Bryce Eldridge caps wild Giants rally from 9-1 deficit with walk-off grand slam to stun Nationals: 'I want to be the face of this franchise' The San Francisco Giants called up top prospect Bryce Eldridge in May, hoping he could provide a spark to a sluggish offense. He delivered Wednesday beyond any reasonable expectations to cap one of the wildest finishes of this or any MLB season. The Giants entered the eighth inning of Wednesday's home game trailing the Washington Nationals 9-1. They proceeded to score five runs in the eighth inning, then loaded the bases in the ninth while facing a 10-7 deficit. Eldridge took the plate and delivered a walk-off grand slam to secure an 11-10 win and stun the visiting Nationals. "I want to be the face of this franchise," he said, per NBC Sports Bay Area. "I want to be in that moment. I want to be that guy, so it was pretty special." Needless to say, the rookie was mobbed by his celebratory teammates once he crossed home plate. How a 9-1 lead gets blown in 2 innings The Giants looked down and out in this game, so much so that the local NBC Sports Network's social media mockingly tweeted about an eighth-inning Rafael Devers home run that cut Washington's lead to 9-3. That home run followed a leadoff blast by Matt Chapman for the second San Francisco run of the game. Two walks, a double, an RBI groundout and a wild pitch later, the Giants had cut the deficit to 9-6 heading into the ninth. Nationals reliever Paxton Schultz didn't record an out in the frame and was tagged with 5 earned runs on 4 hits, 3 walks and 2 home runs allowed after getting three outs in the seventh. His replacements on the mound didn't fare much better. After the Nationals added a run in the top of the ninth, Gabe Varland took the mound for Washington in care of a 10-6 lead.#washington_nationals #bryce_eldridge #san_francisco_giants #rafael_devers #mitchell_parker
