Giants erase eight-run deficit as Bryce Eldridge hits walk-off grand slam
SAN FRANCISCO - The Giants erased an eight-run deficit on Wednesday at Oracle Park and defeated the Washington Nationals, 11-10, as rookie Bryce Eldridge hit a walk-off grand slam in the bottom of the ninth inning.
San Francisco entered the bottom of the eighth inning trailing 9-1, the team's only run of the game up to that point being a solo home run by Matt Chapman. Beginning with back-to-back solo homers from Chapman, his second of the day, and Rafael Devers, the Giants put up five runs and reduced the Nationals' lead to 9-6.
Washington added an insurance run in the ninth and expanded its lead to 10-6, but San Francisco responded with another five-run barrage to shock Washington with a walk-off win. With the bases loaded and no outs, Eldridge hit a towering fly ball to right field that just reached the arcade.
Left-hander Robbie Ray nearly turned in his first quality start in a month but was undone by a two-out rally in the sixth, ending his afternoon having surrendered a homer and allowing five runs over 5 2/3 innings. Over his last six starts, Ray has a 7.16 ERA over 27 2/3 innings with 19 strikeouts to 18 walks.
Right fielder Jung Hoo Lee extended his MLB-leading hitting streak to 18 games in the bottom of the sixth by pulling a single into right field. Lee's streak is the longest by a Giant since outfielder Angel Pagán had a 19-game hitting streak in 2016.
Chapman enjoyed his second multi-homer game in the last six days, hitting his fifth and sixth home runs of the season (both solo). After enduring a 53-game homerless streak, the longest drought of his career, Chapman has now hit five homers in his last 10 games.
Along with Lee, second baseman Luis Arraez extended his own hitting streak to 11 games with an opposite-field single in the bottom of the third. The last time multiple Giants had hitting streaks of at least 10 games was April 2012 (Pagán, Pablo Sandoval).
James Wood gave the Nationals a 2-0 lead in the top of the third with an opposite-field, two-run homer just beyond the outstretched reach of rookie center fielder Jonah Cox.
Ray was one out away from completing the sixth when the Nationals ambushed San Francisco with a flurry of singles and steals, scoring four runs on five singles and three stolen bases. The Giants, by contrast, haven't stolen three bases in a single game since June 1, 2025.
The Giants finally put a run on the board in the bottom of the sixth when Chapman hit a solo homer, his fifth home run of the season, but the Nationals took a 9-1 lead by responding with three runs in the top of the seventh.
Beginning with back-to-back solo homers from Chapman and Devers, San Francisco put a significant dent into its eight-run deficit by putting up five runs in the bottom of the eighth.
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Following an off day on Thursday, the Giants will welcome the Chicago Cubs for three games at Oracle Park. San Francisco took two of three when these two teams met at Wrigley Field last weekend.
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