The 2016 San Francisco Giants season was the

Giants A giant is a being of human appearance, sometimes of prodigious size and strength, common in folklore. Giant(s) or The Giant(s) may also refer to: Mythology and religion *Giants (Greek mythology) *Jötunn, a Germanic term often translated as 'gi ...

' 134th year in

Major League Baseball Major League Baseball (MLB) is a professional baseball organization and the oldest major professional sports league in the world. MLB is composed of 30 total teams, divided equally between the National League (NL) and the American League (AL), ...

, their 59th year in San Francisco since their move from New York following the 1957 season, and their 17th at

AT&T Park Oracle Park is a Major League Baseball stadium in the SoMa neighborhood of San Francisco, California. Since 2000, it has been the home of the San Francisco Giants. Previously named Pacific Bell Park, SBC Park, and AT&T Park, the stadium's curren ...

. They reached the postseason, where they defeated the

New York Mets The New York Mets are an American professional baseball team based in the New York City borough of Queens. The Mets compete in Major League Baseball (MLB) as a member of the National League (NL) East division. They are one of two major league ...

in the NL Wild Card Game but lost in four games to the eventual World Series champion

Chicago Cubs The Chicago Cubs are an American professional baseball team based in Chicago. The Cubs compete in Major League Baseball (MLB) as part of the National League (NL) Central division. The club plays its home games at Wrigley Field, which is located ...

in the

Division Series The Division Series is the quarterfinal round of the Major League Baseball playoffs. Four series are played in this round, two each for both the American League and the National League. 1981 season The first use of the term "Division Series" date ...

Events

*November 5, 2015 − The Giants decline to exercise options on OF

Nori Aoki is a Japanese professional baseball outfielder for the Tokyo Yakult Swallows of Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB). He previously played for the Milwaukee Brewers, Kansas City Royals, San Francisco Giants, Seattle Mariners, Houston Astros, Toro ...

and OF

Marlon Byrd Marlon Jerrard Byrd (born August 30, 1977) is an American former professional baseball outfielder, who played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Philadelphia Phillies, Washington Nationals, Texas Rangers, Chicago Cubs, Boston Red Sox, New Yo ...

, allowing them to become free agents. *November 17, 2015 – The Giants and IF

Brandon Crawford Brandon Michael Crawford (born January 21, 1987) is an American professional baseball shortstop for the San Francisco Giants of Major League Baseball (MLB). Crawford played college baseball for the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA). H ...

agreed to a 6-year contract extension worth $75 million with a full no-trade clause and no option years. *December 3, 2015 – The Giants decline to tender the 2016 contracts on RHP

Yusmeiro Petit Yusmeiro Alberto Petit (; born November 22, 1984) is a Venezuelan professional baseball pitcher who is currently a free agent. He has played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Florida Marlins, Arizona Diamondbacks, San Francisco Giants, Washi ...

and C Héctor Sánchez, allowing them to become free agents. *December 9, 2015 – The Giants sign RHP

Jeff Samardzija Jeffrey Alan Samardzija (; born January 23, 1985), nicknamed "Shark", is an American professional former baseball pitcher. He played college baseball and football for the University of Notre Dame, and was recognized as a two-time All-American w ...

to a five-year, $90 million contract. *December 16, 2015 – The Giants sign RHP

Johnny Cueto Johnny Cueto Ortiz (; born February 15, 1986) is a Dominican professional baseball pitcher who is a free agent. He has played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Cincinnati Reds, Kansas City Royals, San Francisco Giants and Chicago White Sox ...

to a six-year, $130 million contract with a club option for 2022. Cueto can opt out of the contract after two years. *January 7, 2016 – The Giants sign CF

Denard Span Keiunta Denard Span (born February 27, 1984) is an American former professional baseball center fielder. He played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Minnesota Twins, Washington Nationals, San Francisco Giants, Tampa Bay Rays and Seattle Mar ...

to a three-year, $31 million contract. *January 13, 2016 – The Giants received a player to be named or cash considerations from the

Arizona Diamondbacks The Arizona Diamondbacks (colloquially known as the D-backs) are an American professional baseball team based in Phoenix. The Diamondbacks compete in Major League Baseball (MLB) as a member club of the National League (NL) West division. The f ...

in exchange for minor-league RHP

Cody Hall Cody Taylor Hall (born May 31, 1991) is an American professional wrestler. He is best known for working for New Japan Pro-Wrestling (NJPW), where he was a member of the Bullet Club stable. Hall is a second generation wrestler, as the son of th ...

