Arizona DiamondbacksvsSan Francisco Giants
ARI 7/SF 5
Things to say
Diamondbacks beat the Giants 7-5 at Oracle Park.
01
opener
Snakes took it 7-5 in San Francisco. Arizona's been the better team all year and it showed. Giants just can't get out of their own way at home.
02
key player
Arizona's bats kept working the count late — that's been their whole identity, grinding starters into the bullpen by the sixth.
03
hot take
Giants are 22-33 and it's almost June. Time to stop pretending this roster is a contender and start shopping arms before the deadline.
04
deep cut
Oracle Park usually eats right-handed power for breakfast, and Arizona still put up seven. Tells you the Giants pen had nothing tonight.
05
exit
Anyway — D-backs are rolling at 30-24, should be a fun NL West race the rest of the way.
The recap
Diamondbacks went into Oracle and snagged a 7-5 win, keeping them comfortably above .500 while the Giants slid further under it. Arizona's bats did the damage in the middle innings, with the heart of the order finally getting into San Francisco's stuff after a quiet start.
The turning point felt like a Giants bullpen meltdown — the manager went to the pen a hair too early and Arizona made him pay. Tough getaway-style night in San Francisco; the D-backs look like the more dangerous club right now.