On the fourth pitch of his at-bat, with the bases loaded, down the workforce’s closing out and dealing with one of the crucial fearsome closers in recreation in Trevor Megill, Giants slugger Heliot Ramos did precisely what he wanted to do with a 100-mile-per-hour fastball.
The 25-year-old laced a single to proper, driving in his 54th and fifty fifth RBI of the season and giving San Francisco a lead that it will not relinquish in a 4-3 come-from-behind victory in Milwaukee to clinch the collection.
Ramos’ massive at-bat capped off an inning that noticed Matt Chapman lead off with a double to middle off Megill. Then Wilmer Flores struck out after a nine-pitch at-bat, and was adopted by the red-hot Luis Matos, who singled to place runners on the corners with one out.
Within the second inning of Sunday’s recreation in Milwaukee, Matos smoked Chad Patrick’s 88-mile-per-hour cutter some 391 toes over the wall for his seventh dwelling run of the season.
The 2-run shot produced by an uppercut swing was one other nice at-bat in a collection filled with them. After having two hits in every of his final three video games, the 23-year-old right-handed slugger went 2 of 4 with two RBI.
Again within the ninth inning, Rafael Devers, pinch-hitting for catcher Andrew Knizner, was blown away on a 101-MPH four-seam fastball in his solely at-bat of the sport as San Francisco was right down to its las tout.
However the Giants weren’t lifeless but. Jung Hoo Lee drew a five-pitch stroll to set the stage for Ramos. The previous All-Star got here up massive, and Ryan Walker closed out the sport.
The Giants additionally had an opportunity to take the lead within the eighth when the workforce had runners on first and second with one out. Dominic Smith struck out and Casey Schmitt — coming off a four-RBI recreation — popped as much as first as San Francisco got here up empty.
Robbie Ray earned his twenty seventh begin for San Francisco in a topsy-turvy recreation, whereas Milwaukee tossed out righthander Patrick for his twenty first begin of the season.
After Matos found out Patrick within the prime of the second, Milwaukee’s Brandon Lockridge turned a Ray slider into an RBI when he poked the ball by means of the left facet of the infield and minimize the Giants’ result in simply 2-1.
Christian Yelich drove a floor ball by means of a gap in proper to tie the sport at 2-2. Within the fifth, Caleb Durbin hit his eighth dwelling run of the season to provide Milwaukee a one-run lead.
Ray walked 4 and allowed six hits and three earned runs on 80 pitches, solely 47 of them being strikes. The veteran additionally didn’t strike out a single batter, the primary time that has occurred this season.
The Brewers wore jerseys adorned with the title “Ueck” on the again in lieu of their particular person final names, because the workforce paid tribute to the late and legendary broadcaster Bob Uecker, who died in January. Giants shortstop Willy Adames, a former Brewer, wore particular cleats to honor the person.
“It was very special, and very emotional,” Adames mentioned on the NBC broadcast. “I’m so happy we were here for this weekend.”
The house workforce was dealing with a Giants workforce that snapped a four-game dropping streak with a 7-1 victory on Saturday.
San Francisco will take pleasure in a break day earlier than beginning a six-game homestand with a match-up with the Cubs at Oracle Park on Tuesday. Justin Verlander (1-10) is anticipated to start out for the Giants.
Initially Revealed: August 24, 2025 at 2:42 PM PDT