. *February 1, 2016 – The Giants and RHP

George Kontos George Nicholas Kontos (born June 12, 1985) is an American former professional baseball pitcher. He played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the New York Yankees, San Francisco Giants, Pittsburgh Pirates, and Cleveland Indians. Prior to playing ...

agreed to a one-year, $1.15 million contract avoiding salary arbitration. *February 10, 2016 – The Giants and 1B

Brandon Belt Brandon Kyle Belt (born April 20, 1988), nicknamed "Baby Giraffe", "Sparky", and “Captain”, is an American professional baseball first baseman for the Toronto Blue Jays of Major League Baseball (MLB). He has previously played in MLB for the S ...

agreed to a one-year, $6.2 million contract avoiding salary arbitration. *April 9, 2016 – The Giants and 1B

agreed to a 5-year contract extension. *July 5, 2016 – The rosters for the

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are announced, with C

Buster Posey Gerald Dempsey "Buster" Posey III (born March 27, 1987) is an American former professional baseball catcher. Posey spent his entire twelve-year Major League Baseball (MLB) career with the San Francisco Giants, from 2009 until his retirement at ...

being named the National League's starter at catcher and to the all-star game for the fourth time. LHP

Madison Bumgarner Madison Kyle Bumgarner (born August 1, 1989), commonly known by his nickname, "MadBum", is an American professional baseball pitcher for the Arizona Diamondbacks of Major League Baseball (MLB). Previously, he pitched for the San Francisco Giants ...

is named to his fourth all-star roster and RHP

makes the all-star game for the second time. *July 5, 2016 –

won the Final Vote for the All-Star Game and makes his first appearance in the All-Star Game. *July 28, 2016 – The Giants acquire IF

Eduardo Núñez Eduardo Michelle Núñez Méndez (born June 15, 1987) is a Dominican former professional baseball infielder. He played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the New York Yankees, Minnesota Twins, San Francisco Giants, Boston Red Sox, and the New ...

from the

Minnesota Twins The Minnesota Twins are an American professional baseball team based in Minneapolis. The Twins compete in Major League Baseball (MLB) as a member club of the American League (AL) Central Division. The team is named after the Twin Cities area w ...

in exchange for minor league LHP Adalberto Mejia. *August 1, 2016 – The Giants acquire LHP

Will Smith Willard Carroll Smith II (born September 25, 1968), also known by his stage name The Fresh Prince, is an American actor and rapper. He began his Will Smith filmography, acting career starring as Will Smith (The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air), a ...

from the

Milwaukee Brewers The Milwaukee Brewers are an American professional baseball team based in Milwaukee. They compete in Major League Baseball (MLB) as a member club of the National League (NL) National League Central, Central division. The Brewers are named for t ...

in exchange for minor league LHP

Phil Bickford Phillip Roger Bickford (born July 10, 1995) is an American professional baseball pitcher for the Los Angeles Dodgers of Major League Baseball (MLB). He has previously played in MLB for the Milwaukee Brewers. Amateur career Bickford attended Oaks ...

and C

Andrew Susac Andrew John Susac (born March 22, 1990) is an American professional baseball catcher who is a free agent. He has played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the San Francisco Giants, Milwaukee Brewers, Baltimore Orioles, Kansas City Royals and Pit ...

. *August 1, 2016 – The Giants acquire LHP Matt Moore from the

Tampa Bay Rays The Tampa Bay Rays are an American professional baseball team based in St. Petersburg, Florida. The Rays compete in Major League Baseball (MLB) as a member club of the American League (AL) American League East, East division. Since its inception ...

in exchange for 3B

Matt Duffy Matthew Michael Duffy (born January 15, 1991), nicknamed "Duffman", is an American professional baseball third baseman who is a free agent. He played college baseball at Long Beach State. He has previously played in Major League Baseball (MLB) f ...

, minor league RHP Michael Santos, and minor league IF

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. *September 27, 2016 – The Giants acquire 3B

Gordon Beckham James Gordon Beckham III (born September 16, 1986) is an American former professional baseball infielder who serves as a fill-in sportscaster for the Chicago White Sox of Major League Baseball. He played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Chi ...

from the

Atlanta Braves The Atlanta Braves are an American professional baseball team based in the Atlanta metropolitan area. The Braves compete in Major League Baseball (MLB) as a member club of the National League (NL) National League East, East division. The Braves ...

in exchange for minor league SS Rich Rodriguez. *November 11, 2016 – SS

and C

were named Wilson Defensive Players of the Year along with the team that named Defensive Team of the Year.

Season standings

National League West

National League Division Standings

Record vs. opponents

Game log and schedule

All schedule and scores taken from MLB.com. , - style="text-align:center" style="background-color:#bfb;" , 1 , , April 4 , , @ Brewers , , 12–3 , , Bumgarner (1–0) , , Peralta (0–1) , , — , , 44,318 , , 1–0 , - style="text-align:center" style="background-color:#bfb;" , 2 , , April 5 , , @ Brewers , , 2–1 , , Cueto (1–0) , ,

Nelson Nelson may refer to: Arts and entertainment * ''Nelson'' (1918 film), a historical film directed by Maurice Elvey * ''Nelson'' (1926 film), a historical film directed by Walter Summers * ''Nelson'' (opera), an opera by Lennox Berkeley to a lib ...

(0–1) , , Casilla (1) , , 24,123 , , 2–0 , - style="text-align:center" style="background-color:#fbb;" , 3 , , April 6 , , @ Brewers , , 3–4 , , Thornburg (1–0) , ,

López López is a surname of Spanish origin. It was originally a patronymic, meaning "Son of Lope", ''Lope'' itself being a Spanish given name deriving from Latin ''lupus'', meaning "wolf". Its Portuguese and Galician equivalent is ''Lopes'', its Ital ...

