San Francisco Giants pitcher Robbie Ray was dealing in relief pitching here in the third inning against the Atlanta Braves at Truist Field in Cumberland GA Cobb County on Wed Jun 17, 2026 (AP News photo)

By Barbara Mason

It took two days but game one of the series between the San Francisco Giants (30-43) and the Atlanta Braves (46-26) concluded with the Giants winning 7-2. Robbie Ray had a terrific day in relief on the mound going 6 1/3 innings allowing two hits, no runs with eight strikeouts. Giants and Braves got underway Wednesday for game 2 of the doubleheader

Game recap: San Francisco pitcher Robbie Ray had a great relief appearance for starter Adrian Houser. Ray went three and out in the bottom of the second inning with two strikeouts. As this game would progress Ray was just getting warmed up.

The third inning was quiet for both teams. James Karinchak pitched his first full inning in the top of the third going three and out. Other than one walk Ray breezed through the bottom of the third inning with the score remaining 3-2 in favor of the Giants.

There was a pitching change for the Braves to start the fourth inning. Dylan Dodd relieved Karinchak and went three and out as did the Giants Ray and the game went into the fifth inning.

After a pretty quiet game, San Francisco lit up Truist Park picking Dodd apart. With two outs the Giants Rafael Devers hit a solo home run followed by a Jung Hoo Lee solo home run and San Francisco now had a 5-2 lead. Ray had another great inning walking one with two more strikeouts.

After the two San Francisco home runs there was another pitching change for the Braves. Reynaldo Lopez relieved Dodd in the top of the sixth inning. After two innings Dodd had allowed two hits, two runs with one strikeout.

Despite a Drew Gilbert single to start the top of the sixth Lopez went through the next three at bats and this game went into the bottom of the inning. Closing out the sixth, the Ray was having a terrific game with six strikeouts and his pitch count through the five innings was 73.

The seventh inning was a great one for the Braves with first baseman Olson robbing the Giants Bryce Eldridge of a probable double making a great stop for the first out. Lopez closed out the top of the inning. Ray gave up his first hit of the game to start the bottom of the seventh, a double to Austin Riley. Another stellar inning for Ray giving up that one hit but striking out two more Braves.

Atlanta through seven innings had really struggled at the plate with only four hits, three of them in Wednesday’s first inning. The Giants would add another run in the top of the eighth, a Willy Adames home run, the team’s third long ball of the game adding to their lead 6-2.

The Braves had their second hit of the game in the bottom of the eighth, a Olson single. The Giants made a pitching change after that hit. Ray had a spectacular outing allowing only two hits, no runs with eight strikeouts.

Ray was relieved by Dylan Smith who closed out the inning after giving up a single to Dominic Smith. He closed out the inning leaving Olson and Smith stranded and San Francisco was one inning away from taking game one of the series.

With one out, the Giants put two runners on first and third base threatening to add to their score. Arraez and Eldridge had each singled with Arraez scoring on a Chapman ground out.

Going into the bottom of the seventh inning San Francisco had a 7-2 lead and the Braves were down to their last three outs. With one out there was a pitching change for the Giants.

Caleb Kilian relieved Dylan Smith with two runners on base. Kilian got the second out and Atlanta was down to their last out. Kilian got the third strike and that was the ball game with San Francisco taking the first game of the series.

Game notes: Wednesday afternoon under far better weather conditions the Giants continued their suspended game one with the Braves 7-2. When Tuesday’s game was called, the Giants had taken a 3-2 lead. In Wednesday’s first game Ray took the mound after starter Adrian Houser left for San Francisco. James Karinchak was on the mound for the Braves to start the third inning. He has been called up by the Braves in his first game back in quite awhile.

The two teams had a three-hour gap before going back onto the field for night cap. First pitch for that game is scheduled for 4:15 PM. Starters for San Francisco RHP Landen Roupp (5-7 ERA 4.24) for Atlanta Martin Perez (5-3 ERA 2.90).