The game featured a tense, extended finish. In the 10th, San Francisco escaped a bases-loaded, nobody-out jam, aided by a game-saving double play that started with Willy Adames fielding a grounder from Jorbit Vivas and firing to first to end the threat.
Heliot Ramos supplied the offense, finishing with three hits including a two-run homer in the sixth to tie the game at 5. He also doubled in the second and scored on a Drew Gilbert single to help spark the Giants’ comeback.
San Francisco built early momentum with Casey Schmitt’s clutch third-inning double driving in a run, plus a later run scored on a Nationals fielding error. Rafael Devers added an RBI single in the seventh to push the Giants ahead before Washington tied it in the ninth on Brady House’s RBI single, with James Wood racing home to make it 6-6.
The Giants also endured defensive miscues, including an Adames error in the second that opened the door to a three-run Washington inning. Patrick Bailey helped quell the danger by throwing out Daylen Lile at third base to kill a rally in the third.
Three straight wins and continued resilience carried San Francisco on Saturday, with the chance to complete a series win on Sunday as Robbie Ray takes the mound for the finale. The Giants will look to maintain the momentum from a dramatic 12-inning victory.
