Boston Red Sox Defeat San Francisco Giants 3-2, Improve to 70-59

Final result

Boston Red Sox defeated San Francisco Giants 3-2 in 9 innings.

MLB data listed San Francisco Giants at 52-77 (.403).

MLB data listed Boston Red Sox at 70-59 (.543).

How the game changed

Scoring by inning: 1st — San Francisco Giants 1 run; 3rd — San Francisco Giants 1 run; 9th — Boston Red Sox 3 runs.

Andrew Knizner (San Francisco Giants): 3 hits, 1 RBI, 1 home run, 1 run. Willy Adames (San Francisco Giants): 2 hits, 1 RBI, 1 home run, 1 run. Blade Tidwell (San Francisco Giants): 5.2 innings and 7 strikeouts. Patrick Sandoval (Boston Red Sox): 5.2 innings and 6 strikeouts. Nick Sogard (Boston Red Sox): 2 hits, 1 RBI, 0 runs. Eli White (Boston Red Sox): 1 hit, 1 RBI, 1 run.

Willy Adames hit a home run for San Francisco Giants in the top of the 1st (1 RBI). Andrew Knizner hit a home run for San Francisco Giants in the top of the 3rd (1 RBI).

Season and playoff context

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

In the 2026 standings, the San Francisco Giants were 52-77, 4th in the division, 26.5 games back in the division, 11th in the wild-card standings, 17.5 wild-card games back, elimination number 7, wild-card elimination number 16.

In the 2026 standings, the Boston Red Sox were 70-59, 3rd in the division, 6.0 games back in the division, 2nd in the wild-card standings, 6.5 games ahead in the wild-card race, wild-card leader, elimination number 28.

Official game sources

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