San Francisco Giants’ Paul DeJong Shines in Memorable Debut, Leading Team to Victory over Philadelphia Phillies

2023-08-24 06:15:39

PHILADELPHIA — Paul DeJong made a memorable Giants debut, hitting a two-run homer in the fourth inning and a two-run single in the tenth as San Francisco beat the Philadelphia Phillies 8-6 on Wednesday night. .

San Francisco salvaged the final game of three in the series to end a 2-4 road trip. He rallied following Camilo Doval blew a three-run lead in the ninth by allowing Bryce Harper’s home run off the right-field foul pole.

It was the fourth save Doval has blown in a row and his second in as many days, following recording 33 saves in 36 chances. Since Aug. 5, the Giants are 5-12 and have fallen from first in the wild-card playoff race to a tie for third.

In the 10th inning, DeJong singled to center field off Craig Kimbrel (7-4). Thairo Estrada hit a sacrifice fly that gave an additional lead to Ryan Walker, who earned his first save of the year as the Giants’ 10th pitcher on the day.

Jakob Junis (3-3) was the winner.

For the Giants, Venezuelans Thairo Estrada 5-2 with one run scored and one produced, Wilmer Flores 4-2 with one run scored and two RBIs, Luis Matos 2-0.

For the Phillies, Panamanian Edmundo Sosa 3-1 with an RBI.

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