Arizona DiamondbacksvsSan Francisco Giants
ARI 2/SF 7
Things to say
The Giants beat the Diamondbacks 7-2 at Oracle Park.
01
opener
Giants took it 7-2 at home. They jumped on Arizona early and never really gave it back. Oracle was rocking for a team that's way out of it.
02
key player
Whoever was in the heart of that Giants order was locked in. Seven runs on a getaway night, they were squaring everything up and putting balls in the gaps all night.
03
hot take
Arizona's supposed to be the playoff team here and they laid an egg. A 73-win club shouldn't be getting run out of the yard by a last-place Giants squad.
04
deep cut
Watch the middle innings — that's where it got away. Diamondbacks went to their pen too early and it snowballed once the bullpen coughed it up.
05
exit
Anyway, spoiler for Arizona with September coming. We'll see if they wake up before the standings get ugly.
The recap
The Giants took care of business at home, knocking off Arizona 7-2 at Oracle Park to spoil the D-backs' better season on the scoreboard. San Francisco's bats came alive and put up a crooked number that turned this one from a coin flip into a comfortable night, while the pitching kept Arizona's heart of the order quiet all game.
Once the Giants grabbed the lead they never looked back, and the bullpen slammed the door without any late drama. Rough getaway day for the D-backs, who had the far better record but got outplayed from the first pitch.