San Francisco Giants Defeat Cincinnati Reds 3-1, Improve to 54-78

Final result

San Francisco Giants defeated Cincinnati Reds 3-1 in 9 innings.

MLB data listed Cincinnati Reds at 62-71 (.466).

MLB data listed San Francisco Giants at 54-78 (.409).

How the game changed

Scoring by inning: 1st — San Francisco Giants 2 runs; 5th — San Francisco Giants 1 run; 9th — Cincinnati Reds 1 run.

Rafael Devers (San Francisco Giants): 1 hit, 1 RBI, 1 home run, 2 runs. Sal Stewart (Cincinnati Reds): 1 hit, 1 RBI, 1 home run, 1 run. Drew Cavanaugh (San Francisco Giants): 3 hits, 2 RBI, 0 runs. Brady Singer (Cincinnati Reds): 5.2 innings and 5 strikeouts, (L, 5-12). Anthony Molina (San Francisco Giants): 4.1 innings and 1 strikeout, (W, 1-0). Adrian Houser (San Francisco Giants): 1.2 innings and 2 strikeouts.

Rafael Devers hit a home run for San Francisco Giants in the bottom of the 5th (1 RBI). Sal Stewart hit a home run for Cincinnati Reds in the top of the 9th (1 RBI).

Season and playoff context

This was Game 2 of 3 in the regular-season series.

In the 2026 standings, the Cincinnati Reds were 62-71, 5th in the division, 19.5 games back in the division, 8th in the wild-card standings, 9.0 wild-card games back, elimination number 11, wild-card elimination number 21.

In the 2026 standings, the San Francisco Giants were 54-78, 4th in the division, 26.0 games back in the division, 11th in the wild-card standings, 16.5 wild-card games back, elimination number 5, wild-card elimination number 14.

Official game sources

• MLB Stats API game feed
• MLB Stats API box score
• MLB Stats API line score
• MLB Stats API standings