixth frames were marathons for the pitcher, but he escaped in a tie game, despite little support, a first inning, run scoring sacrifice fly from Belt.

Not the first time Bumgarner’s dealt against the hated blue, or faced some adversity courtesy of Hernandez (23 of 45 lifetime against Bumgarner with six doubles and four homers). But rarely has he looked this good, long awaited news for Giants’ fans, who still haven’t seen the pitcher defeat the Dodgers since 2016.

“Been studying stuff and trying to try different things to get to where I want to be which in my mind is a perfect delivery,” Bumgarner said. “I don’t think it’s there but it’s definitely better than it has been. Everything felt much better today than it has in a while.”

Just like Bum’s outing, the game-winning rally was tense. Steven Duggar and Gerardo Parra singled with one out, and Belt struck out with a chance to end it. Manager Dave Roberts then summoned Pedro Baez, who surrendered the searing base hit to Posey that scored Duggar despite a close play at the plate.

The Giants travel to Cincinnati Thursday in preparation for a four-game set with the Reds that starts Friday night. Tyler Beede will make his season debut in a matchup with Sonny Gray, who is 0-4 thus far for the Reds.

Dodgers hit three home runs in 10-3 rout of Giants

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By Jeremy Kahn

SAN FRANCISCO — David Freese did something that is rarely seen at Oracle Park, an opposite field home run by a right-handed batter.

Freese launched a three-run home run in the top of the third inning, helping the Los Angeles Dodgers even up their three-game series with a 10-3 victory over the San Francisco Giants before a crowd of 32,017 at Oracle Park.

It was only the 51st home run by a right-handed batter to right field, and the second this season, as Manny Machado of the San Diego Padres hit one on April 10, 2019 against Dereck Rodriguez.

Left that one up a little bit, said Drew Pomeranz.

The Freese home run was close at first, as it looked like it went off the top of the wall; however, it hit the tin roof in right field.

We heard it hit the tin, said Bruce Bochy.

Despite giving up a run in the bottom of the second inning to San Fernando Valley native Kevin Pillar, Walker Buehler pitched an admirable game for the two-time defending National League Champions.

Buehler went 5.1 innings, allowing three runs, on six hits, walking just one and striking out six on his way to his third win of the season without a loss.

The Dodgers blew the game wide open in the top of the sixth inning, as they scored six runs off of Ty Blach, who was recalled from Sacramento after the Giants placed Derek Holland on the 10-day injured list, retroactively to Saturday.

Blach went 3.1 innings in relief, allowing seven runs on seven hits, walking three and striking out one. He also gave up two home runs in those 3.1 innings.

The seven runs allowed by Blach were the most by a Giants reliever since Matt Cain gave up eight runs in just 0.2 innings on August 27, 2017 against the Arizona Diamondbacks at Chase Field.

Chris Taylor hit a two-run double with the bases loaded that scored Cody Bellinger and Freese, and then Austin Barnes doubled to centerfield to score Max Muncy and Taylor.

After Buehler flew out for the second out of the inning, Enrique Hernandez launched a two-run home run into the left field bleachers.

Pillar, who grew up in West Hills, singled to center off of Buehler, to score Brandon Belt, who walked to lead off the bottom of the second inning.

Pomeranz went just four innings, allowing three runs on three hits, walking two and striking out three, as he was saddled with his third loss of the season against one win.

The Giants attempted to put together a rally in the bottom of the sixth inning, as they scored two runs, with the help of Buster Posey and Brandon Belt.

Joe Panik led off the inning with a base hit, then after a strikeout of Yangervis Solarte, Posey doubled in Panik and then Belt tripled to right-center field to easily score Posey from second base.

Justin Turner finally got his first home run of the season, as he launched a solo home run just out of the reach of Pillar in straightway center field to lead off the top of the seventh inning.

Buster Posey extended his hitting streak up to seven games, and 9-for-26 during the streak.

NOTES: Once again, the first inning was not good for the Giants, as they are now 11-for-97 (.113) with five walks in the opening frame.

Gerardo Parras assist on Monday night gave him four on the season, tying him for the most in the National League with Cody Bellinger of the Dodgers. As a team, the Giants lead the major leagues with 11 outfield assists.

Thru their first 30 games of the season, the Giants have not hit a home run in the first three innings. This is the most games in a row that a team has failed to hit a home run in the first three frames since the 1991 St. Louis Cardinals went 34 in a row, and that season, the Cardinals ended up hitting only 68 home runs as a team.

With three more home runs tonight against the Giants, the Dodgers now have 52 home runs on the season, trailing only the Milwaukee Brewers, who have hit 57 on the season.

A.J. Pollock was placed on the 10-day injured list by the Dodgers with elbow inflammation, and the team recalled infielder Matt Beaty from Triple-A Oklahoma City.

Beaty made his major-league debut in the top of the eighth inning, and singled to center off of Blach.

UP NEXT: Madison Bumgarner heads to the mound in the series and home stand finale on Wednesday night for the Giants, while Hyun-Jin Ryu will take the mound for the Dodgers.