{"id":476909,"date":"2026-09-26T23:58:48","date_gmt":"2026-09-26T23:58:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/476909\/"},"modified":"2026-09-26T23:58:48","modified_gmt":"2026-09-26T23:58:48","slug":"kike-hernandez-hits-tiebreaking-home-run-leading-off-9th-to-lift-dodgers-over-giants-4-3","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/476909\/","title":{"rendered":"Kik\u00e9 Hern\u00e1ndez hits tiebreaking home run leading off 9th to lift Dodgers over Giants 4-3"},"content":{"rendered":"

SAN FRANCISCO — – Kik\u00e9 Hern\u00e1ndez hit a tiebreaking home run leading off the ninth inning, Mookie Betts<\/a> also homered and the Los Angeles Dodgers<\/a> beat the San Francisco Giants<\/a> 4-3 on Saturday.<\/p>\n

Bo Davidson<\/a> hit a tying sacrifice fly off Evan Phillips<\/a> (3-2) with two outs in the eighth for San Francisco before Hern\u00e1ndez answered against Trent Harris<\/a> (0-1) for his fourth homer.<\/p>\n

Tanner Scott<\/a> closed out a second straight game, earning his 25th save.<\/p>\n

Betts homered with two outs in the third inning for his team’s first hit before Miguel Rojas<\/a> and Tommy Edman<\/a> added RBI singles the next two innings.<\/p>\n

Betts’ blast to the bleachers in left-center sent the large contingent of Dodgers fans in the sellout crowd of 40,124 at Oracle Park into a frenzy on a beautiful sunny afternoon in the Bay Area.<\/p>\n

Shohei Ohtani<\/a>, playing for a fourth straight day following a 13-game absence with right biceps discomfort, went 1 for 5 with two strikeouts after an 0-for-4 showing with three Ks on Friday night.<\/p>\n

When Camilo Doval<\/a> pitched the seventh for San Francisco, he became the 71st player used by the club this season – matching Atlanta’s MLB record set last year.<\/p>\n

Los Angeles left-hander Blake Snell<\/a> struck out three and didn’t walk a batter, allowing one run on five hits over four innings in his final playoff tune-up.<\/p>\n

The Giants lost their fourth straight, seventh of eight and seventh in a row to the rival Dodgers after taking four of five in the series to start the year.<\/p>\n

Los Angeles earned its 14th shutout of the season in a 2-0 win Friday, then manager Dave Roberts rested first baseman Freddie Freeman<\/a> and gave Hern\u00e1ndez a start. The Dodgers improved their majors-best road record to 48-32.<\/p>\n

Up next<\/p>\n

Neither team had announced its starter for Sunday’s regular-season finale, when beloved Giants broadcaster Mike Krukow will be celebrated<\/a> before he retires from the booth after nearly four decades.<\/p>\n

——<\/p>\n

See AP’s full MLB coverage here<\/a>br\/]<\/p>\n

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