Jesus Rodriguez Delivers 12th-Inning Walk-Off, Giants Win 7-6 Sf Giants Schedule
Jesus Rodriguez ended it in the 12th inning, lining a first-pitch 97 MPH sinker into shallow right field to give the Giants a Mother’s Day win over the Pirates. The sf giants schedule turned on one swing after San Francisco had tied the game in the 10th and survived two scoreless innings from its bullpen and defense.
Rodriguez Finds His Pitch
The winning rally started after Ryan O’Hearn misplayed a Matt Chapman flare near the foul line, turning it into a double and sending Heliot Ramos to third. The Pirates then walked Drew Gilbert intentionally with the bases loaded, bringing Rodriguez back to the plate against Justin Lawrence with the game on the line.
Rodriguez did not cash in his first chance. In the 10th inning, after Willy Adames tied the game at six with a 2-out, 2-RBI single, Rodriguez struck out on four pitches in his first shot to end it. He answered on his second look and gave the Giants a win that ended one of the day’s tightest spots with a clean swing rather than a long at-bat.
Giants Tie, Then Hold
Before the finish, San Francisco had to climb back from six runs apiece in the 10th. Adames delivered the biggest swing in that push, and the Giants kept the game level long enough for the extra-inning chance that followed.
Ryan Borucki and the Giants defense then held the Pirates scoreless in the 11th and 12th innings. That stretch left the game there for the next clean hit, and Rodriguez supplied it with Heliot Ramos scoring the winning run.
Mother’s Day Rebound For San Francisco
The win came one day after the Giants played their worst game of the season, making the response sharper than a simple one-run result. A team that had just taken its worst showing of the year turned the next day into one of its best, and the difference was a late game in which San Francisco kept getting another chance.
That is the useful takeaway for a team that had to work through a tied game, a missed opportunity in the 10th, and a bullpen bridge through the 11th and 12th. Rodriguez did not just finish the game; he finished the comeback after the Giants had already seen the first opening slip away.