(0–1) , , Jeffress (1) , , 20,098 , , 2–1 , - style="text-align:center" style="background-color:#bfb;" , 4 , , April 7 , ,

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Heston Heston is a suburban area and part of the Hounslow district in the London Borough of Hounslow. The residential settlement covers a slightly smaller area than its predecessor farming village, 10.8 miles (17.4 km) west south-west of Charing ...

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(0–1) , , — , , 41,940 , , 3–1 , - style="text-align:center" style="background-color:#bfb;" , 5 , , April 8 , ,

, , 3–2 (10) , , Casilla (1–0) , , Blanton (0–1) , , — , , 41,742 , , 4–1 , - style="text-align:center" style="background-color:#fbb;" , 6 , , April 9 , ,

, , 2–3 (10) , ,

Hatcher Hatcher is a surname. Notable people with the surname include: *Allen Hatcher (born 1944), U.S. mathematician * Anna Granville Hatcher (1905–1978), U.S. linguist *Edwin Starr (born Charles Edwin Hatcher, 1942–2003), U.S. soul singer * Chris Hat ...

(1–0) , , Kontos (0–1) , , Jansen (2) , , 41,224 , , 4–2 , - style="text-align:center" style="background-color:#bfb;" , 7 , , April 10 , ,

, , 9–6 , , Cueto (2–0) , , Coleman (0–1) , , Casilla (2) , , 41,656 , , 5–2 , - style="text-align:center" style="background-color:#bfb;" , 8 , , April 12 , , @

Rockies The Rocky Mountains, also known as the Rockies, are a major mountain range and the largest mountain system in North America. The Rocky Mountains stretch in straight-line distance from the northernmost part of western Canada, to New Mexico in ...

, , 7–2 , , Samardzija (1–0) , , Chatwood (1–1) , , — , , 20,814 , , 6–2 , - style="text-align:center" style="background-color:#fbb;" , 9 , , April 13 , , @

, , 6–10 , , Rusin (1–0) , , Peavy (0–1) , , — , , 21,891 , , 6–3 , - style="text-align:center" style="background-color:#fbb;" , 10 , , April 14 , , @

, , 6–11 , , De La Rosa (1–0) , ,

Cain Cain ''Káïn''; ar, قابيل/قايين, Qābīl/Qāyīn is a Biblical figure in the Book of Genesis within Abrahamic religions. He is the elder brother of Abel, and the firstborn son of Adam and Eve, the first couple within the Bible. He wa ...

(0–1) , , — , , 21,226 , , 6–4 , - style="text-align:center" style="background-color:#fbb;" , 11 , , April 15 , , @

, , 3–7 , , Kershaw (2–0) , , Bumgarner (1–1) , , — , , 53,449 , , 6–5 , - style="text-align:center" style="background-color:#bfb;" , 12 , , April 16 , , @

, , 4–3 , , Cueto (3–0) , , Kazmir (1–1) , , Casilla (3) , , 53,409 , , 7–5 , - style="text-align:center" style="background-color:#fbb;" , 13 , , April 17 , , @

, , 1–3 , , Maeda (2–0) , , Samardzija (1–1) , , Jansen (5) , , 48,911 , , 7–6 , - style="text-align:center" style="background-color:#fbb;" , 14 , , April 18 , ,

Diamondbacks The Arizona Diamondbacks (colloquially known as the D-backs) are an American professional baseball team based in Phoenix. The Diamondbacks compete in Major League Baseball (MLB) as a member club of the National League (NL) West division. The f ...

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(1–1) , , Ziegler (3) , , 41,432 , , 7–7 , - style="text-align:center" style="background-color:#fbb;" , 15 , , April 19 , ,

, , 0–3 , , Ray (1–0) , ,

(0–2) , , Clippard (1) , , 41,218 , , 7–8 , - style="text-align:center" style="background-color:#fbb;" , 16 , , April 20 , ,

, , 1–2 , , Greinke (1–2) , , Bumgarner (1–2) , , Ziegler (4) , , 41,497 , , 7–9 , - style="text-align:center" style="background-color:#fbb;" , 17 , , April 21 , ,

, , 2–6 , ,

Wagner Wilhelm Richard Wagner ( ; ; 22 May 181313 February 1883) was a German composer, theatre director, polemicist, and conductor who is chiefly known for his operas (or, as some of his mature works were later known, "music dramas"). Unlike most op ...

(1–0) , , Cueto (3–1) , , — , , 41,052 , , 7–10 , - style="text-align:center" style="background-color:#bfb;" , 18 , , April 22 , ,

Marlins The marlin is a large billfish sometimes also known as the ''spearfish.'' Marlin may also refer to: Places *Marlín, Castile-Leon, a village in Spain *Marlin, Texas, city in Falls County, Texas, United States Sports *Cincinnati Marlins, a swim t ...

, , 8–1 , , Samardzija (2–1) , , Cosart (0–1) , , — , , 41,760 , , 8–10 , - style="text-align:center" style="background-color:#bfb;" , 19 , , April 23 , ,

, , 7–2 , , Peavy (1–1) , ,

Fernández Fernández () is a Spanish surname meaning "son of Fernando". The Germanic name that it derives from ( Gothic: ''Frið-nanð'') means "brave traveler." The Portuguese version of this surname is Fernandes. The Arabized version is ''Ibn Faranda' ...

