MLB

San Francisco Giants at Arizona Diamondbacks

· Major League Baseball
San Francisco Giants
78-79, 37-42 Away
Final
6 - 3
Arizona Diamondbacks
87-70, 42-34 Home

Chapman's inside-the-park HR lifts Giants to 6-3 win, Diamondbacks lose ground in NL playoff race

The Diamondbacks (87-70) lost more ground in the National League playoff race as they try to claim one of three wild cards. They're in sole possession of the final wild card, 1 1/2 games ahead of the Atlanta Braves (85-71). The San Diego Padres (90-66) and New York Mets (87-69) are in the first two spots.

The Mets and Braves play each other in a crucial three-game series that begins on Tuesday in Atlanta.

“I don't think there's any pressing,” D-backs center fielder Jake McCarthy said. “We've had our foot pedal on the gas pedal the whole season, so just chalk it up to baseball. We're going to bounce back tomorrow.”

San Francisco is out of the playoff race, but has played extremely well over the past week against teams that are still in contention. The Giants have a 6-1 record against the Baltimore Orioles, Kansas City Royals and Diamondbacks.

It was another frustrating loss for Arizona, which coughed up an 8-0 lead on Sunday Milwaukee Brewers 10-9.

“Today, we got beat,” D-backs manager Torey Lovullo said. “Their pitcher was making quality pitches, we weren’t able to generate the offense we normally have and we got beat.”

Chapman's inside-the-park homer in the third to put the Giants up 3-1. The third baseman laced a liner to one of the deepest parts of the park in left center, and a leaping McCarthy couldn't quite make the grab at the wall. Left fielder Pavin Smith had to retrieve the carom in center field.

Chapman was hustling the whole way and easily beat the relay throw home from Geraldo Perdomo. Denard Span was the last San Francisco player to hit an inside-the-park homer in 2017.

“He seems to be up for anything these days,” Giants manager Bob Melvin said of Chapman. “It's just showing everybody how we expect to play down the road.”

Schmitt added a solo homer in the fourth to make it 4-2. Conforto launched another long ball in the fifth for a 5-2 lead. Chapman added a run-scoring triple in the seventh, hammering another ball off the outfield wall to finish with three RBI.

D-backs lefty Eduardo Rodriguez (3-4) gave up five runs on seven hits over 4 2/3 innings. He struck out eight and walked three.

“When you're missing over the plate, you pay for it, no matter who you're playing,” Rodriguez said.

Christian Walker cut the Giants' lead to 3-2 in the fourth with an RBI double. Joc Pederson also had an RBI double.

San Francisco right-hander Hayden Birdsong (5-5) gave up two runs over five innings. Ryan Walker pitched a scoreless ninth for his 10th save.

TRAINER'S ROOM

Diamondbacks: C Gabriel Moreno (oblique) appeared to avoid serious injury despite leaving Sunday's game with discomfort. He could return to the lineup as soon as Tuesday. ... 2B Ketel Marte (ankle) was out of the starting lineup for a day of rest, Lovullo said. He entered as a pinch hitter in the eighth inning.

UP NEXT

The D-backs send RHP Brandon Pfaadt (10-9, 4.66) to the mound against Giants RHP Logan Webb (12-10, 3.58).

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Matchup Prediction

Diamondbacks: 66.5%
Giants: 33.5%
*According to ESPN's Basketball Power Index

Scoring Summary

9th Inning Perdomo popped out to shortstop.
9th Inning Carroll grounded out to shortstop.
9th Inning Gurriel Jr. grounded out to third.
9th Inning Walker relieved Doval
9th Inning Gurriel Jr. hit for Herrera
9th Inning Yastrzemski in right field.

Statistics

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1 Games Played 1
1 Team Games Played 1
0 Hit By Pitch 1
9 Ground Balls 10
14 Strikeouts 11
6 Runs Batted In 3
0 Sacrifice Hit 0
9 Hits 7
1 Stolen Bases 0
4 Walks 3
0 Catcher Interference 0
6 Runs 3
0 Ground Into Double Play 0
0 Sacrifice Flies 0
36 At Bats 34
3 Home Runs 0
0 Grand Slam Home Runs 0
10 Runners Left On Base 16
1 Triples 0
1 Game Winning RBIs 0
0 Intentional Walks 0
2 Doubles 4
13 Fly Balls 13
0 Caught Stealing 0
162 Pitches 167
0 Games Started 0
0 Pinch At Bats 3
0 Pinch Hits 0
0.0 Player Rating 0.0
1 Is Qualified 1
1 Is Qualified In Steals 0
22 Total Bases 11
40 Plate Appearances 38
486.0 Projected Home Runs 0.0
6 Extra Base Hits 4
7.4 Runs Created 3.4
.250 Batting Average .206
.000 Pinch Hit Average .000
.611 Slugging Percentage .324
.500 Secondary Average .206
.325 On Base Percentage .289
.936 OBP Pct + SLG Pct .613
0.7 Ground To Fly Ball Ratio 0.8
7.4 Runs Created Per 27 Outs 3.4
49.5 Batter Rating 27.0
12.0 At Bats Per Home Run 0.0
1.00 Stolen Base Percentage 0.00
4.05 Pitches Per Plate Appearance 4.39
.361 Isolated Power .118
0.29 Walk To Strikeout Ratio 0.27
.100 Walks Per Plate Appearance .079
.250 Secondary Average Minus Batting Average .000
12.0 Runs Produced 6.0
1.0 Runs Ratio 1.0
0.7 Patience Ratio 0.4
0.3 Balls In Play Average 0.3
93.0 MLB Rating 74.5
0.0 Offensive Wins Above Replacement 0.0
0.0 Wins Above Replacement 0.0

Game Information

Chase Field

Location: Phoenix, Arizona
Attendance: 23,359 | 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
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