The Giants lost in extras after Chris Sale and Blake Snell each spun gems.
San Francisco Giants pitcher Blake Snell pitchers against the Atlanta Braves in the first inning of their MLB game at Oracle Park in San Francisco, Calif., on Monday, Aug. 12, 2024. SAN FRANCISCO — The reigning National League Cy Young winner and favorite to win the distinction this year clashed on a chilly night at Oracle Park
After the dominant starters were done, the Braves nudged themselves ahead of the Giants, scoring the automatic runner in the 10th inning to defeat San Francisco, 1-0. To open a, the Giants and Braves combined for 33 total strikeouts, with the difference being Travis d’Arnaud’s game-winning sacrifice fly.
Snell tossed his first career no-hitter two weeks ago, but was never quite in range of going the distance on Monday. Even though he didn’t surrender a hit until Marcell Ozuna’s double in the seventh, he didn’t have enough quick innings to keep his pitch count low anyway. The Giants had no one up in the bullpen as Snell trotted out for the seventh inning. Moments later, Randy Rodriguez started warming up as Ozuna slid into second base with Atlanta’s first hit.San Francisco Giants |Snell — the most dominant pitcher in MLB over the past month — departed after fanning Orlando Arcia on a high fastball, inspiring a bat-slam from the hitter and a standing ovation from the Oracle Park crowd.
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