The Giants may not have gotten the start they hoped for from Robbie Ray, but with the way their offense has come alive, it hardly mattered. On Friday night at Oracle Park, San Francisco rolled past the Baltimore Orioles 15-7 for its sixth straight victory, a game defined by loud contact, relentless hitting, and a moment that felt pulled from the Barry Bonds era.

That moment belonged to Dominic Smith. In the fifth inning, the veteran first baseman launched a ball deep into McCovey Cove for his first career splash hit — the 107th in the ballpark’s history. Smith, who grew up idolizing Bonds, called it a dream come true and finished the night with four RBIs to lead the charge. Expand Tweet

“I’ve watched that my whole life,” Smith said. “To finally do it, it’s special. But more than a

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