MLB

San Francisco Giants at Baltimore Orioles

· Major League Baseball
San Francisco Giants
73-78, 32-41 Away
Final
10 - 0
Baltimore Orioles
84-67, 42-34 Home

Blake Snell gets 12 Ks as Giants blank skidding Orioles 10-0

The Orioles have lost seven of nine to fall four games behind the first-place Yankees in the AL East. Baltimore held a half-game lead on Sept. 5 before its current tailspin, during which it has been outscored 46-18.

Colton Cowser had two of the Orioles' five hits in their most lopsided shutout loss of the season.

“We've been scuffling offensively,” Orioles manager Brandon Hyde said. “We had a tough night.”

In this one, the Giants got the only run they needed when Mike Yastrzemski drove the second pitch from Orioles starter Albert Suárez (8-6) over the right-field wall. Yastrzemski added an RBI single in the second after a sacrifice fly by Brett Wisely, and Snell had no problem making the lead stand up.

“Getting runs early on, it feels good to pitch with a lead,” Snell said. “You can be more aggressive.”

Facing a Baltimore lineup without several injured starters, Snell (4-3) flashed the form that enabled him to win the 2023 NL Cy Young Award. The left-hander had at least two strikeouts in every inning but the fourth, and made up for it by striking out the side in the fifth.

“We faced one of the better pitches in the game, and we didn't swing the bats well against him,” Hyde said.

Snell struck out All-Star Gunnar Henderson three times, the last one in the sixth to culminate his 98-pitch masterpiece.

“Gunnar. Changeups. He just struggles with them," Snell said. “A lot of lefties do.”

Snell waked two, and the only hit he allowed was a solid third-inning single up the middle by Emmanuel Rivera.

“I like where I was at mentally today,” Snell said.

Since his return from the injured list on July 9 following a groin strain, Snell is 4-0 with a 1.33 ERA with 105 strikeouts in 74 1/3 innings.

“The guy's unbelievable. He's on top of it right now,” Yastrzemski said. “He's a special pitcher. It's pretty cool to see how dominant he can be.”

San Francisco turned the game into a rout with a six-run ninth against Craig Kimbrel, who long ago lost his job as Baltimore's closer due to ineffectiveness.

The Giants snapped a four-game losing streak to begin their final road trip of the season.

TRAINER'S ROOM

Giants: SS Tyler Fitzgerald returned to the starting lineup after missing three games with lower back tightness. ... INF Matt Chapman headed home to be with his wife, who was ready to give birth.

Orioles: INF Jordan Westburg (hand) took batting practice and is expected to return before the end of the regular season, general manager Mike Elias said. ... 1B Ryan Mountcastle (wrist) is working out in Florida and has a chance to return before October. ... INF Ramón Urías (ankle sprain) could come off the IL before the end of the season, Elias said. ... RHP Grayson Rodriguez (lat strain) is making progress. But Elias said, “Time and the calendar is not our friend.”

UP NEXT

Hayden Birdsong (3-5, 4.74 ERA) starts for the Giants against Dean Kremer (7-9, 4.10 ERA) on Wednesday night.

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Matchup Prediction

Orioles: 56.0%
Giants: 44.0%
*According to ESPN's Basketball Power Index

Scoring Summary

9th Inning Mullins grounded out to pitcher.
9th Inning O'Hearn doubled to right, Kjerstad to third.
9th Inning Kjerstad singled to center.
9th Inning Santander struck out swinging.
9th Inning Henderson popped out to shortstop.
9th Inning Beck relieved Ty. Rogers

Statistics

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1 Games Played 1
1 Team Games Played 1
0 Hit By Pitch 0
10 Ground Balls 8
11 Strikeouts 15
10 Runs Batted In 0
1 Sacrifice Hit 0
10 Hits 5
2 Stolen Bases 1
5 Walks 2
0 Catcher Interference 0
10 Runs 0
2 Ground Into Double Play 0
1 Sacrifice Flies 0
35 At Bats 32
1 Home Runs 0
0 Grand Slam Home Runs 0
13 Runners Left On Base 10
0 Triples 0
1 Game Winning RBIs 0
0 Intentional Walks 0
1 Doubles 2
16 Fly Balls 9
0 Caught Stealing 0
182 Pitches 139
0 Games Started 0
0 Pinch At Bats 4
0 Pinch Hits 2
0.0 Player Rating 0.0
1 Is Qualified 1
1 Is Qualified In Steals 1
14 Total Bases 7
42 Plate Appearances 34
162.0 Projected Home Runs 0.0
2 Extra Base Hits 2
5.3 Runs Created 1.2
.286 Batting Average .156
.000 Pinch Hit Average .500
.400 Slugging Percentage .219
.314 Secondary Average .156
.366 On Base Percentage .206
.766 OBP Pct + SLG Pct .425
0.6 Ground To Fly Ball Ratio 0.9
5.0 Runs Created Per 27 Outs 1.2
57.0 Batter Rating 10.0
35.0 At Bats Per Home Run 0.0
1.00 Stolen Base Percentage 1.00
4.33 Pitches Per Plate Appearance 4.09
.114 Isolated Power .063
0.45 Walk To Strikeout Ratio 0.13
.119 Walks Per Plate Appearance .059
.029 Secondary Average Minus Batting Average .000
20.0 Runs Produced 0.0
1.0 Runs Ratio 0.0
0.5 Patience Ratio 0.3
0.4 Balls In Play Average 0.3
96.3 MLB Rating 61.3
0.0 Offensive Wins Above Replacement 0.0
0.0 Wins Above Replacement 0.0

Game Information

Oriole Park at Camden Yards

Location: Baltimore, Maryland
Attendance: 23,967 | Capacity:

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

2024 American League East Standings

TEAM W L PCT GB STRK
New York 94 68 .580 - W1
Baltimore 91 71 .562 3 W3
Boston 81 81 .500 13 W1
Tampa Bay 80 82 .494 14 L1
Toronto 74 88 .457 20 L3
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