SF Giants win fifth consecutive one-run game, sweep flailing Braves
SAN FRANCISCO The Giants do not have the highest payroll or the the greater part high-level talent on the roster but no squad in the league can claim to be more exciting than San Francisco right now Every tournament as of late has come down to the last at-bat and Sunday was no exception The Giants entered the series finale against the Braves having played six consecutive one-run games including walk-off wins the last two days San Francisco continued the trend of piling up wins and giving their fans heart attacks by gutting out a - win the unit s fifth win in a row The Giants endured an injury scare to a crucial competitor late in the match when third baseman Matt Chapman took several moments to get to his feet after being picked off at first base in the bottom of the eighth inning He was seen shaking his right hand but remained in the tournament Landen Roupp entered the competition pitching well having allowed just one earned run over the righthander s past four starts Facing a stacked Braves lineup in front of a Hello Kitty-obsessed sellout crowd he was roughed up early but was able to eventually settle into a groove down the stretch going six innings and giving up three earned runs on pitches He improved to - Braves ace Spencer Strider also pitched six innings allowing three earned runs and striking out five San Francisco gave the struggling Willy Adames the day off with Casey Schmitt earning the start at shortstop The Braves got on the board first Former MVP Ronald Acuna walked to lead off the meeting went to third on an Austin Riley single and then scored via Matt Olson s th RBI of the season Mike Yastrzemski answered with a flyout to center field which was hit deep enough to sum Chapman and tie the competition in the second inning Atlanta then tacked on two more runs in the third when Olson doubled to center and the former Oakland A moved to third thanks to a wild Roupp pitch In a duel of wily vets Yastrzemski evened things up at - when he stroked a double that hugged the right field foul line and scored both Chapman and Flores Tyler Fitzgerald gave the Giants the lead when his hard-hit ball was bobbled by Ozzie Albies at second base allowing Yastrzemski to sum from second with two outs Related Articles Hello Kitty brings massive crowds to Oracle Park for SF Giants vs Braves battle SF Giants Chapman delivers walk-off home run to stun Braves That s a first Ball thrown from upper deck causes confusion at SF Giants event SF Giants walk off Braves in innings win third straight championship since roster shakeup SF Giants Verlander inches closer to returning Adames set for day off Following Roupp s strong start the Giants turned to their bullpen of Ryan Walker Randy Rodriguez and Camilo Doval to close out the win against a Braves band that has dropped six in a row continuing the winning streak that started with the gang s mid-week shakeup President of baseball operations Buster Posey designated longtime Giant LaMonte Wade Jr for assignment and sent away two other vets and brought in Dominic Smith and a couple of other players providing a spark New-look San Francisco - pulled even with the rival Padres in the standings and will try to continue its winning techniques on the road The Giants will enjoy an off day on Monday and then will see Kyle Harrison whose alma mater De La Salle captured the NorCal Division I baseball title on Saturday start their series opener in Colorado against the cellar-dwelling Rockies
