SAN FRANCISCO — Patrick Bailey hit a two-run homer within the tenth inning and the San Francisco Giants overcame a blown save by All-Star nearer Camilo Doval to beat the Texas Rangers 3-2 on Sunday, stopping a four-game dropping streak.
The 24-year-old Bailey grew to become the youngest Giants participant to hit a game-ending residence run since 22-year-old Pablo Sandoval in 2009.
“Fantastic but it’s not surprising because since he got to the big league level all he’s done is come up in big moments, make big plays, do a really good job of leading our pitching staff,” supervisor Gabe Kapler stated.
San Francisco, which struck out a season-high 17 occasions, had misplaced six of its earlier seven video games. Texas had received 10 of 11.
“We really needed it,” Giants beginning pitcher Logan Webb stated. “Collectively as a group need to start playing a little bit better. Hopefully this win kind of loosens our spirits a little bit and we get back to playing a good brand of baseball.”
Michael Conforto homered within the first off Dane Dunning, his fifteenth of the season.
PHOTOS: Bailey’s 2-run homer in tenth offers Giants 3-2 win over Rangers
Webb was inside one out of his second shutout this season when J.P. Martinez doubled on his 107th and last pitch. Martinez, who debuted Friday, was working on Doval’s second pitch and scored from second when Ezequiel Duran grounded to shortstop and beat Brandon Crawford’s throw for an infield hit.
Duran began the tenth as the automated runner, superior when Josh Smith’s blooper to heart dropped amongst three gamers for a single and scored on a balk by Doval (4-3), who blew a save for the fourth time in 37 probabilities.
With Wilmer Flores on second as the automated runner within the backside half, Bailey homered with two outs off Will Smith (1-4), who blew a save for the third time in 25 probabilities. Bailey’s sixth homer of the season was San Francisco’s fourth walkoff homer this season.
“It was kind of a low line drive and they have that little car, it kind of peeks over the fence a little bit. So I was hoping that was hooking enough to stay away from that,” Bailey stated. “When it went over, it was the coolest feeling I’ve had so far.”
Thairo Estrada had three hits.
Dunning struck out a career-high 12 in seven innings, his fourth profession double-digit strikeout sport.
WEB GEM
Giants heart fielder Luis Matos entered as a defensive substitute within the eighth inning and made a diving catch to rob Corey Seager of successful.
TRAINER’S ROOM
Rangers: C Jonah Heim went 0 for 3 with a stroll after lacking 14 video games due to strained tendon in his left wrist. C Sam Huff was optioned to Triple-A Round Rock.
UP NEXT
Rangers: RHP Max Scherzer (11-4, 3.88 ERA) faces the Los Angeles Angels on Monday in Texas. Scherzer is 2-0 with a 2.77 ERA since he was acquired from the Mets.
Giants: RHP Tyler Glasnow (5-3, 3.15) begins Monday’s sequence opener for visiting Tampa Bay.
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