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Giants Win 5-1 in 11 After Verlander–Pfaadt Duel, Avoid Sweep in Arizona

The victory kept San Francisco within 2.5 games of the final NL wild-card spot.

Overview

  • Jerar Encarnacion’s RBI single and Christian Koss’s two-run double sparked a five-run 11th inning that ended a four-game Giants skid.
  • Justin Verlander tossed seven scoreless innings on three hits, extending a four-start run of allowing one or zero runs.
  • At age 42, Verlander matched Roger Clemens as the only pitchers 42 or older in the past 125 seasons with such a streak.
  • Brandon Pfaadt authored nine shutout, one-hit innings with seven strikeouts but received a no-decision.
  • San Francisco moved to 76-76 and 2.5 games behind the Mets for the final NL wild card, while Arizona fell to 77-76 and two back as its surge stalled.