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Giants Halt Eight-Game Home Skid Behind Teng's Five Scoreless Innings

A face-planting catch by debutant Drew Gilbert energized the defense behind Teng's milestone outing.

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Overview

  • Kai-Wei Teng earned the first win of his MLB career by delivering five scoreless innings of relief, striking out four and allowing just three hits.
  • Rafael Devers opened the scoring with a 427-foot solo home run off Nationals starter Jake Irvin in the first inning.
  • Casey Schmitt extended the lead with a two-run homer in the sixth inning to make it 4-0.
  • Prospect Drew Gilbert made his major league debut in right field and robbed Jacob Young of extra bases with a face-planting catch in the third inning.
  • The 5-0 victory snapped San Francisco's eight-game home losing streak and lifted the Giants to a 59-57 record.