(1–2) , , — , , 41,886 , , 9–10 , - style="text-align:center" style="background-color:#fbb;" , 20 , , April 24 , ,

, , 4–5 , , Barraclough (1–0) , , Osich (0–1) , ,

Ramos Ramos is a surname of Spanish and Portuguese origin that means "bouquets" or "branches". Notable people with the surname include: * Adrián Ramos (born 1986), Colombian footballer * Aldrech Ramos (born 1988), Filipino basketball player * Aleja ...

(3) , , 41,509 , , 9–11 , - style="text-align:center" style="background-color:#bfb;" , 21 , , April 25 , ,

Padres The San Diego Padres are an American professional baseball team based in San Diego. The Padres compete in Major League Baseball (MLB) as a member club of the National League (NL) West division. Founded in 1969, the club has won two NL penna ...

, , 5–4 , , Bumgarner (2–2) , , Pomeranz (2–2) , , Casilla (4) , , 41,266 , , 10–11 , - style="text-align:center" style="background-color:#bfb;" , 22 , , April 26 , ,

, , 1–0 , , Cueto (4–1) , ,

Shields A shield is a piece of personal armour held in the hand, which may or may not be strapped to the wrist or forearm. Shields are used to intercept specific attacks, whether from close-ranged weaponry or projectiles such as arrows, by means of a ...

(0–4) , , — , , 41,413 , , 11–11 , - style="text-align:center" style="background-color:#bfb;" , 23 , , April 27 , ,

, , 13–9 , , Samardzija (3–1) , , Cashner (1–2) , , — , , 41,357 , , 12–11 , - style="text-align:center" style="background-color:#fbb;" , 24 , , April 29 , , @

Mets The New York Mets are an American professional baseball team based in the New York City borough of Queens. The Mets compete in Major League Baseball (MLB) as a member of the National League (NL) East division. They are one of two major league ...

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Matz Matz may refer to: First names * Matz Sandman (born 1948), Norwegian politician * Matz Robert Eriksson (born 1972), Swedish musician Surnames * Evelyn Matz (born 1955), German handballer * Howard Matz (born 1943), American judge * Jeff Matz (bor ...

(3–1) , , Peavy (1–2) , , — , , 39,764 , , 12–12 , - style="text-align:center" style="background-color:#fbb;" , 25 , , April 30 , , @

, , 5–6 , , deGrom (3–0) , ,

(0–3) , , Familia (8) , , 44,666 , , 12–13 , - , - style="text-align:center" style="background-color:#bfb;" , 26 , , May 1 , , @

, , 6–1 , , Bumgarner (3–2) , , Syndergaard (2–1) , , — , , 39,077 , , 13–13 , - style="text-align:center" style="background-color:#bfb;" , 27 , , May 2 , , @

Reds Reds may refer to: General * Red (political adjective), supporters of Communism or socialism * Reds (January Uprising), a faction of the Polish insurrectionists during the January Uprising in 1863 * USSR (or, to a lesser extent, China) during th ...

, , 9–6 , , Mazzaro (1–0) , , Ramírez (0–2) , , Casilla (5) , , 13,829 , , 14–13 , - style="text-align:center" style="background-color:#bfb;" , 28 , , May 3 , , @

, , 3–1 , , Samardzija (4–1) , , Cotham (0–1) , , Casilla (6) , , 14,309 , , 15–13 , - style="text-align:center" style="background-color:#fbb;" , 29 , , May 4 , , @

, , 4–7 , , Straily (1–1) , , Peavy (1–3) , , — , , 21,333 , , 15–14 , - style="text-align:center" style="background-color:#fbb;" , 30 , , May 5 , ,

, , 7–17 , , Bergman (1–3) , ,

(0–4) , , — , , 41,477 , , 15–15 , - style="text-align:center" style="background-color:#bfb;" , 31 , , May 6 , ,

, , 6–4 , , Bumgarner (4–2) , , Bettis (3–2) , , Casilla (7) , , 41,358 , , 16–15 , - style="text-align:center" style="background-color:#bfb;" , 32 , , May 7 , ,

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Law Law is a set of rules that are created and are enforceable by social or governmental institutions to regulate behavior,Robertson, ''Crimes against humanity'', 90. with its precise definition a matter of longstanding debate. It has been vario ...

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(1–1) , , — , , 41,590 , , 17–15 , - style="text-align:center" style="background-color:#fbb;" , 33 , , May 8 , ,

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Butler A butler is a person who works in a house serving and is a domestic worker in a large household. In great houses, the household is sometimes divided into departments with the butler in charge of the dining room, wine cellar, and pantry. Some a ...

(1–1) , , Samardzija (4–2) , , McGee (8) , , 41,593 , , 17–16 , - style="text-align:center" style="background-color:#fbb;" , 34 , , May 9 , , Blue Jays , , 1–3 , , Sanchez (3–1) , , Peavy (1–4) , ,

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(7) , , 41,256 , , 17–17 , - style="text-align:center" style="background-color:#fbb;" , 35 , , May 10 , , Blue Jays , , 0–4 , ,

Happ Happ is a surname. Notable people with the surname include: * Dieter Happ (born 1970), Austrian snowboarder * Ethan Happ (born 1996), American basketball player *Ian Happ Ian Edward Happ (born August 12, 1994) is an American professional basebal ...

