Giants rally from 8 runs down in 8th to stun Nationals 11-10

Key facts

• Bryce Eldridge hit a game-winning grand slam in the bottom of the ninth inning.
• The San Francisco Giants rallied from an 8-run deficit to defeat the Washington Nationals 11-10.
• San Francisco scored five runs in the eighth and five in the ninth to complete the comeback.
• Matt Chapman had four hits, including two home runs, and Rafael Devers also homered.
• Jung Hoo Lee extended his hitting streak to 18 games.

Bryce Eldridge hit a game-winning grand slam in the bottom of the ninth inning to cap an improbable comeback as the San Francisco Giants rallied from an 8-run deficit to defeat the Washington Nationals 11-10 on Wednesday. San Francisco trailed 9-1 before scoring five runs in the eighth and five more in the ninth to stun the Nationals and avoid a three-game sweep.

Teams trailing by at least eight runs in the eighth inning or later had lost 4,291 consecutive games since May 29, 2009, when Cleveland came back from a 10-2 deficit to beat Tampa Bay 11-10. Matt Chapman contributed significantly to the Giants' rally, recording four hits, including two home runs. His second home run, hit in tandem with Rafael Devers, set the stage for the comeback in the eighth inning.

Jung Hoo Lee singled to extend his hitting streak to 18 games, the longest active streak in Major League Baseball. In the ninth inning, Luis Arraez and Chapman hit consecutive doubles. Devers walked, and Lee singled to load the bases before Eldridge, a native of Northern Virginia who grew up a Nationals fan, hit a 2-0 slider from Mitchell Parker (2-3) for his fourth home run of the season.

James Wood hit his 18th home run for Washington, and Daylen Lile added four hits. Curtis Mead also homered for the Nationals, who had hits from every starter. Washington had clinched its fifth consecutive road series win before the collapse. Reiver Sanmartin (1-0) earned the win by retiring six batters, despite allowing Mead’s leadoff homer in the ninth that made the score 10-6. Robbie Ray, the Giants' starter, allowed five runs and seven hits in 4 2/3 innings.