Boston Red Sox Defeat San Francisco Giants 6-4, Improve to 69-59

Final result

Boston Red Sox defeated San Francisco Giants 6-4 in 9 innings.

MLB data listed San Francisco Giants at 52-76 (.406).

MLB data listed Boston Red Sox at 69-59 (.539).

How the game changed

Scoring by inning: 3rd — San Francisco Giants 1 run, Boston Red Sox 5 runs; 4th — San Francisco Giants 3 runs; 6th — Boston Red Sox 1 run.

Willson Contreras (Boston Red Sox): 1 hit, 3 RBI, 1 home run, 1 run. Drew Gilbert (San Francisco Giants): 2 hits, 2 RBI, 1 home run, 1 run. Rafael Devers (San Francisco Giants): 1 hit, 1 RBI, 1 home run, 1 run. Sonny Gray (Boston Red Sox): 6.0 innings and 6 strikeouts, (W, 16-3). Wilyer Abreu (Boston Red Sox): 3 hits, 1 RBI, 1 run. Bryce Eldridge (San Francisco Giants): 1 hit, 1 RBI, 0 runs.

Willson Contreras hit a home run for Boston Red Sox in the bottom of the 3rd (3 RBI). Drew Gilbert hit a home run for San Francisco Giants in the top of the 4th (2 RBI). Rafael Devers hit a home run for San Francisco Giants in the top of the 4th (1 RBI).

Season and playoff context

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

In the 2026 standings, the San Francisco Giants were 52-76, 4th in the division, 25.5 games back in the division, 11th in the wild-card standings, 16.5 wild-card games back, elimination number 9, wild-card elimination number 18.

In the 2026 standings, the Boston Red Sox were 69-59, 3rd in the division, 7.0 games back in the division, 2nd in the wild-card standings, 5.5 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