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Matt Gage couldn't believe what happened in the bottom of the ninth at Chase Field. The San Francisco Giants' reliever came on to potentially secure a win for his ballclub against the Arizona Diamondbacks on Tuesday night.
Well, that didn't happen. Gage threw a 1-0 pitch that the Diamondbacks' Ketel Marte hit over the left-field wall, giving Arizona a come-from-behind 5-3 victory.
After cameras caught Marte rounding the bases, they also happened to focus on Gage. He had the look of a man who simply didn't know what took place during Marte's at-bat. But it was a tough, tough way for the Giants to lose.
San Francisco entered the bottom of the ninth with a 3-1 lead. But Caleb Kilian, who took the loss for the Giants, and Gage couldn't get the job done for manager Tony Vitello.
The defeat sends San Francisco nine games below .500 at 20-29, putting them in fourth place in the National League West Division. They would be in last place but the Colorado Rockies are worse than the Giants.
What's even more frustrating for the Giants is that starting pitcher Landen Roupp was outstanding on Tuesday night. In six innings of work, Roupp gave up seven hits, one earned run, and struck out three.
But Roupp and the San Francisco pitching staff didn't get much help from the bats. The Giants were 0-for-8 with runners in scoring position, leaving eight runners on base. Keaton Winn and Erik Miller were solid out of the bullpen for San Francisco.
Corbin Carroll's first-inning triple, along with a throwing error from Giants second baseman Luis Arraez, put the D-backs up 1-0 early.
Rafael Devers slammed his sixth homer this season, a solo blast over the center-field wall, to lift San Francisco into a 1-1 tie. Then, Willy Adames touched up Diamondbacks starting pitcher Ryne Nelson with a solo home run of his own, putting the Giants up 2-1. It was Adames' fifth home run this season.
Daniel Susac's RBI double knocked in Matt Chapman, and the Giants took a 3-1 lead.
Nelson worked seven innings for Arizona, giving up eight hits, three earned runs, walked two, struck out three, and gave up those two home runs. Reliever Kevin Ginkel came on and struck out three Giants in the eighth inning. Jonathan Loaisiga got through a perfect ninth inning and got the victory.
Arizona now goes to 24-23 this season and sits in third place in the National League West.
The Giants look to get back on the winning track as they wrap up this three-game series in the Valley of the Sun against the Diamondbacks on Wednesday afternoon.
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Well, that didn't happen. Gage threw a 1-0 pitch that the Diamondbacks' Ketel Marte hit over the left-field wall, giving Arizona a come-from-behind 5-3 victory.
After cameras caught Marte rounding the bases, they also happened to focus on Gage. He had the look of a man who simply didn't know what took place during Marte's at-bat. But it was a tough, tough way for the Giants to lose.
San Francisco entered the bottom of the ninth with a 3-1 lead. But Caleb Kilian, who took the loss for the Giants, and Gage couldn't get the job done for manager Tony Vitello.
The defeat sends San Francisco nine games below .500 at 20-29, putting them in fourth place in the National League West Division. They would be in last place but the Colorado Rockies are worse than the Giants.
What's even more frustrating for the Giants is that starting pitcher Landen Roupp was outstanding on Tuesday night. In six innings of work, Roupp gave up seven hits, one earned run, and struck out three.
But Roupp and the San Francisco pitching staff didn't get much help from the bats. The Giants were 0-for-8 with runners in scoring position, leaving eight runners on base. Keaton Winn and Erik Miller were solid out of the bullpen for San Francisco.
Corbin Carroll's first-inning triple, along with a throwing error from Giants second baseman Luis Arraez, put the D-backs up 1-0 early.
Rafael Devers slammed his sixth homer this season, a solo blast over the center-field wall, to lift San Francisco into a 1-1 tie. Then, Willy Adames touched up Diamondbacks starting pitcher Ryne Nelson with a solo home run of his own, putting the Giants up 2-1. It was Adames' fifth home run this season.
Daniel Susac's RBI double knocked in Matt Chapman, and the Giants took a 3-1 lead.
Nelson worked seven innings for Arizona, giving up eight hits, three earned runs, walked two, struck out three, and gave up those two home runs. Reliever Kevin Ginkel came on and struck out three Giants in the eighth inning. Jonathan Loaisiga got through a perfect ninth inning and got the victory.
Arizona now goes to 24-23 this season and sits in third place in the National League West.
The Giants look to get back on the winning track as they wrap up this three-game series in the Valley of the Sun against the Diamondbacks on Wednesday afternoon.
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