Harrison Bader's 2nd grand slam in 6 days powers the Giants past the White Sox 10-3

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Harrison Bader hit a grand slam for the second time in six days, and the San Francisco Giants beat the Chicago White Sox 10-3 on Saturday.

Casey Schmitt homered and drove in three runs, and Willy Adames also went deep to help the Giants end a four-game skid. Luis Arraez, Matt Chapman and Daniel Susac each had two hits.

The Giants totaled 12 runs in their previous four games before putting together a pair of big innings Saturday.

Bader had the biggest hit with his third career slam as part of San Francisco’s six-run fifth. The 31-year-old outfielder, who also had a grand slam against the Athletics on Monday, later reached on an infield single.

Schmitt hit his 10th home run of the season earlier in the fifth as the Giants took a six-run lead.

Miguel Vargas and Tristan Peters had two hits apiece for the White Sox.

Matt Gage (4-1), the second of four Giants pitchers, got all four of his outs on strikeouts to earn the win.

Arraez tripled leading off the fourth and scored on Schmitt’s sacrifice fly. Rafael Devers and Chapman followed with consecutive hits before Susac lashed a two-run single to left field.

Chicago tied it with a three-run fifth capped by Vargas’ RBI double.

Schmitt’s two-run drive in the bottom half gave San Francisco a 5-3 lead. Five batters later, Bader crushed a 3-1 fastball from reliever Erick Fedde for his grand slam.

Fedde (0-5) gave up eight runs and 10 hits in 3 1/3 innings.

Giants starter Adrian Houser allowed three runs and seven hits in 4 2/3 innings. He struck out five.

Giants LHP Robbie Ray (3-6, 4.28 ERA) faces LHP Noah Schultz (2-3, 4.93) in the series finale Sunday.

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Chicago White Sox pitcher Erick Fedde works against the San Francisco Giants during the second inning of a baseball game Saturday, May 23, 2026, in San Francisco. (AP Photo/Jeff Chiu)

San Francisco Giants shortstop Willy Adames, left, celebrates with second baseman Luis Arraez after a baseball game against the Chicago White Sox Saturday, May 23, 2026, in San Francisco. (AP Photo/Jeff Chiu)

San Francisco Giants' Harrison Bader, middle, celebrates after hitting a grand slam that also scored Matt Chapman (26), Bryce Eldridge (8) and Daniel Susac, right, during the fifth inning of a baseball game against the Chicago White Sox Saturday, May 23, 2026, in San Francisco. (AP Photo/Jeff Chiu)

San Francisco Giants' Harrison Bader, right, hits a grand slam next to Chicago White Sox catcher Drew Romo during the fifth inning of a baseball game Saturday, May 23, 2026, in San Francisco. (AP Photo/Jeff Chiu)

San Francisco Giants' Harrison Bader is doused by Willy Adames while being interviewed after a baseball game against the Chicago White Sox Saturday, May 23, 2026, in San Francisco. (AP Photo/Jeff Chiu)

GIZA, Egypt (AP) — Heavyweight champion Oleksandr Usyk survived a scare to earn an 11th-round stoppage against Rico Verhoeven, a Dutch kickboxer who pushed the undefeated Ukrainian to his limits on Saturday.

In a chaotic ending, the 39-year-old Usyk dropped the challenger late in the penultimate round, and referee Mark Lyson waved it off at 2:59 after Usyk pounced when Verhoeven beat the count shortly before the bell.

“I thought it was an early stoppage but in the end it's not up to me,” Verhoeven said moments later while still in the ring with the Pyramids of Giza in the background.

Usyk (25-0, 16 KOs) holds the WBC, WBA and IBF belts. For the 37-year-old Verhoeven, it was just his second time fighting as a boxer.

“Thank you so much, Rico, you are an amazing fighter," said Usyk, who dedicated the win to “Ukrainian people and Ukrainian soldiers."

The 6-foot-5 Verhoeven, whose only previous fight as a boxer was a victory in 2014, had some observers thinking back to Buster Douglas' stunning upset of Mike Tyson in 1990. The former kickboxing champion was able to slow Usyk with body shots and make him look sluggish at times.

“I thought we were pretty equal on the scorecards,” said Verhoeven, who was only eligible to win the WBC belt.

On the undercard, U.S. heavyweight Richard Torrez Jr. was knocked out by Cuba’s Frank Sanchez, who dropped the Californian with a crunching right to the face in the second round.

Torrez, who won a silver medal at the Tokyo Olympics, tried to beat the count but stumbled back down to the canvas. It’s the first pro loss for the American after 14 victories. Sanchez (26-1, 19 KOs) put himself in line for an IBF title fight.

Britain’s Hamzah Sheeraz (23-0-1, 19 KOs) won the vacant WBO super middleweight title with a second-round knockout of Alem Begic, finishing the German with a body shot.

Mizuki Hiruta of Japan dominated Mai Soliman over 10 rounds to retain her WBO junior bantamweight title via unanimous decision.

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Japan's Mizuki Hiruta, right, battles Egyptian-born Australian boxer Mai Soliman in a WBO junior bantamweight title boxing match at the site of the Pyramids of Giza, Saturday, May 23, 2026, in Giza, Egypt. (AP Photo)

FILE -Boxers Oleksandr Usyk, left, and Rico Verhoeven face off during a press conference to announce their upcoming WBC World Heavyweight Championship boxing match, in London, April 14, 2026. (AP Photo/Alastair Grant, File)