An early burst defined San Francisco’s win over Minnesota, with the Giants seizing control before the Twins could respond.
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MIN | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| SF | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | X | 5 | 0 | 0 |
Drew Gilbert carried the Giants’ offense, contributing a home run and helping San Francisco maintain its cushion. Brett Harris also supplied an important early hit.
Brett Harris’s single brought Drew Gilbert and Bo Davidson home in the first, giving San Francisco the lead. Drew Gilbert then singled to bring home Osleivis Basabe and Christian Koss in the second, before his homer extended the advantage in the fifth. Brooks Lee and Emmanuel Rodriguez answered with homers for Minnesota, but neither rally erased the gap.
Zebby Matthews took the loss for Minnesota after the Giants broke through against him early. San Francisco’s relief work kept the Twins scoreless after Rodriguez’s homer, with Tristan Beck earning the win and (gpid=sa:805345) recording the save.
The Giants extended their winning streak, while the Twins’ losing streak continued. The game belonged to the early burst, and San Francisco made it stand.
San Francisco Giants defeated Minnesota Twins, 5-2.
- Drew Gilbert went 3-for-4 with 1 home run, 3 RBIs and 2 runs scored (batting .237 on the season).
- (gpid=sa:691181) went 1-for-3 with 1 home run, 1 RBI and 1 run scored (batting .194 on the season).
- Brooks Lee went 1-for-4 with 1 home run, 1 RBI and 1 run scored (batting .253 on the season).
- Zebby Matthews allowed 5 runs on 8 hits over 5.0 innings, striking out 9, and took the loss (9-11) (4.90 ERA).
- Tristan Beck allowed 0 runs on 0 hits over 2.2 innings, striking out 1, to earn the win (1-0) (5.94 ERA).
- (gpid=sa:805345) allowed 0 runs on 0 hits over 1.0 inning, striking out 1, and closed it out for the save (2) (2.14 ERA).
San Francisco Giants improved to 64-92; Minnesota Twins fell to 73-84.