What we learned as Justin Verlander shines in Giants’ walk-off win vs. Dodgers

BOX SCORESAN FRANCISCO — To get back to the postseason, the Giants are going to have to go through the Los Angeles Dodgers. They’re off to a strong and thrilling start. On a raucous Friday night at Oracle Park, the Giants won 5-1 when Patrick Bailey hit a walk-off grand slam in the bottom of the 10th. They will face the Dodgers seven times over 10 days, and on night one, at least, the rivals did nothing to stop their momentum.  PATRICK BAILEY WALK-OFF GRAND SLAM pic.twitter.com/TztAGJsgzt — SF Giants on NBCS (@NBCSGiants) September 13, 2025The end of a tense game was absolutely insane. After tagging on a shallow fly ball and getting thrown out to end the ninth, Grant McCray unleashed a rocket from right field to cut down the potential go-ahead run at third in the top of the 10th. GRANT MCCRAY STRIKES BACK pic.twitter.com/6mRb3inUqD — SF Giants on NBCS (@NBCSGiants) September 13, 2025In the bottom of the inning, Bailey came up with the bases loaded and crushed a Tanner Scott pitch into the seats in left.With the win, the Giants picked up a game on the entire NL Wild Card field. Counting the...