SAN FRANCISCO — It may not matter for postseason seeding, with each groups already eradicated, however don’t inform any of the 36,328 followers who assembled on the shores of McCovey Cove underneath stunning blue skies Saturday afternoon for the second-to-last time this season.
The gang, which pushed the Giants’ season complete over 2.6 million, stood on their toes as Tyler Rogers navigated a bases-loaded jam within the seventh inning and roared when he bought Cardinals shortstop Mason Wynn to fly out to finish the risk, protecting the ballgame tied at 5.
The highwire acts of Rogers and Ryan Walker, who stranded runners at second and third the following inning, arrange a 6-5 win that saved the Giants’ hopes of a .500 end alive heading into the ultimate day of the season. A win Sunday would stop a fourth dropping document in Farhan Zaidi’s six seasons as president of baseball operations.
After St. Louis plated three to tie the sport within the seventh, Tyler Fitzgerald scored the decisive run within the backside of the eighth when Brett Properly laid down a profitable bunt. The Cardinals’ pitcher airmailed the throw into proper area, and Fitzgerald raced house all the way in which from first base.
Listed here are three takeaways from Recreation No. 161:
A protracted street Beck
Blake Snell was set to make his closing begin of the season Saturday, however when he knowledgeable the Giants that he as a substitute deliberate to sit down out, it gave them a possibility to offer one other one among their gamers with a full circle second. At first of spring coaching, Tristan Beck anticipated to determine prominently within the Giants’ rotation image, however he solely made his first begin of the season with two video games left, after Snell was scratched.
Beck’s 12 months was altered when medical doctors found an aneurysm in his proper shoulder that he finally had surgically eliminated. He underwent the process March 3, endured months of rehab and made six appearances out of the bullpen earlier than being given his first begin — the fourth of his profession.
Beck walked the Cardinals’ first batter of the sport and allowed him to attain, however that was the one injury on his pitching line and left the sport after 4 innings, 4 hits, two walks and three strikeouts, holding a 4-1 lead. The run was the primary Beck has allowed in 5 appearances, relationship again to September 10, and solely his third complete since being activated from the injured listing on September 3.
The 28-year-old right-hander completed a troublesome 12 months off the sphere with a 1.69 ERA — and a clear invoice of well being — and can enter subsequent spring competing with Landen Roupp, Mason Black, Keaton Winn, Hayden Birdsong, Kyle Harrison and Carson Whisenhunt for a spot within the major-league rotation or bullpen.
San Francisco Giants pitcher Tristan Beck (43) throws towards the St. Louis Cardinals throughout the first inning of a baseball recreation in San Francisco, Saturday, Sept. 28, 2024. (AP Picture/Jed Jacobsohn) A banner season
After taking a 2-1 lead within the backside of the primary, the Giants saved constructing on their benefit with scoring rallies within the fourth and the sixth, which proved to be essential as St. Louis tagged Sean Hjelle and Erik Miller for 4 runs after Beck left the sport.
In fact the desk setter each occasions was none aside from Matt Chapman, who collected his team-leading thirty eighth and thirty ninth doubles of the season to start every inning. Each occasions, Patrick Bailey helped the Giants money in on the chance, poking a single by way of the suitable facet for the primary of two runs within the fourth and driving a sacrifice fly to carry Chapman house within the sixth, extending the Giants’ result in 5-2.
Already this month, Chapman has signed a $151 million contract extension, celebrated the beginning of his first youngster and on Friday was introduced the Willie Mac award, the distinguished annual honor voted on by teammates and coaches. The following afternoon he was again at it, etching his identify within the group’s document books.
Alongside along with his 39 doubles, Chapman additionally has 27 house runs and a pair of triples. His second two-bagger of the afternoon was his 68th extra-base hit of the season, besting Brandon Belt (66 in 2016) and Hunter Pence (67 in 2013) for probably the most by a Giants hitter in additional than a decade, since Pablo Sandoval had 74 in 2009.
It was his thirteenth recreation this season with a number of extra-base hits, 5 greater than anyone else on the crew. He has scored 38 extra runs than the next-closest participant on the roster (Mike Yastrzemski) and if he crosses the plate two extra occasions in Sunday’s season finale may turn out to be the primary Big with triple digits since Pence in 2014.
Canha leaves injured
Snell didn’t need to probability injuring himself in a recreation with none playoff implications as heads into free company, and he may need let loose a sigh of aid when he noticed Mark Canha scramble again to second base after beginning the Giants’ two-run first with a double.
Canha was caught dancing off the bag by Cardinals starter Andre Pallente and appeared to tweak his hand diving again safely. He initially remained within the recreation however was changed by Yastrzemski as a pinch-hitter earlier than his subsequent at-bat within the third inning, and the Giants later introduced he left the sport with a sprained proper thumb.
The Bay Space native, 35, was acquired on the commerce deadline from the Tigers, who simply clinched an unbelievable playoff spot, and is about to turn out to be a free agent after this season.