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(8) , , 41,464 , , 17–18 , - style="text-align:center" style="background-color:#bfb;" , 36 , , May 11 , , Blue Jays , , 5–4 (13) , , Suárez (1–0) , , Tepera (0–1) , , — , , 41,372 , , 18–18 , - style="text-align:center" style="background-color:#bfb;" , 37 , , May 12 , , @

, , 4–2 , , Cueto (5–1) , , Greinke (3–3) , ,

(1) , , 19,461 , , 19–18 , - style="text-align:center" style="background-color:#bfb;" , 38 , , May 13 , , @

, , 3–1 , , Samardzija (5–2) , ,

(1–4) , , Casilla (8) , , 21,753 , , 20–18 , - style="text-align:center" style="background-color:#bfb;" , 39 , , May 14 , , @

, , 5–3 , , Strickland (1–0) , ,

Hudson Hudson may refer to: People * Hudson (given name) * Hudson (surname) * Henry Hudson, English explorer * Hudson (footballer, born 1986), Hudson Fernando Tobias de Carvalho, Brazilian football right-back * Hudson (footballer, born 1988), Hudso ...

(1–1) , , Gearrin (1) , , 32,448 , , 21–18 , - style="text-align:center" style="background-color:#bfb;" , 40 , , May 15 , , @

, , 2–1 , , Strickland (2–0) , , Ziegler (1–2) , , Casilla (9) , , 25,007 , , 22–18 , - style="text-align:center" style="background-color:#bfb;" , 41 , , May 17 , , @

, , 5–1 , , Bumgarner (5–2) , ,

Rea REA or Rea may refer to: Places * Rea, Lombardy, in Italy * Rea, Missouri, United States * River Rea, a river in Birmingham, England * River Rea, Shropshire, a river in Shropshire, England * Rea, Hungarian name of Reea village in Totești Commun ...

(3–2) , , — , , 24,433 , , 23–18 , - style="text-align:center" style="background-color:#bfb;" , 42 , , May 18 , , @

, , 2–1 , , Cueto (6–1) , , Pomeranz (4–4) , , — , , 23,518 , , 24–18 , - style="text-align:center" style="background-color:#bfb;" , 43 , , May 19 , , @

, , 3–1 , , Samardzija (6–2) , ,

(2–6) , , Casilla (10) , , 26,417 , , 25–18 , - style="text-align:center" style="background-color:#fbb;" , 44 , , May 20 , , Cubs , , 1–8 , ,

Arrieta Arrieta (both in Basque and Spanish) is a town and municipality located in the province of Biscay, in the Basque Country, Spain. Arrieta is part of the ''comarca'' of Mungialdea. It had a population of 552 inhabitants as of 2007, and a populati ...

(8–0) , , Peavy (1–5) , , — , , 41,750 , , 25–19 , - style="text-align:center" style="background-color:#bfb;" , 45 , , May 21 , , Cubs , , 5–3 , ,

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Lester Lester is an ancient Anglo-Saxon surname and given name. Notable people and characters with the name include: People Given name * Lester Bangs (1948–1982), American music critic * Lester W. Bentley (1908–1972), American artist from Wisc ...

(4–3) , , Casilla (11) , , 41,507 , , 26–19 , - style="text-align:center" style="background-color:#bfb;" , 46 , , May 22 , , Cubs , , 1–0 , , Bumgarner (6–2) , , Hendricks (2–4) , , Casilla (12) , , 41,359 , , 27–19 , - style="text-align:center" style="background-color:#bfb;" , 47 , , May 23 , ,

, , 1–0 , , Cueto (7–1) , ,

Hand A hand is a prehensile, multi-fingered appendage located at the end of the forearm or forelimb of primates such as humans, chimpanzees, monkeys, and lemurs. A few other vertebrates such as the koala (which has two opposable thumbs on each "h ...

(1–1) , , — , , 42,099 , , 28–19 , - style="text-align:center" style="background-color:#bfb;" , 48 , , May 24 , ,

, , 8–2 , , Samardzija (7–2) , , Cashner (2–4) , , — , , 41,772 , , 29–19 , - style="text-align:center" style="background-color:#bfb;" , 49 , , May 25 , ,

, , 4–3 (10) , , Kontos (1–1) , ,

(1–2) , , — , , 41,363 , , 30–19 , - style="text-align:center" style="background-color:#fbb;" , 50 , , May 27 , , @

, , 2–5 , , Chatwood (6–3) , , Suárez (1–1) , , McGee (14) , , 32,901 , , 30–20 , - style="text-align:center" style="background-color:#bfb;" , 51 , , May 28 , , @

, , 10–5 , , Gearrin (1–0) , , Estévez (1–2) , , — , , 39,253 , , 31–20 , - style="text-align:center" style="background-color:#bfb;" , 52 , , May 29 , , @

, , 8–3 , , Cueto (8–1) , , Rusin (1–3) , , — , , 42,307 , , 32–20 , - style="text-align:center" style="background-color:#fbb;" , 53 , , May 30 , , @

Braves The Atlanta Braves are an American professional baseball team based in the Atlanta metropolitan area. The Braves compete in Major League Baseball (MLB) as a member club of the National League (NL) National League East, East division. The Braves ...

