Giants Blow Lead in Ninth, Fall to Dodgers in Extras

LOS ANGELES — The Giants moved Madison Bumgarner up a day to keep him on schedule, but in the clubhouse, coaches were surely also hoping he would bring a spark and prevent a sweep.Bumgarner did his part. It didn't matter. SUV 'Riddled' With Bullet Holes in Shooting That Hurt 1 Man The Giants blew a one-run lead in the ninth and again in the 11th. Kyle Farmer, in his big league debut, hit a two-run walk-off double to right to clinch a 3-2 win for the Dodgers.Here are five things to know, if you can stomach it … Help NBC Bay Area, Telemundo 48 in Supporting our Schools --- Conor Gillaspie has two hits in the last 11 days and both have been pinch-hit homers. He hit a two-run shot in the ninth inning on July 21 to tie a game. Sunday's go-ahead blast in the eighth was the seventh pinch-hit homer of Gillaspie's career.--- On the flip side, Gillaspie opened the door for the ninth-inning comeback. He was slow getting rid of Chase Utley's routine grounder to open the inning and Utley reached safely. He took second by getting a huge jump off Sam Dyson. Yasiel Puig bounced a 3-2 pitch into center to tie the game, and an intentional walk and infield single loaded the bases. Cody...