SAN FRANCISCO – Steven Duggar broke the tie with a two-run triple after being called up the same day, Brandon Belt homered and the San Francisco Giants beat the Los Angeles Dodgers 6-4 Sunday to end into his crucial weekend series and claim the lead in the NL West Division.
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Albert Pujols pinch hitter in the ninth for his 678th homer, which returned two runs, to closer Jake McGee, who allowed a single to Max Muncy one out later and struck out Mookie Betts. The last out was reviewed and it was confirmed that right fielder Mike Yastrzemski caught Justin Turner’s fly in foul territory near the net.
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Brandon Crawford had an RBI double and Darin Ruf drove in the second in what was San Francisco’s first win over Walker Buehler (13-3). The pitcher was 7-0 with a 1.83 ERA in his 12 opening starts and 10 starts against the Giants. The right-hander had not allowed more than five runs since the six he conceded to Colorado on September 2, 2019.
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The Giants scored a season-high six runs from Buehler after giving him seven hits in three innings in the last regular-season game between the two teams. Zack Littell (2-0) was victorious.
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San Francisco (87-50) has a one-game advantage in its division and is ahead of the defending World Series champions (86-51) after winning the season series 10-9.
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For the Dodgers, Albert Pujols 1-1, one run scored, two produced.
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For the Giants, the Venezuelan Thairo Estrada 2-0. Honduran Mauricio Dubón 1-0.
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