SAN FRANCISCO — Dominic Smith grew up idolizing Barry Bonds. He watched how Bonds sent home run after home run into McCovey Cove, sending awaiting cadres of kayaks into a craze. Now, Smith, too, knows the feeling of sending a long ball into the San Francisco Bay.
Smith’s first Splash Hit — and the 107th in Oracle Park history — was the highlight of a night where the Giants (67-68) outslugged the Baltimore Orioles 15-8 on Friday night and extended their winning streak to six games.
Despite Friday’s win, the Giants remain six games back of the Mets for the final NL wild card spot following New York’s 19-9 bludgeoning of the Miami Marlins.
On a night where the Giants set their season-high in runs scored, there was no shortage of notable stat lines up and down the lineup.
Every starter tot