San Francisco Giants, playoff and Bryce Eldridge
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The San Francisco are making a late push in the National League playoff race, and they are reportedly turning toward their top prospect for the stretch run of that race.
Bailey made MLB history in the process. He's the first player ever to have both a walk-off inside-the-park homer and a walk-off grand slam in the same season, according to MLB Network's Sarah Langs.
In Dodgers minor league action, late scrap heap addition Andrew Heaney pitched his second scoreless three-inning set, the Comets put five balls into orbit, and the Drillers failed to solve switch-pitcher and scrabble deity Jurrangelo Cijntje.
Eldridge, 20, was the Giants' first-round pick in the 2023 draft. He's a 6-foot-7, 240-pound lefty with light-tower power, as evidenced by his 25 home runs in 102 minor-league games this season.
Here are MLB magic numbers, remaining schedules and tiebreakers for contenders through Friday, Sept. 12, along with playoff matchups if Wild Card Series began Saturday, Sept. 13.
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Giants third baseman Matt Chapman wins suspension appeal, reaches settlement with MLB to accept fine
San Francisco Giants third baseman Matt Chapman's one-game suspension was dropped by Major League Baseball on Friday and he instead will pay a fine for his role in a benches-clearing incident at Colorado on Sept.
Major League Baseball has announced the punishments for Tuesday night's brawl between the San Francisco Giants and Colorado Rockies.
Zac Gallen gave up five runs in 6⅔ innings in a loss to the Giants last week in San Francisco, ending a streak of four consecutive quality starts.