San Francisco Giants at Cincinnati Reds

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San Francisco Giants

2-1, 2-1 Away

Final
6 - 3

Cincinnati Reds

1-2, 1-2 Home

Yastrzemski hits a 2-run homer in the 10th inning and Giants top Reds 8-6

Nick Martinez's backhand web gem ends the inning

Wilmer Flores had three hits including a home run for San Francisco, which avoided a three-game series sweep.

Yastrzemski homered off Emilio Pagán (0-1) with automatic runner Matt Chapman at third.

Elly De La Cruz had a two-run double and Gavin Lux singled in two for Cincinnati in a five-run third inning.

The Giants trailed 6-1 in the sixth when Patrick Bailey tripled in a run during a four-run inning. Flores homered leading off the eighth to tie it.

Giants starter Justin Verlander struck out nine and gave up six runs (five earned) on five hits and three walks in 5 2/3 innings. The 42-year-old, who signed a $15 million one-year contract in January, was coming off a forgettable home debut on Friday against Seattle in which he lasted just 2 1/3 innings.

Erik Miller (1-0) pitched a perfect 10th inning for the win.

Reds starter Nick Martinez struck out eight and gave up four runs on seven hits and a walk in 5 2/3 innings.

Key Moment Reds left fielder Will Benson made a diving catch in the gap to rob Lee of extra bases with one out in the ninth.

Key Stat Verlander struck out at least nine for the first time since May 29 against Seattle while pitching for Houston.

Up Next Reds: RHP Brady Singer (1-0, 5.40 ERA) is expected to pitch Friday night’s series opener at home against Pittsburgh. LHP Brady Falter (0-1, 8.10) is scheduled to pitch for the Pirates.

Giants: LHP Robbie Ray (2-0, 3.18) is scheduled to pitch against the Yankees in New York on Friday night opposite RHP Marcus Stroman (0-0, 7.27).

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Scoring Summary

	9th Inning	Candelario grounded out to second.
	9th Inning	Encarnacion-Strand lined out to left.
	9th Inning	De La Cruz struck out swinging.
	9th Inning	Doval relieved Rogers
	9th Inning	Bailey catching.
	9th Inning	Wade Jr. flied out to center.

Statistics

SF		CIN
1	Games Played	1
1	Team Games Played	1
0	Hit By Pitch	0
11	Ground Balls	13
7	Strikeouts	5
6	Runs Batted In	3
1	Sacrifice Hit	0
7	Hits	5
1	Stolen Bases	0
2	Walks	2
0	Catcher Interference	0
6	Runs	3
0	Ground Into Double Play	1
1	Sacrifice Flies	0
33	At Bats	30
2	Home Runs	2
0	Grand Slam Home Runs	0
7	Runners Left On Base	7
0	Triples	0
1	Game Winning RBIs	0
0	Intentional Walks	0
2	Doubles	0
17	Fly Balls	12
0	Caught Stealing	0
140	Pitches	123
0	Games Started	0
0	Pinch At Bats	0
0	Pinch Hits	0
0.0	Player Rating	0.0
1	Is Qualified	1
1	Is Qualified In Steals	0
15	Total Bases	11
37	Plate Appearances	32
324.0	Projected Home Runs	324.0
4	Extra Base Hits	2
4.3	Runs Created	2.1
.212	Batting Average	.167
.000	Pinch Hit Average	.000
.455	Slugging Percentage	.367
.333	Secondary Average	.267
.250	On Base Percentage	.219
.705	OBP Pct + SLG Pct	.585
0.6	Ground To Fly Ball Ratio	1.1
4.1	Runs Created Per 27 Outs	2.1
42.0	Batter Rating	23.0
16.5	At Bats Per Home Run	15.0
1.00	Stolen Base Percentage	0.00
3.78	Pitches Per Plate Appearance	3.84
.242	Isolated Power	.200
0.29	Walk To Strikeout Ratio	0.40
.054	Walks Per Plate Appearance	.063
.121	Secondary Average Minus Batting Average	.100
12.0	Runs Produced	6.0
1.0	Runs Ratio	1.0
0.5	Patience Ratio	0.4
0.2	Balls In Play Average	0.1
86.0	MLB Rating	74.0
0.0	Offensive Wins Above Replacement	0.0
0.0	Wins Above Replacement	0.0