Giants make franchise history twice in winless win over Phillies originally appeared in NBC Sports Bay Area
On an off night, the Giants managed to record more makes in franchise history than runs.
Buoyed by Luis Matos’ sacrifice in the bottom of the 10th on Tuesday, the Giants won a 1-0 victory over the Philadelphia Phillies at Oracle Park and set a new date for dead-end flies and relief strikeout achievements.
Since sacrifice flies became an official MLB statistic in 1954, Matos’ sacrifice fly to left field was the first time San Francisco was up 1-0 on a sacrifice fly since May 26, 1966. His The opponent was also the Phillies, and Juan Marichal pitched 14 innings, as shared on social media by Darin Stephens.
Since bag flies became official in 1954, the only other time the #SFGiants won one game 1-0 on a walk-off sac fly: May 26, 1966 vs. Phillies (by pinch hitter Bob Barton in the 14th inning). Juan Marichal pitched all 14 innings for the Giants.https://t.co/2w1Zwxpunj
-Darin Stephens (@SharksStats) May 29, 2024
After nine scoreless innings on Tuesday, the Giants finally got home after Tyler Fitzgerald, who was plated at second to start the 10th and reached third base on a fly ball, popped home after Matos’ deep sacrifice bunt. . The victory closed the series for San Francisco over Philadelphia.
The Giants’ victory would not have been possible if not for the bullpen’s emphatic performance against the team with the best record in MLB.
San Francisco’s five relievers shut out the Phillies in 10 innings of bullpen play, setting a franchise strikeout record for most reliever strikeouts in a single month with 138 in May. The previous Giants record was set with 134 strikeouts by relievers in June 2023, per team.
With two games left in May, the Giants’ relievers are 27 strikeouts behind the MLB record (165) set by the Brewers’ bullpen in September 2019.
Tuesday night’s victory may have lacked offensive firepower, but the Giants managed to deliver a thrilling end to a historic night.
