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Devers Lifts Angels Past Giants in 10th

A Devers single in the 10th inning gave the Los Angeles Angels a 7-6 victory over the San Francisco Giants at Oracle Park on Saturday.

Briar Keller

July 28, 20262 min read

extra-inning baseball drama - illustration, Jake Team LLC
extra-inning baseball drama - illustration, Jake Team LLC
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Los Angeles Angels6
San Francisco Giants7

July 25, 2026

Extra-Inning Drama

Devers delivered the decisive blow in the 10th inning, singling to left field to score J. Rodríguez and secure a 7-6 win for the Los Angeles Angels over the San Francisco Giants. The victory occurred at Oracle Park on Saturday, July 25, 2026, before a crowd of 41,559. The Angels (41-63) improved their record with the extra-inning triumph, while the Giants (43-60) fell to 43-60.

Early Scoring Surge

San Francisco jumped out to an early lead in the first inning. Schanuel singled to right, allowing Neto to score for a 1-0 Giants advantage. However, Los Angeles responded immediately in the same frame.

Devers homered to left, a 362-foot shot that scored Eldridge and turned the game into a 2-1 Angels lead. The Giants regained control in the third inning when Schmitt homered to left, a 412-foot blast that drove in Eldridge and Devers, extending the Giants' lead to 5-1.

Middle Innings Battle

The Angels began chipping away at the deficit in the fifth inning. Heineman tripled to right, bringing in Adell and Guzman to make the score 5-3. Trout followed with a sacrifice fly to left, scoring Heineman and narrowing the gap to 5-4.

San Francisco answered in the seventh inning when Susac hit a sacrifice fly to left, scoring McCray and pushing the lead to 6-4. The Angels mounted another rally in the eighth inning. Grissom homered to left, a 381-foot shot that scored Soler, tying the game at 6-6 and forcing extra innings.

Pitching Performances

Logan Webb started for the Giants, pitching six innings. He allowed six hits and four earned runs while striking out four batters. He was relieved by Dylan Smith, who pitched one scoreless inning with three strikeouts, earning the save.

Jason Foley pitched the ninth inning, allowing two hits and two earned runs. Erik Miller and Caleb Kilian closed out the regular innings, with Kilian earning the win by pitching a perfect final frame with one strikeout.

For the Angels, Grayson Rodriguez took the loss after pitching four innings. He gave up six hits and five earned runs, walking two batters and striking out three. Brent Suter, Jose Fermin, Kirby Yates, Samy Natera Jr., and Ryan Zeferjahn pitched scoreless relief innings. Chase Silseth entered in the 10th inning but gave up two hits and one walk before the game ended.

Final Score

The game concluded with Devers' single driving in the winning run. The final score was San Francisco Giants 7, Los Angeles Angels 6.

Sources

https://www.espn.com/mlb/game/_/gameId/401816249

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Briar Keller

Briar Keller covers Saratoga high school and area college sports.

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