Giants prepared for 'dogfight' vs. Dodgers

And there's this treat, too: Vin Scully's call from the local Dodgers broadcast will be used for the fourth inning during the national telecast on ESPN. So a victory at Chavez Ravine would not only give San Francisco a win in the three-games series but would keep alive the team's hopes in the division, given the Giants host Los Angeles Sept. 30 to October 2 in the final series of the season. The 28-year-old right-hander from Osaka, Japan, recorded his 15th win of the season in his last start, September 16 at Arizona.

Transistor radios were common among fans attending a Dodgers game at the Coliseum, making Scully and partner Jerry Doggett the regular voices of the Dodgers. "I take 100 percent responsibility for this". "There were some balls hit at guys with men on base but he also made pitches when he needed to". "It's the blister that we're consciously trying to monitor".

"We had traffic on the bases all night long but just couldn't push any across".

The attendance of 53,621 was the largest regular-season crowd in Major League Baseball since August 30, 2012, when the Dodgers had another Scully bobblehead giveaway.

Brandon Crawford, as indispensable as any Giant, was pulled between innings Tuesday night after dislocating his left pinky finger. "I just want them to enjoy the Giants and the Dodgers".

"He is just a different human being", Cubs manager Joe Maddon recently said.

For the last time at home on Sunday, Scully will open his broadcast with the same reassuring greeting: "Hi everybody, and a very pleasant good afternoon to you wherever you may be".

Ian Desmond had an RBI single with no outs in the ninth inning and the Texas Rangers moved closer to the AL West title with a 3-2 win over the last-place Los Angeles Angels on Monday night. "It's really day-to-day with Crawford, and with Johnny, we'll see". Emotions get in the way sometimes. Steven Okert struck out pinch-hitters Yasiel Puig and Kike' Hernandez, running the Dodgers to 0 for 10 with runners in scoring position. "I don't think there's anything else to it". Despite that, Chicago is 2-4 in those games and 3-9 in Sale's last 12 assignments. It was his shortest stint in his five starts with the Dodgers. The Dodgers reinstated LHP Alex Wood from the 60-day disabled list on Tuesday. He went 8 2/3 innings before Seager ruined the no-hit bid with a blooper to right field.

Josh Reddick went 2-for-3 and is now batting.413 with four four doubles and a home run in his last 15 games. Cueto, as solid a No.2 starter as you'll find on any contending club, looms as a greater concern - especially as the Giants hope to match up against potential playoff opponents.

This story has been corrected to show that Brandon Belt homered in the ninth inning for the Giants, not Hunter Pence.