Ohtani’s 454-foot solo homer and Teoscar Hernández’s RBI double in the third trimmed the Giants’ lead to one run. In the fifth, the Dodgers landed their six-run haymaker against Webb and company, taking a lead they’d never lose.

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Patrick Bailey hit a game-ending grand slam with one out in the 10th inning, sending the San Francisco Giants past the division-leading Los Angeles Dodgers 5-1 to boost their position in the NL wild-card chase.

The San Francisco Giants were nearly there. They nearly reached the top of the mountain, in this case the final National League wild card berth.

The door was wide open for the Giants to seize control of their own playoff destiny. The free-falling Mets lost their eighth consecutive game, falling to Bruce Bochy’s Rangers earlier on Saturday night,

Smith, 30, injured himself in the top of the fourth on Friday. With runners on second and third, third baseman Matt Chapman made a diving stop of Andy Pages’ grounder and fired to Smith, who inadvertently did the splits. Smith’s extended lunge was needed as Chapman’s throw barely beat Pages’ speed, but Smith instantly collapsed onto his side.

The San Francisco Giants were going for two straight wins over the Los Angeles Dodgers on a day in which opportunity was there to change the NL playoff race.