The Giants had scored 3+ runs in 12 consecutive games entering Wednesday but didn’t record their first hit until the 5th inning.
Starting pitcher Jordan Hicks #12 and catcher Curt Casali #18 of the San Francisco Giants talk during the second inning against the Atlanta Braves at Truist Park on July 3, 2024 in Atlanta, Georgia. The Giants’ once-maligned offense entered their matchup with Chris Sale boasting one of their most impressive streaks of the season, 12 straight games with at least three runs, tied for the longest active streak in the majors and the longest such stretch by the club since 2004.
Leading off the sixth, the Giants’ designated hitter-turned-doubles machine, Jorge Soler, laced his 11th two-bagger since the start of June and came around to score their only run of the game on two-out, two-strike double from Matt Chapman two batters later. Soler’s 11 doubles are tied with the Orioles’ Gunnar Henderson for the third-most in the majors since the start of June, trailing only Jonathan India and Francisco Lindor , batting .280 with an .854 OPS in that span.
With two outs in the fifth, two runs on the board and action stirring in the Giants’ bullpen, Hicks didn’t look long for the ballgame, and the Braves initially appeared to have scored a third run and kept the conga line going when Travis d’Arnaud ripped a single into right field for their fourth hit of the inning.
Had Hicks earned the win, it would have been the first time the Giants starters strung together three in a row since May-26, 2023.Left-hander Kyle Harrison, out since June 13 with a sprained ankle, is with the team in Atlanta and is expected to be activated in Cleveland. Fellow lefty Blake Snell, who’s made six starts all season, is expected back to start their home stand Tuesday.
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