Saturday, May 29, 2021. 1:45 AM
Albert Pujols came very close to playing heroes for the Los Angeles Dodgers late in the ninth inning, but Mike Tauchman had other plans and he inspired the San Francisco Giants who had the last laugh 8-5 on Friday. .
The Giants were leading by three points when the Dodgers came to bat late in the ninth inning. Justin Turner and Will Smith put the ball to a safe place to end up on the trails. With two strikeouts, Austin Barnes hit his second homer of the campaign to level the score.
Pujols was the next hitter. He rolled the pitch over the fence in left field, but Tauchman jumped to grab the ball with a spectacular catch to prevent the winning home run.
The Giants rewarded their teammate in the 10th inning as LaMonte Wade produced a run with a single. Evan Longoria gave his team a three-point cushion with a productive double.
Jarlin Garcia struck out hitters in sequence to formalize the Giants’ victory.