, , 3–5 , , Foltynewicz (2–2) , , Samardzija (7–3) , , — , , 23,147 , , 32–21 , - style="text-align:center" style="background-color:#bfb;" , 54 , , May 31 , , @

, , 4–0 , , Peavy (2–5) , , Wisler (2–5) , , — , , 15,723 , , 33–21 , - , - style="text-align:center" style="background-color:#fbb;" , 55 , , June 1 , , @

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(1–1) , , — , , 15,107 , , 33–22 , - style="text-align:center" style="background-color:#bfb;" , 56 , , June 2 , , @

, , 6–0 , , Bumgarner (7–2) , , Blair (0–4) , , — , , 15,983 , , 34–22 , - style="text-align:center" style="background-color:#bfb;" , 57 , , June 3 , , @

Cardinals Cardinal or The Cardinal may refer to: Animals * Cardinal (bird) or Cardinalidae, a family of North and South American birds **''Cardinalis'', genus of cardinal in the family Cardinalidae **''Cardinalis cardinalis'', or northern cardinal, the ...

, , 5–1 , , Cueto (9–1) , , Wainwright (5–4) , , — , , 43,560 , , 35–22 , - style="text-align:center" style="background-color:#fbb;" , 58 , , June 4 , , @

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Lyons Lyon,, ; Occitan: ''Lion'', hist. ''Lionés'' also spelled in English as Lyons, is the third-largest city and second-largest metropolitan area of France. It is located at the confluence of the rivers Rhône and Saône, to the northwest of th ...

(2–0) , , Samardzija (7–4) , , Rosenthal (9) , , 45,453 , , 35–23 , - style="text-align:center" style="background-color:#fbb;" , 59 , , June 5 , , @

, , 3–6 , , Martinez (6–5) , , Peavy (2–6) , , Rosenthal (10) , , 44,907 , , 35–24 , - style="text-align:center" style="background-color:#fbb;" , 60 , , June 7 , ,

Red Sox The Boston Red Sox are an American professional baseball team based in Boston. The Red Sox compete in Major League Baseball (MLB) as a member club of the American League (AL) East division. Founded in as one of the American League's eight ...

, , 3–5 (10) , , Tazawa (1–1) , , Casilla (1–1) , , Kimbrel (14) , , 41,512 , , 35–25 , - style="text-align:center" style="background-color:#bfb;" , 61 , , June 8 , ,

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Price A price is the (usually not negative) quantity of payment or compensation given by one party to another in return for goods or services. In some situations, the price of production has a different name. If the product is a "good" in the c ...

(7–3) , , Strickland (1) , , 41,635 , , 36–25 , - style="text-align:center" style="background-color:#fbb;" , 62 , , June 10 , ,

, , 2–3 , , Kershaw (9–1) , , Casilla (1–2) , , Jansen (17) , , 41,208 , , 36–26 , - style="text-align:center" style="background-color:#bfb;" , 63 , , June 11 , ,

, , 5–4 (10) , , Stratton (1–0) , , Jansen (2–2) , , — , , 41,358 , , 37–26 , - style="text-align:center" style="background-color:#bfb;" , 64 , , June 12 , ,

, , 2–1 , , Peavy (3–6) , , Urías (0–2) , , Casilla (13) , , 41,583 , , 38–26 , - style="text-align:center" style="background-color:#bfb;" , 65 , , June 13 , , Brewers , , 11–5 , , Suárez (2–1) , , Knebel (0–1) , , — , , 41,543 , , 39–26 , - style="text-align:center" style="background-color:#bfb;" , 66 , , June 14 , , Brewers , , 3–2 , , Bumgarner (8–2) , ,

Smith Smith may refer to: People * Metalsmith, or simply smith, a craftsman fashioning tools or works of art out of various metals * Smith (given name) * Smith (surname), a family name originating in England, Scotland and Ireland ** List of people wi ...

(1–1) , , Casilla (14) , , 41,750 , , 40–26 , - style="text-align:center" style="background-color:#bfb;" , 67 , , June 15 , , Brewers , , 10–1 , , Cueto (10–1) , ,

(5–6) , , — , , 41,811 , , 41–26 , - style="text-align:center" style="background-color:#bfb;" , 68 , , June 17 , , @

Rays Ray may refer to: Fish * Ray (fish), any cartilaginous fish of the superorder Batoidea * Ray (fish fin anatomy), a bony or horny spine on a fin Science and mathematics * Ray (geometry), half of a line proceeding from an initial point * Ray (gra ...

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Archer Archery is the sport, practice, or skill of using a bow to shoot arrows.Paterson ''Encyclopaedia of Archery'' p. 17 The word comes from the Latin ''arcus'', meaning bow. Historically, archery has been used for hunting and combat. In mo ...

(4–9) , , — , , 40,135 , , 42–26 , - style="text-align:center" style="background-color:#bfb;" , 69 , , June 18 , , @

, , 6–4 , , Strickland (3–0) , , Colomé (1–2) , , Gearrin (2) , , 23,948 , , 43–26 , - style="text-align:center" style="background-color:#bfb;" , 70 , , June 19 , , @

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(2–1) , , Cedeño (3–2) , , — , , 17,361 , , 44–26 , - style="text-align:center" style="background-color:#fbb;" , 71 , , June 20 , , @

Pirates Piracy is an act of robbery or criminal violence by ship or boat-borne attackers upon another ship or a coastal area, typically with the goal of stealing cargo and other valuable goods. Those who conduct acts of piracy are called pirates, v ...

