Atlanta BravesvsSan Francisco Giants
ATL 0/SF 5
Things to say
The Giants shut out the Braves 5-0 at Oracle Park.
01
opener
Giants took it 5-0, just a clean shutout. The pitching was the whole story. Braves never got anything going at the plate.
02
key player
Whoever the Giants threw out there really got into his stuff — kept the heart of Atlanta's order off balance all night. That's a quality start any way you slice it.
03
hot take
Records mean nothing in a single game. Atlanta's the better team on paper at 49-32, but they looked flat and SF made them pay.
04
deep cut
Oracle Park always plays big, that marine air kills fly balls. Braves were swinging like it's a launching pad and the ball just died in the gaps.
05
exit
Anyway, curious if Atlanta bounces back tomorrow or if SF steals the series — should be a fun one.
The recap
The Giants flat-out stole one from the best team in the building, shutting out the Braves 5-0 at Oracle. Atlanta's bats, usually the heart-of-the-order menace at 49-32, never got anything going and went quietly all afternoon.
San Francisco's arms were the story here, stringing together a clean nine innings and not letting a single runner cross. For a club sitting at 34-48, blanking a contender like that is the kind of getaway-day win you ride home on.