Raley's Blast, Young's Hammer Sink SF in Seattle
Seattle erased a two-run deficit and pulled away for a 6-3 win over San Francisco on Sunday, with Cole Young delivering the knockout blow — a two-run homer to right in the seventh. Logan Gilbert struck out 10 over six innings to anchor the effort.
San Francisco came out swinging. Bryce Eldridge launched a 407-foot shot to center in the first inning to put the Giants up 1-0, and Heliot Ramos followed with an RBI single to right that made it 2-0. For four innings, it looked like the Giants had the blueprint to beat Gilbert — hit him early, make him work. But Gilbert steadied, and Seattle's lineup started doing damage. Josh Naylor singled to left to score Arozarena in the fourth, then We. Wilson singled to center to score Naylor and tie it at 2. The Giants answered in the fifth — Luis Arraez doubled to left to score Adames and push San Francisco back in front, 3-2 — but Seattle tied it right back in the same inning when Raleigh grounded into a double play that scored Young. A tie game heading to the sixth, with Gilbert having already given way to the bullpen.
That's when the game turned for good. Luke Raley homered to right center — 386 feet — in the sixth, and the win probability swung from 57% to 78% in Seattle's favor on a single swing. It was the decisive moment, the kind of solo shot that doesn't just change a score but changes the entire weight of a game. San Francisco's bullpen had no answer, and the Giants' offense went quiet after Arraez's fifth-inning double.
Cole Young finished it off in the seventh, going deep to right — 369 feet — with Rodríguez aboard to make it 6-3 and effectively end the drama. Young finished 2-for-4 with a homer, 2 RBI, and 2 runs scored — the story of the night was his emergence as Seattle's most dangerous bat on the day. Eduard Bazardo and Andres Munoz each threw a clean inning in relief, combining for five strikeouts and zero runs allowed to lock it down. Robbie Ray's night ended after four innings — he allowed 7 hits and 1 earned run while striking out 6 — and the Giants' bullpen couldn't hold the lead that the offense had built. Seattle wins 6-3, and it looks like Gilbert's 10-strikeout performance set the tone even when the Giants were ahead: this was always going to be Seattle's game to take.