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Giants at Red SoxSan Francisco
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atGiants at Red SoxContreras broke it open in the third with a three-run shot to left, and the Red Sox held on to beat the Giants 6-4. Abreu paced Boston's attack going 3-for-4 with an RBI, and the Red Sox got the job done despite getting outstruck out 12-3. It was the first meeting between these two clubs this season, with Boston taking the opener. The Giants head to Boston Saturday, with the Red Sox hosting.
Contreras homered to left in the third, scoring Sogard and Abreu to put the Red Sox ahead for good in a 6-4 win over the Giants.
Abreu led Boston at the plate, going 3-for-4 with an RBI.
The Giants struck out 12 times to the Red Sox' 3, and fell to 52-76 as Boston improved to 69-59.
The Red Sox sit 3rd in the AL East, 6 games back, coming off a loss, 7-3 over their last 10. The Giants sit 4th in the NL West, 26 games back, coming off a loss, 3-7 over their last 10.
The Red Sox are up next at Yankees (Aug 28-29). The Giants are up next home vs Diamondbacks (Aug 27-29).
We ranked every clip from this game by how much it swung the win probability, kept the biggest, and play them back in the order they happened. Pick any play to jump straight to it.
Ranked by win probability added: how far each player's plays moved this game's odds, not how their box-score line reads. A single with the bases loaded in the ninth outranks a home run in a blowout, because that is what actually decided it.
Red Sox to winHitBOS -1.5 · 62%HeldGraded against the closing line across 6 books.
Runs by inning across the top, then every batter and pitcher underneath. The pills switch clubs; the totals column is each side’s own line, not a comparison.
| Inn | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SFSan Francisco Giants | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 7 | 0 |
| BOSBoston Red Sox | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 11 | 0 |
| Player | H-AB | AB | R | H | RBI | HR | BB | K | #P | AVG | OBP | SLG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Drew Gilbert | 2-3 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 12 | .241 | .326 | .378 |
| Jonah Cox | 0-2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 10 | .233 | .233 | .419 |
 Rafael Devers | 1-3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 13 | .245 | .321 | .475 |
 Willy Adames | 0-4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 18 | .227 | .286 | .417 |
 Bryce Eldridge | 1-4 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | .248 | .340 | .436 |
 Jung Hoo Lee | 0-3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 17 | .291 | .328 | .430 |
 Osleivis Basabe | 0-4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 11 | .235 | .264 | .397 |
| Turner Hill | 1-3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 13 | .250 | .286 | .417 |
 Victor Bericoto | 0-1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 | .250 | .259 | .438 |
| Drew Cavanaugh | 0-3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 12 | .226 | .330 | .238 |
 Buddy Kennedy | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6 | .111 | .238 | .139 |
 Christian Koss | 2-4 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 11 | .204 | .245 | .258 |
| Player | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | PC-ST | ERA | PC |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Logan Webb | 2.2 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 70-41 | 3.75 | 70 |
 Reiver Sanmartin | 2.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 30-18 | 6.17 | 30 |
 Trent Harris | 1.1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 30-18 | 7.50 | 30 |
 Jason Foley | 2.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 26-17 | 3.86 | 26 |
Every plate appearance as it happened, newest first, with the scoring plays called out. Baseball Savant gamefeed.
| Inn | Play | Win probability | Swing |
|---|---|---|---|
| T9 | BOS 100.0 | 3.6 | |
| T9 | BOS 96.4 | 5.4 | |
| T9 | BOS 91.0 | 5.3 | |
| T9 | BOS 96.3 | 3.9 | |
| B8 | BOS 92.4 | 0.7 | |
| B8 | BOS 93.1 | 0.4 | |
| B8 | BOS 92.7 | 0.5 | |
| B8 | BOS 93.2 | 0.6 |
Win probability after each plate appearance, with the side in front named. Swing is how far that plate appearance moved it. Plays that scored a run are set in bold. Baseball Savant gamefeed.
The full ladder, with both clubs marked.
