San Francisco GiantsvsArizona Diamondbacks
SF 4/ARI 5
Things to say
The Diamondbacks beat the Giants 5-4 at Chase Field.
01
opener
Yeah, D-backs took it 5-4. One of those one-run games that felt closer than the score. Giants had chances late and just couldn't cash them in.
02
key player
Arizona's heart of the order did the damage, one of those guys left the yard at the right time. When the middle of that lineup gets into his stuff, they're a different team.
03
hot take
San Francisco's getting nothing from the heart of the order, and at 35-49 that's the whole season. Pitching's fine. The bats are the problem.
04
deep cut
Watch the bullpen usage there. They went to the pen a hair early but it held, and in a one-run getaway-day game that's the difference.
05
exit
Anyway, both sit right around .500 territory or worse, so I'll be curious how they look next series. Long season.
The recap
Arizona squeaked out a 5-4 nail-biter at Chase Field, the kind of one-run game that keeps you on the edge all night. The Giants hung tough and kept it close, but the D-backs found a way to scratch across the run that mattered and held on at the end.
With both clubs sitting right around .500, this was a scrappy back-and-forth where the bullpen had to slam the door late. Arizona banks the win and sends San Francisco home on the wrong side of the margin.