San Francisco GiantsvsAtlanta Braves
SF 7/ATL 2
Things to say
Giants beat the Braves 7-2 at Truist Park.
01
opener
Giants went into Atlanta and stole one, 7-2. Braves bats just never showed up. Honestly looked like a getaway day for ATL.
02
key player
San Fran's lineup did damage one through nine. The heart of the order finally looked like a heart of the order.
03
hot take
Braves are 46-26 and still ran into a buzzsaw. That tells you the Giants are not as bad as 30-43 makes them look.
04
deep cut
Atlanta's manager went to the pen too early and it snowballed. Once that lead flipped, the bullpen never got into its stuff.
05
exit
Anyway, we'll see if the Braves can bounce back tomorrow before this turns into a real series problem.
The recap
Giants rolled into Truist and stole one, 7-2, which is wild because Atlanta's been the better club all year by a mile. With no scoring summary to point at a single moment, this one had the feel of San Francisco jumping on the starter early and the Braves bullpen never slamming the door.
Atlanta only scratching two runs at home against a sub-.500 club tells you the heart of the order went quiet on a getaway day. Tough loss for a 46-26 team that doesn't usually give games away like this.