San Francisco Giants Shut Out Cincinnati Reds 5-0, Improve to 53-78

Final result

San Francisco Giants defeated Cincinnati Reds 5-0 in 9 innings.

MLB data listed Cincinnati Reds at 62-70 (.470).

MLB data listed San Francisco Giants at 53-78 (.405).

How the game changed

Scoring by inning: 1st — San Francisco Giants 2 runs; 2nd — San Francisco Giants 3 runs.

Rafael Devers (San Francisco Giants): 2 hits, 3 RBI, 1 home run, 2 runs. Carson Whisenhunt (San Francisco Giants): 2.2 innings and 3 strikeouts. Drew Gilbert (San Francisco Giants): 2 hits, 0 RBI, 2 runs. Jung Hoo Lee (San Francisco Giants): 1 hit, 1 RBI, 0 runs. Turner Hill (San Francisco Giants): 1 hit, 1 RBI, 0 runs. Chase Burns (Cincinnati Reds): 3.2 innings and 5 strikeouts, (L, 14-3).

Rafael Devers hit a home run for San Francisco Giants in the bottom of the 2nd (3 RBI).

Season and playoff context

This was Game 1 of 3 in the regular-season series.

In the 2026 standings, the Cincinnati Reds were 62-70, 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 12, wild-card elimination number 22.

In the 2026 standings, the San Francisco Giants were 53-78, 4th in the division, 27.0 games back in the division, 11th in the wild-card standings, 17.5 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