MLB

San Francisco Giants at Baltimore Orioles

· Major League Baseball
San Francisco Giants
74-78, 33-41 Away
Final
5 - 3
Baltimore Orioles
84-68, 42-35 Home

Yastrzemski and Conforto homer to help Giants beat sinking Orioles 5-3

Baltimore has lost eight of 10 to fall five games behind the first-place New York Yankees in the AL East with 10 to play. Before their current skid, the Orioles held a half-game lead.

For the second time in two nights, Yastrzemski put the Orioles in an immediate hole with a leadoff homer. On Tuesday, he did it on the second pitch. In this one, he Dean Kremer's initial offering into the right-field seats.

“That was pretty cool,” Giants manager Bob Melvin said. “He came in the dugout and said he had the same approach as he did last night, so I guess you stick with it, right? You don't see that often, two leadoff homers like that.”

Baltimore took a 2-1 lead in the third inning, but the Giants answered with a three-run fourth highlighted by a sequence that exemplified the Orioles' shortcomings of late. With the bases loaded and no outs, Grant McCray hit a tapper in front of the plate. Kremer (7-10) grabbed the ball and flipped it to catcher James McCann in plenty of time for the force play — but McCann's foot was off the plate.

“That hurt,” Orioles manager Brandon Hyde said. “The catcher is wearing spikes and he's not really feeling the plate. He came out a half-inch too far.”

Casey Schmitt followed with a two-run single to put San Francisco ahead for good.

“In the big inning I didn't do a good job limiting damage,” Kremer said. “Balls got put in play and a little out of the reach of fielders. It's on me.”

Conforto hit his 17th homer leading off the sixth for a 5-2 lead. That was too much to overcome for the Orioles, who haven't scored more than five runs since Sept. 3.

Down by two in the seventh, Baltimore loaded the bases with two outs for Colton Cowser, who was retired on a flyball.

Baltimore stranded eight and went 2 for 10 with runners in scoring position.

Giants rookie Hayden Birdsong (4-5) gave up three runs and four hits over 5 2/3 innings to earn his first win in eight starts since July 27.

Ryan Walker, the fourth San Francisco reliever, worked a perfect ninth for his eighth save.

After coming to town with a four-game losing streak, the Giants are primed to sweep a team poised to reach the playoffs.

“They're fighting for a lot, and they're a real good team, too,” Melvin said. “To win the first two here, it's good.”

KIMBREL CUT

The Orioles bid farewell to struggling reliever Craig Kimbrel, designating him for assignment less than 24 hours after he gave up six runs in the ninth inning of a 10-0 loss to the Giants. The nine-time All-Star lost his job as closer in late July and had a 5.33 ERA with six blown saves.

TRAINER'S ROOM

Giants: 3B Matt Chapman was placed on the paternity list, and Schmitt was recalled from Triple-A Sacramento.

Orioles: 3B Jordan Westburg (hand) and INF Ramón Urías will begin rehab assignments with Triple-A Norfolk on Thursday.

UP NEXT

San Francisco's Logan Webb (12-10, 3.53 ERA) faces Zach Eflin (10-9, 3.55) in the series finale Thursday afternoon. Eflin is 5-2 with a 2.22 ERA since coming to Baltimore in a July trade with Tampa Bay.

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Matchup Prediction

Orioles: 61.5%
Giants: 38.5%
*According to ESPN's Basketball Power Index

Scoring Summary

9th Inning Mullins grounded out to second.
9th Inning Henderson popped out to first.
9th Inning Rutschman struck out looking.
9th Inning Walker relieved Ty. Rogers
9th Inning Rutschman hit for McCann
9th Inning Yastrzemski grounded out to first.

Statistics

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1 Games Played 1
1 Team Games Played 1
0 Hit By Pitch 1
13 Ground Balls 13
10 Strikeouts 7
4 Runs Batted In 3
0 Sacrifice Hit 0
9 Hits 7
1 Stolen Bases 0
1 Walks 3
0 Catcher Interference 0
5 Runs 3
1 Ground Into Double Play 0
0 Sacrifice Flies 0
36 At Bats 34
2 Home Runs 0
0 Grand Slam Home Runs 0
12 Runners Left On Base 16
0 Triples 0
1 Game Winning RBIs 0
0 Intentional Walks 0
0 Doubles 2
13 Fly Balls 14
0 Caught Stealing 0
133 Pitches 158
0 Games Started 0
0 Pinch At Bats 2
0 Pinch Hits 0
0.0 Player Rating 0.0
1 Is Qualified 1
1 Is Qualified In Steals 0
15 Total Bases 9
37 Plate Appearances 38
324.0 Projected Home Runs 0.0
2 Extra Base Hits 2
3.9 Runs Created 2.8
.250 Batting Average .206
.000 Pinch Hit Average .000
.417 Slugging Percentage .265
.222 Secondary Average .147
.270 On Base Percentage .289
.687 OBP Pct + SLG Pct .554
1.0 Ground To Fly Ball Ratio 0.9
3.7 Runs Created Per 27 Outs 2.8
34.0 Batter Rating 23.0
18.0 At Bats Per Home Run 0.0
1.00 Stolen Base Percentage 0.00
3.59 Pitches Per Plate Appearance 4.16
.167 Isolated Power .059
0.10 Walk To Strikeout Ratio 0.43
.027 Walks Per Plate Appearance .079
-.028 Secondary Average Minus Batting Average -.059
9.0 Runs Produced 6.0
0.8 Runs Ratio 1.0
0.4 Patience Ratio 0.3
0.3 Balls In Play Average 0.3
83.3 MLB Rating 73.5
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: 23,856 | 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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