San Francisco Giants Brett Wisely (0) celebrates in the Giants dugout after hitting a three run third inning three run homer against the Arizona Diamondbacks at Chase Field in Phoenix on Tue Sep 24, 2024 (AP News photo)
Tuesday, Sept. 24, 2024
Chase Field
Phoenix, Arizona
San Francisco Giants 11 (79-79)
Arizona Diamondbacks 0 (87-71)
Win: Logan Webb (13-10)
Loss: Brandon Pfaadt (10-10)
Time: 2:33
Attendance: 22,355
By Stephen Ruderman
The San Francisco Giants continued to stay white-hot with the pressure off and have now won seven of their last eight to get all the way back up to .500, as they hit five home runs, and Logan Webb pitched six shutout innings en route to a 11-0 shallacking of the Phoenix Diamondbacks at Chase Field.
The Giants beat the Diamondbacks in the opener of this series last night 3-0, and Tuesday night, they had the chance to do something that has eluded them for most of the season: get back up to .500. They had their ace, Logan Webb, going up against a Diamondbacks’ team that has still yet to recover from their devastating loss in Milwaukee on Sunday.
Brandon Pfaadt would take the ball for Arizona, and while he would pitch a scoreless top of the first inning, Patrick Bailey would put the Giants on the board with a home run to right-center field in the top of the second. It was Bailey’s eighth home run of the season, and his first since July 10.
Mike Yastrzemski came up with runners at first and second with two outs, and he hit a fly ball deep to right-center that appeared to be headed out, but right-fielder Corbin Carroll made a great catch at the wall to take a home run away from Yastrzemski. It would have made it 4-0, but not to worry, the Giants would get that 4-0 lead just an inning later.
Heliot Ramos singled to start the top of the third, and LaMonte Wade doubled him over to third. Matt Chapman struck out swinging, but Michael Conforto continued his great road trip with a three-run shot to left-center, and the Giants indeed had their 4-0 lead. It was Conforto’s 20th home run of the year, and his fourth in his last six games.
The Giants still weren’t done. Bailey walked, and two batters later, after Pfaadt was removed for Blake Walston, Grant McCray reached on an error. That brought up Brett Wisely, and hit a three-run home run to right-center to make it 7-0.
Meanwhile, Webb, who had not been himself in recent starts, was back to his old dominant self. Webb gave up just four hits over six shutout innings, as he walked one and struck out three.
Heliot Ramos joined the home run party with a solo shot to left-center to lead off the top of the fourth, and Tyler Fitzgerald hit a two-run home run to left in the top of the fifth. The Giants now led 10-0.
The Giants would at least manufacture one run Tuesday night. Though granted, it was on a bases-loaded walk to Casey Schmitt in the top of the eighth.
Back to the pitching side, Tristan Beck pitched a scoreless inning in the bottom of the seventh, and Austin Warren pitched a pair of shutout innings in the eighth and ninth to close it out.
Logan Webb got the win, and Brandon Pfaadt took the loss.
The Giants are indeed back up to .500, as they improve to 79-79, and now all they need to do is win three of their final four to get their first winning season in three years. Again, it’s very doable.
As for the Diamondbacks, they really have been thrown off their game since their devastating loss in Milwaukee on Sunday. Unfortunately for Arizona, they’re in a catch 22 with the Mets and the Braves meeting for a three-game series in Atlanta.
The Braves beat the Mets Tuesday night in the opener of their three-game series 5-1, and now the Diamondbacks only have a half-game lead over the Braves for the third wild card. Like the Mets, the Braves have a winning record against Arizona, so the Diamondbacks sputtering in the final week, they have quickly found themselves in big trouble in a suddenly-thrilling pennant race.
The Giants can continue to make their mark on this wild card race Wednesday, as they go for the sweep in their final road game of the season. Mason Black (1-4, 5.88 ERA) will take the ball for the Giants, and he will be opposed by Diamondbacks’ ace Zac Gallen (13-6, 3.74 ERA). First pitch will once again be at 6:40 p.m.
National League Wild Card Standings:
- Padres 91-66 +4.5
- Mets 87-70 +0.5
- Diamondbacks 87-71 —
Braves 86-71 0.5
Giants News and Notes:
Giants President of Baseball Operations met with reporters prior to the game Wednesday night at Chase Field. While he is preparing for the off-season, Zaidi acknowledged that it is not a given that he will make it that far.
We will find out more in the coming days.
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