Boston Red Sox Defeat San Francisco Giants 5-4, Improve to 71-59

Final result

Boston Red Sox defeated San Francisco Giants 5-4 in 9 innings.

MLB data listed San Francisco Giants at 52-78 (.400).

MLB data listed Boston Red Sox at 71-59 (.546).

How the game changed

Scoring by inning: 1st — San Francisco Giants 2 runs; 2nd — San Francisco Giants 1 run, Boston Red Sox 1 run; 3rd — Boston Red Sox 1 run; 4th — Boston Red Sox 3 runs; 7th — San Francisco Giants 1 run.

Nick Sogard (Boston Red Sox): 2 hits, 1 RBI, 1 home run, 2 runs. Jonah Cox (San Francisco Giants): 2 hits, 1 RBI, 1 home run, 1 run. Ceddanne Rafaela (Boston Red Sox): 3 hits, 2 RBI, 0 runs. Jake Bennett (Boston Red Sox): 7.0 innings and 6 strikeouts, (W, 8-6). Connor Wong (Boston Red Sox): 2 hits, 1 RBI, 1 run. Bryce Eldridge (San Francisco Giants): 2 hits, 1 RBI, 0 runs.

Jonah Cox hit a home run for San Francisco Giants in the top of the 2nd (1 RBI). Nick Sogard hit a home run for Boston Red Sox in the bottom of the 2nd (1 RBI).

Season and playoff context

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

In the 2026 standings, the San Francisco Giants were 52-78, 4th in the division, 27.5 games back in the division, 11th in the wild-card standings, 18.5 wild-card games back, elimination number 5, wild-card elimination number 14.

In the 2026 standings, the Boston Red Sox were 71-59, 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 27.

Official game sources

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