MLB

Atlanta Braves at San Francisco Giants

· Major League Baseball
Atlanta Braves
84-45, 40-23 Away
Final
5 - 8
San Francisco Giants
67-63, 36-30 Home

Giants rookies Patrick Bailey, Casey Schmitt deliver big hits in 8-5 win over Braves

The Giants won for just the sixth time in their last 20 games to slow a slide that has dropped them out of a wild card position after they once held the top spot.

Atlanta’s Marcell Ozuna hit his 29th home run to break a tie with Ronald Acuña Jr. for second-most on the team behind Matt Olson (30). The Braves had won four in a row.

Reliever Scott Alexander (7-2) pitched 1 1/3 innings to pick up the win. Tyler Rogers and Taylor Rogers got the next seven outs, and Camilo Doval pitched a perfect ninth for his 34th save — snapping a streak of four consecutive blown chances.

The Braves trailed 2-0 before taking the lead in the fifth on Travis d'Arnaud's two-run single against Tristan Beck, and Nicky Lopez's go-ahead RBI single against Alexander. Beck had retired the first 12 hitters in first major league start before walking Olson to start the inning.

Luis Matos doubled against starter Jared Shuster (4-3) with one out in the bottom of the fifth. After Collin McHugh came on one out later with two runners on, Wilmer Flores and J.D. Davis drew walks to force in the tying run. Bailey then ripped a double past Olson at first that cleared the bases to give the Giants a 6-3 lead.

“That hit was pretty cathartic because we just haven't gotten that one blow that changes the score in a big way for us,” Giants manager Gabe Kapler said. "It's been a while since we cleared the bases with a double. It was a big deal. It was kind of a relief to everybody in the dugout."

Austin Slater and Thairo Estrada added RBI hits for the Giants in the sixth. Estrada bunted for his single and made several stellar defensive plays to back his words from a pregame meeting that he called to remind everyone to play team baseball and not let one discouraging moment in a game fester.

One heads-up Estrada move, racing a long way from his position to cover first base on an Acuña groundball when neither first baseman J.D. Davis nor the pitcher Alexander could beat Acuña to the bag, helped the Giants turn an unusual 3-1-4-2 double play that prevented Atlanta from expanding a three-run fifth.

“He made some amazing plays out there at second base that kept us in the game,” Beck said. “He's a guy I look up to on this team, and when he speaks it carries a lot of weight. I loved the message, and we went out there and just delivered. I think it's a different game if Thairo's not playing as hard out there at second.”

Braves manager Brian Snitker ran the game with one eye toward seven upcoming games at Colorado and Los Angeles, as he explained when asked why he left McHugh in the game long enough to walk four and allow four runs.

“We've got a rough week ahead of us,” Snitker said. “We didn't really want to beat up any of those other guys chasing a win.”

RARE HONOR

The Giants honored their longest-tenured and one of their most beloved employees, clubhouse manager Mike Murphy, with a plaque on the Oracle Park Wall of Fame outside the ballpark. Murphy is the 56th person enshrined but only the third who was not a player or manager, joining owners Bob Lurie and the late Peter Magowan.

Murphy joined the Giants as a 16-year-old batboy in 1958, the year they moved west from New York, and will retire after the 2023 season. Barry Bonds, Buster Posey and 1989 NL MVP Kevin Mitchell were among some 40 former players who participated in a pregame ceremony.

TRAINER'S ROOM

Braves: 2B Ozzie Albies could return from a left-hamstring strain as soon as Monday night's series opener in Colorado. Albies has been on the injured list since Aug. 15, retroactive to Aug. 14.

Giants: OF Mike Yastrzemski and OF Mitch Haniger could return from the injured list early this week. Yastrzemski has been on the IL three times this season with a left-hamstring strain. Haniger, the Giants' big offseason hitting acquisition, has not played since his right forearm was fractured by a pitch from Jack Flaherty in St. Louis on June 13.

UP NEXT

Braves: RHP Bryce Elder (10-4) faces Colorado LHP Austin Gomber (9-9) in Monday’s game at Coors Field.

Giants: LHP Kyle Harrison (0-0), makes his second big-league start against the Reds LHP Andrew Abbott (8-3).

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Matchup Prediction

Giants: 45.6%
Braves: 54.4%
*According to ESPN's Basketball Power Index

Scoring Summary

9th Inning d'Arnaud lined out to shortstop.
9th Inning Rosario struck out swinging.
9th Inning Ozuna struck out swinging.
9th Inning Doval relieved Ta. Rogers
8th Inning Estrada struck out looking.
8th Inning Slater grounded into fielder's choice to shortstop, Pederson out at second.

Statistics

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1 Games Played 1
1 Team Games Played 1
0 Hit By Pitch 0
14 Ground Balls 10
9 Strikeouts 8
5 Runs Batted In 8
0 Sacrifice Hit 1
6 Hits 8
0 Stolen Bases 0
2 Walks 6
0 Catcher Interference 0
5 Runs 8
0 Ground Into Double Play 0
0 Sacrifice Flies 0
32 At Bats 31
1 Home Runs 1
0 Grand Slam Home Runs 0
4 Runners Left On Base 15
0 Triples 0
0 Game Winning RBIs 1
0 Intentional Walks 1
2 Doubles 2
9 Fly Balls 14
0 Caught Stealing 0
141 Pitches 149
0 Games Started 0
0 Pinch At Bats 0
0 Pinch Hits 0
0.0 Player Rating 0.0
1 Is Qualified 1
0 Is Qualified In Steals 0
11 Total Bases 13
34 Plate Appearances 38
162.0 Projected Home Runs 162.0
3 Extra Base Hits 3
2.6 Runs Created 5.4
.188 Batting Average .258
.000 Pinch Hit Average .000
.344 Slugging Percentage .419
.219 Secondary Average .355
.235 On Base Percentage .378
.579 OBP Pct + SLG Pct .798
1.6 Ground To Fly Ball Ratio 0.7
2.7 Runs Created Per 27 Outs 6.1
33.0 Batter Rating 47.0
32.0 At Bats Per Home Run 31.0
0.00 Stolen Base Percentage 0.00
4.15 Pitches Per Plate Appearance 3.92
.156 Isolated Power .161
0.22 Walk To Strikeout Ratio 0.75
.059 Walks Per Plate Appearance .158
.031 Secondary Average Minus Batting Average .097
10.0 Runs Produced 16.0
1.0 Runs Ratio 1.0
0.4 Patience Ratio 0.5
0.2 Balls In Play Average 0.3
77.8 MLB Rating 90.0
0.0 Offensive Wins Above Replacement 0.0
0.0 Wins Above Replacement 0.0

Game Information

Oracle Park

Location: San Francisco, California
Attendance: 31,047 | Capacity:

2024 National League East Standings

TEAM W L PCT GB STRK
Philadelphia 95 67 .586 - W1
Atlanta 89 73 .549 6 W1
New York 89 73 .549 6 L1
Washington 71 91 .438 24 L1
Miami 62 100 .383 33 W4

2024 National League West Standings

TEAM W L PCT GB STRK
Los Angeles 98 64 .605 - W5
San Diego 93 69 .574 5 L1
Arizona 89 73 .549 9 W1
San Francisco 80 82 .494 18 L1
Colorado 61 101 .377 37 L3
Full Standings