A seven-run sixth inning turned a one-run Dodgers lead into a 9-3 Giants romp in the series opener on Friday night at AT&T Park in San Francisco.
For the Dodgers it gives them no margin for error in what remains of the race for home field advantage in the National League Division Series. LA is two games back of the Nationals with two games to play, needing all four remaining outcomes this weekend to fall their way to start the playoffs at Dodger Stadium.
For the Giants, the win kept them one game up on the Cardinals for the second National League wild card, and one game behind the Mets for the first wild card spot.