, , 0–1 , , Locke (6–5) , , Bumgarner (8–3) , , Melancon (20) , , 27,906 , , 44–27 , - style="text-align:center" style="background-color:#bfb;" , 72 , , June 21 , , @

, , 15–4 , , Cueto (11–1) , , Boscán (1–1) , , — , , 27,729 , , 45–27 , - style="text-align:center" style="background-color:#bfb;" , 73 , , June 22 , , @

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Hughes Hughes may refer to: People * Hughes (surname) * Hughes (given name) Places Antarctica * Hughes Range (Antarctica), Ross Dependency * Mount Hughes, Oates Land * Hughes Basin, Oates Land * Hughes Bay, Graham Land * Hughes Bluff, Victoria La ...

(0–1) , , Casilla (15) , , 33,747 , , 46–27 , - style="text-align:center" style="background-color:#bfb;" , 74 , , June 23 , , @

, , 5–3 , , Suárez (3–1) , , Niese (6–5) , , Casilla (16) , , 29,986 , , 47–27 , - style="text-align:center" style="background-color:#bfb;" , 75 , , June 24 , ,

Phillies The Philadelphia Phillies are an American professional baseball team based in Philadelphia. They compete in Major League Baseball (MLB) as a member of the National League (NL) East division. Since 2004, the team's home stadium has been Citizen ...

, , 5–4 , , Peavy (4–6) , , Araújo (1–1) , , Casilla (17) , , 42,238 , , 48–27 , - style="text-align:center" style="background-color:#fbb;" , 76 , , June 25 , ,

, , 2–3 , , Hellickson (5–6) , , Bumgarner (8–4) , ,

Gómez Gómez (frequently anglicized as Gomez) is a common Spanish patronymic surname meaning "son of Gome". The Portuguese and Old Galician version is Gomes, while the Catalan form is Gomis. The given name ''Gome'' is derived from the Visigothic word ...

(20) , , 41,928 , , 48–28 , - style="text-align:center" style="background-color:#bfb;" , 77 , , June 26 , ,

, , 8–7 , , Gearrin (3–0) , , González (0–1) , , — , , 41,479 , , 49–28 , - style="text-align:center" style="background-color:#fbb;" , 78 , , June 27 , ,

Athletics Athletics may refer to: Sports * Sport of athletics, a collection of sporting events that involve competitive running, jumping, throwing, and walking ** Track and field, a sub-category of the above sport * Athletics (physical culture), competi ...

, , 3–8 , , Mengden (1–3) , , Samardzija (8–5) , , — , , 41,442 , , 49–29 , - style="text-align:center" style="background-color:#fbb;" , 79 , , June 28 , ,

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Neal Neal (Neil) is a given masculine name and surname of Gaelic and Irish origin. The name is an Anglicisation of the Irish Niall which is of disputed derivation. The Irish name may be derived from words meaning "cloud", "passionate", "victory", "hono ...

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(0–2) , , Madson (15) , , 41,730 , , 49–30 , - style="text-align:center" style="background-color:#fbb;" , 80 , , June 29 , , @

, , 1–7 , , Manaea (3–4) , , Peavy (4–7) , , — , , 32,810 , , 49–31 , - style="text-align:center" style="background-color:#bfb;" , 81 , , June 30 , , @

, , 12–6 , , Bumgarner (9–4) , , Overton (1–1) , , — , , 36,067 , , 50–31 , - , - style="text-align:center" style="background-color:#bfb;" , 82 , , July 1 , , @

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(2–8) , , Casilla (18) , , 24,859 , , 51–31 , - style="text-align:center" style="background-color:#fbb;" , 83 , , July 2 , , @

, , 5–6 , , Barrett (1–0) , , Strickland (3–1) , , Ziegler (17) , , 30,683 , , 51–32 , - style="text-align:center" style="background-color:#bfb;" , 84 , , July 3 , , @

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Burgos Burgos () is a city in Spain located in the autonomous community of Castile and León. It is the capital and most populated municipality of the province of Burgos. Burgos is situated in the north of the Iberian Peninsula, on the confluence of t ...

(0–1) , , Casilla (19) , , 26,171 , , 52–32 , - style="text-align:center" style="background-color:#bfb;" , 85 , , July 4 , ,

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Anderson Anderson or Andersson may refer to: Companies * Anderson (Carriage), a company that manufactured automobiles from 1907 to 1910 * Anderson Electric, an early 20th-century electric car * Anderson Greenwood, an industrial manufacturer * Anderson ...

(0–3) , , Casilla (20) , , 41,874 , , 53–32 , - style="text-align:center" style="background-color:#fbb;" , 86 , , July 5 , ,

, , 3–7 , , Lyles (2–2) , , Gearrin (3–1) , , — , , 41,753 , , 53–33 , - style="text-align:center" style="background-color:#bfb;" , 87 , , July 6 , ,

, , 5–1 , , Cueto (13–1) , , de la Rosa (5–6) , , — , , 42,076 , , 54–33 , - style="text-align:center" style="background-color:#bfb;" , 88 , , July 8 , ,

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Corbin Corbin may refer to: People * Corbin (given name) * Corbin (surname) * Corbin (musician), American singer Buildings * Corbin Building, a historic building located at 192 Broadway in New York, US * Corbin Cabin, a log structure in Shenandoah ...

