MLB

San Francisco Giants at Baltimore Orioles

· Major League Baseball
San Francisco Giants
74-79, 33-42 Away
Final
3 - 5
Baltimore Orioles
85-68, 43-35 Home

Anthony Santander's walk-off homer lifts Orioles to 5-3 win over Giants

“That's a reminder of who we are,” Santander said of an Orioles team that's nearly assured of a playoff spot but mired in a rough patch. “A close game, and then we stay positive, we stay together.”

Santander’s shot off Ryan Walker (9-4) came after Casey Schmitt tied the game at 3-all with a single off Seranthony Domínguez in the top of the ninth.

The walk-off homer landed a few feet over the front of the grounds crew shed in right-center to end an afternoon that began with Baltimore having lost three in a row and eight of 10. The Orioles (85-68) moved three games ahead of idle Kansas City for the top AL wild card and pulled within four games of the AL East-leading New York Yankees, who lost at Seattle.

“I was like this: ‘Huff, huff, huff, keep going please,’" Santander said while making a blowing gesture. “I hit it good with the barrel, but too high. I was hopeful that that ball kept going. And thankfully it did."

The Giants (74-79) were eliminated from playoff contention.

Gregory Soto (3-5) induced a quick double play in relief of Domínguez to keep the game tied.

Adley Rutschman had an RBI double and Jackson Holliday drove in two runs with a two-out single to complete a three-run fourth for Baltimore. Michael Conforto’s 18th home run gave San Francisco a 2-0 lead in the top half.

“It felt like the guys were doing everything they can to win this game today,” said Orioles manager Brandon Hyde, who recorded his 400th career victory. “Not that they haven't been. But for me, this was a needed win.”

The teams traded zeroes until the ninth, when Dominguez walked the first two batters and Schmitt hit a high-arcing fly ball to right-center.

The diving Austin Slater got his glove to it but couldn’t hold on while colliding with center fielder Cedric Mullins, and pinch-runner Brett Wisely scored from second despite tagging on the play.

“We come back in the ninth and have some good at-bats late in the game like we typically do,” Giants manager Bob Melvin said. “But just fell an at-bat short.”

Mullins received medical attention but remained in the game.

With Gunnar Henderson on first, Santander fell behind 0-2 against Walker but took a ball and fouled off four pitches before connecting on a slider over the middle.

“Don't really try to do too much,” Santander said. “Just to see the ball deep. And thank God I got a slider in the middle of the plate and I put a good swing on it.”

TRAINER’S ROOM

Orioles: LHP Danny Coulombe faced three batters and allowed a hit in his third rehab outing at Triple-A Norfolk on Wednesday. Hyde said the club will make a decision on his status after he goes through pregame activities with Norfolk on Thursday. ... Hyde said he hopes 1B Ryan Mountcastle can begin a rehab assignment with Norfolk sometime this weekend.

UP NEXT

Giants: Rookie RHP Mason Black (0-4, 7.07 ERA) takes his fourth turn since he was recalled from Triple-A Sacramento at the end of August as the Giants play the first of three against the Royals.

Orioles: Ace Corbin Burnes (14-8, 3.06) makes what could be his final regular-season start in Baltimore as the O’s start a three-game set against Detroit to close their home schedule. Burnes will be a free agent this offseason.

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Matchup Prediction

Orioles: 59.2%
Giants: 40.8%
*According to ESPN's Basketball Power Index

Scoring Summary

9th Inning Santander homered to right center (390 feet), Henderson scored.
9th Inning Mullins struck out swinging.
9th Inning Henderson singled to right.
9th Inning Rivera struck out looking.
9th Inning Walker relieved Bivens
9th Inning Casali catching.

Statistics

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1 Games Played 1
1 Team Games Played 1
0 Hit By Pitch 0
9 Ground Balls 12
9 Strikeouts 13
3 Runs Batted In 5
0 Sacrifice Hit 0
8 Hits 10
0 Stolen Bases 2
4 Walks 3
0 Catcher Interference 0
3 Runs 5
2 Ground Into Double Play 0
0 Sacrifice Flies 0
33 At Bats 36
1 Home Runs 1
0 Grand Slam Home Runs 0
17 Runners Left On Base 19
0 Triples 0
0 Game Winning RBIs 1
0 Intentional Walks 1
0 Doubles 1
15 Fly Balls 11
0 Caught Stealing 0
142 Pitches 172
0 Games Started 0
1 Pinch At Bats 0
0 Pinch Hits 0
0.0 Player Rating 0.0
1 Is Qualified 1
0 Is Qualified In Steals 1
11 Total Bases 14
37 Plate Appearances 39
162.0 Projected Home Runs 162.0
1 Extra Base Hits 2
3.1 Runs Created 5.2
.242 Batting Average .278
.000 Pinch Hit Average .000
.333 Slugging Percentage .389
.212 Secondary Average .250
.324 On Base Percentage .333
.658 OBP Pct + SLG Pct .722
0.6 Ground To Fly Ball Ratio 1.1
3.1 Runs Created Per 27 Outs 5.4
23.0 Batter Rating 37.0
33.0 At Bats Per Home Run 36.0
0.00 Stolen Base Percentage 1.00
3.84 Pitches Per Plate Appearance 4.41
.091 Isolated Power .111
0.44 Walk To Strikeout Ratio 0.23
.108 Walks Per Plate Appearance .077
-.030 Secondary Average Minus Batting Average -.028
6.0 Runs Produced 10.0
1.0 Runs Ratio 1.0
0.4 Patience Ratio 0.4
0.3 Balls In Play Average 0.4
76.5 MLB Rating 84.5
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: 23,181 | 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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