SAN FRANCISCO (Interstat) — Bryce Eldridge hit a solo home run and Carson Whisenhunt pitched five-plus strong innings as the San Francisco Giants defeated the Houston Astros 4-1 on Tuesday, Aug. 11, 2026, at Oracle Park.

Whisenhunt (3-3) allowed four hits and one earned run in 5 2/3 innings with two strikeouts. Carson Seymour pitched two scoreless relief innings, and JT Brubaker finished the ninth for his second save. Hunter Brown (3-2) took the loss, allowing five hits and three earned runs in five innings for Houston.

San Francisco scored in the second, fourth, fifth and sixth innings. Drew Gilbert tied the game in the second with an RBI single, Drew Cavanaugh drove in a run in the fourth, Christian Koss doubled in a run in the sixth, and Eldridge’s 12th homer came in the fifth.

Houston scored in the second when Yordan Alvarez hit a sacrifice fly. The Astros had five hits and fell to 61-60. The Giants had nine hits and improved to 50-70. Attendance was 30,093, and the game took 2:36.