Giants get – Landen Roupp helped San Francisco jump out early, even taking Marlins’ power personally with a home run allowed. But the relief effort unraveled late, leaving the Giants with a 3–4 loss despite 9 hits and scattered chances with runners in scoring position.
A solid start can feel like a promise—until the late innings start writing a different story.
San Francisco opened with runs in the first inning, then added two more in the third, building a 3–1 lead. The Giants kept producing hits along the way—9 total—with Devers driving in a run with a home run in the middle innings. But when the game turned into a bullpen test, San Francisco couldn’t hold the line.
Landen Roupp set the tone early from the mound. carrying the Giants through the first stretch of the game with 2 runs allowed over 6 innings while striking out 7. Still, that stability didn’t follow into the later innings. San Francisco’s relief allowed the Marlins to pile on. and by the time the Marlins sealed the last push. the scoreboard flipped: Miami won 4–3.
Miami didn’t waste opportunities once it had runners aboard. The Marlins finished with 10 hits, including a pair of extra-base punches that changed the tempo. Devers hit a home run off Petersen for San Francisco in the game’s scoring swing. and Caissie answered for Miami—also hitting a home run. off Roupp. in the later stages. Devers added a total of 1 RBI on the night, while Caissie drove in three runs for Miami.
San Francisco’s offense had chances, but they couldn’t convert enough when the game was tight. The Giants left 7 runners on base. including four stranded in scoring position: Adames stranded two. and Lee and Arraez each stranded one. Overall, San Francisco managed 2-for-7 with runners in scoring position. Miami left 8 runners on base and was 2-for-13 with runners in scoring position, but the difference was timing.
The late innings were where the game got away. Miami scored 1 in the first, 1 in the fourth, then added two in the sixth and one more in the seventh to finish with four runs. San Francisco’s bullpen couldn’t prevent the Marlins from turning each moment into leverage.
San Francisco’s missteps also showed up in the way innings ended. The Giants hit into a double play once—Chapman, Arraez, and Eldridge were involved. Miami turned one double play of its own—Sanoja, Lopez, and Hicks.
There were moments of control and discipline for both sides, but the bullpen’s failure carried the night. San Francisco’s relievers combined for the runs that ultimately decided the game, and the Marlins made those runs stick.
The result left San Francisco with a tough takeaway: the Giants could start strong, could swing the bat, could keep the game close. But once it reached relief territory, the margin disappeared fast—too fast for a late comeback.
In the background of the game’s details. there were several standout swings and game friction points: Devers (11) and Caissie (8) both homered; Lee added a double (16); Hernández contributed a double (2); Sanoja had a double (12); and Caissie had a double (11). Marsee stole a base (18), Lee stole a base (4), Lopez stole a base (14), and Ruiz stole a base (13). Runners moved up for Miami and San Francisco included Hicks and Sanoja for the Giants.
The game clock ended with a total time of 2:50 and an attendance of 11,677 at home for Miami with 37,446 on the day.
In the end, Roupp’s solid work wasn’t enough to cover the late collapse. The Giants walked off the field with the kind of loss that feels less like a single bad inning—and more like a warning about what happens when the final outs aren’t protected.
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