Cincinnati RedsvsSan Francisco Giants
CIN 0/SF 5
Things to say
The Giants shut out the Reds 5-0 at Oracle Park.
01
opener
Giants took it 5-0, straight-up shutout. Reds bats never got going. That's a rough night when you can't push a single run across.
02
key player
Whoever the Giants ran out there was filthy — got into his stuff early and just kept the heart of the order off balance all night.
03
hot take
Cincinnati at 62-70 with that lineup and they get blanked? The offense is the problem, not the arms.
04
deep cut
Oracle Park plays huge, especially at night — that marine air kills fly balls, so a shutout there isn't as shocking as it looks.
05
exit
Anyway, getaway day tomorrow — let's see if the Reds can salvage something before they hit the road.
The recap
Giants blanked the Reds 5-0 at Oracle, and this one was over early because the pitching slammed the door shut. Whoever got the ball for San Francisco got into his stuff and kept Cincinnati's bats off balance all night, scattering nothing that mattered while the bullpen finished the shutout clean.
Five runs is plenty when you're throwing a zero, and the Reds never got a threat going through the heart of the order. Getaway-day baseball, and the Giants took it in a laugher.