Giants 6, Marlins 2: Bats Erupt Late to Top Miami
SAN FRANCISCO (Interstat) — The San Francisco Giants defeated the Miami Marlins 6-2 on Saturday evening at Oracle Park in front of 38,589 fans. The game lasted 2 hours, 49 minutes.
Miami took a 2-0 lead in the third inning on Xavier Edwards’ RBI single. San Francisco answered in the fifth on Drew Gilbert’s solo homer. The Giants took control with three runs in the sixth, including a two-run homer by Casey Schmitt and a run-scoring single by Patrick Bailey. Heliot Ramos homered and Luis Arraez doubled home a run in the eighth, pushing the lead to 6-1. Miami scored once in the ninth but grounded into two double plays.
Robbie Ray (5 IP, 4 H, 1 ER, 4 K) earned top-star honors for San Francisco. Matt Gage (1 IP, 1 H, 0 ER) got the win, improving to 2-0. Eury Pérez (5.1 IP, 7 H, 4 ER, 6 K) took the loss, falling to 2-2. The Giants had 11 hits; the Marlins had six. San Francisco improved to 12-15; Miami dropped to 13-14.