Carlos Rodón and SFGiants pitching quieted the Braves lineup, and Austin Wynns fueled the offense in a series-clinching win over Atlanta at Oracle Park.
The teams that have gotten to Rodón this year have run his pitch count up with foul balls, but that wasn't Atlanta's strategy on Wednesday. Rodón got the first two outs on two pitches and needed just seven pitches for a clean first. He needed just 71 pitches to get through five strong innings, and at that point, he gave way to the bullpen.
There was no immediate explanation, although the Giants certainly are trying to be careful with a player who has $100-plus million waiting for him. Rodón allowed just two hits and one unearned run while striking out eight. The quick hook kept him from getting another double-digit game, but Rodón did move up a franchise list with the latest big day. He now has the fifth-most strikeouts in a season by a Giants lefty. Rodón passed Madison Bumgarner's 2014 year but has a long way to go to catch the record of 251 set by Bumgarner in 2016.
The backup catcher had two hits and drove in three runs, his most since June 21 when he had a four-RBI game against the Braves. Wynns came up with two on in the second inning and shot an elevated two-strike fastball the other way to give the Giants an early lead. In the sixth, he roped a two-out single up the middle to push the lead to three.
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