SAN FRANCISCO -- It was a wild ending for the Giants -- literally.

Automatic runner Tyler Fitzgerald scored from third on a wild pitch from Braves right-hander Pierce Johnson to lift San Francisco to a 5-4 win in 10 innings in Friday night’s series opener at Oracle Park.

Fitzgerald opened the inning at second base and advanced to third on a groundout from Jung Hoo Lee before racing home to score the winning run after Johnson spiked a 2-2 curveball to Wilmer Flores. It was the second time Fitzgerald has scored the walk-off run on a wild pitch; he also accomplished the feat on July 9, 2024, against the Blue Jays.

The Giants took a 4-2 lead into the seventh inning before Matt Olson tied the game with a two-run shot off Ryan Walker.

San Francisco quickly squandered two baserunners in t

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