(4–7) , , — , , 41,576 , , 55–33 , - style="text-align:center" style="background-color:#bfb;" , 89 , , July 9 , ,

, , 4–2 , , Kontos (2–1) , , Ray (4–8) , , Casilla (21) , , 41,571 , , 56–33 , - style="text-align:center" style="background-color:#bfb;" , 90 , , July 10 , ,

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Bradley Bradley is an English surname derived from a place name meaning "broad wood" or "broad meadow" in Old English. Like many English surnames Bradley can also be used as a given name and as such has become popular. It is also an Anglicisation of t ...

(3–5) , , — , , 42,075 , , 57–33 , - style="text-align:center; background:#bbcaff;" , colspan="9" , 87th All-Star Game in San Diego, California , - style="text-align:center" style="background-color:#fbb;" , 91 , , July 15 , , @

, , 1–4 , , Cashner (4–7) , , Bumgarner (10–5) , , Maurer (2) , , 38,522 , , 57–34 , - style="text-align:center" style="background-color:#fbb;" , 92 , , July 16 , , @

, , 6–7 (10) , , Quackenbush (6–3) , , Casilla (1–3) , , — , , 40,550 , , 57–35 , - style="text-align:center" style="background-color:#fbb;" , 93 , , July 17 , , @

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Jackson Jackson may refer to: People and fictional characters * Jackson (name), including a list of people and fictional characters with the surname or given name Places Australia * Jackson, Queensland, a town in the Maranoa Region * Jackson North, Qu ...

(1–1) , , Cueto (13–2) , , Maurer (3) , , 35,784 , , 57–36 , - style="text-align:center" style="background-color:#fbb;" , 94 , , July 19 , , @

, , 0–4 , , Porcello (12–2) , , Peavy (5–8) , , — , , 38,082 , , 57–37 , - style="text-align:center" style="background-color:#fbb;" , 95 , , July 20 , , @

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Barnes Barnes may refer to: People * Barnes (name), a family name and a given name (includes lists of people with that name) Places United Kingdom *Barnes, London, England **Barnes railway station ** Barnes Bridge railway station ** Barnes Railway Bri ...

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(1–6) , , — , , 38,201 , , 57–38 , - style="text-align:center" style="background-color:#fbb;" , 96 , , July 22 , , @

Yankees The New York Yankees are an American professional baseball team based in the New York City borough of the Bronx. The Yankees compete in Major League Baseball (MLB) as a member club of the American League (AL) East division. They are one of ...

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(6–1) , , Osich (1–2) , , Chapman (20) , , 45,304 , , 57–39 , - style="text-align:center" style="background-color:#bfb;" , 97 , , July 23 , , @

, , 2–1 (12) , , Casilla (2–3) , , Swarzak (1–1) , , Strickland (2) , , 46,727 , , 58–39 , - style="text-align:center" style="background-color:#fbb;" , 98 , , July 24 , , @

, , 2–5 , , Eovaldi (9–6) , , Samardzija (9–6) , ,

Green Green is the color between cyan and yellow on the visible spectrum. It is evoked by light which has a dominant wavelength of roughly 495570 Nanometre, nm. In subtractive color systems, used in painting and color printing, it is created by ...

(1) , , 34,143 , , 58–40 , - style="text-align:center" style="background-color:#fbb;" , 99 , , July 25 , ,

, , 5–7 , , DeSclafani (6–0) , , Peavy (5–9) , , Cingrani (11) , , 42,147 , , 58–41 , - style="text-align:center" style="background-color:#bfb;" , 100 , , July 26 , ,

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Reed Reed or Reeds may refer to: Science, technology, biology, and medicine * Reed bird (disambiguation) * Reed pen, writing implement in use since ancient times * Reed (plant), one of several tall, grass-like wetland plants of the order Poales * ...

(0–5) , , Casilla (22) , , 41,896 , , 59–41 , - style="text-align:center" style="background-color:#fbb;" , 101 , , July 27 , ,

, , 1–2 , , Straily (6–6) , , Bumgarner (10–6) , , Cingrani (12) , , 42,079 , , 59–42 , - style="text-align:center" style="background-color:#fbb;" , 102 , , July 28 , , Nationals , , 2–4 , , Roark (10–6) , , Cueto (13–3) , ,

Kelley Kelley may refer to: * Kelley (name), a given name and surname Places ;United States * Kelley, Iowa * Kelley Hill in Fort Benning, Georgia * Kelley Park, in San Jose, California * Kelley Square, in Worcester, Massachusetts * Kelley Township, ...

(5) , , 42,001 , , 59–43 , - style="text-align:center" style="background-color:#fbb;" , 103 , , July 29 , , Nationals , , 1–4 , , Scherzer (11–6) , , Samardzija (9–7) , ,

(6) , , 41,959 , , 59–44 , - style="text-align:center" style="background-color:#bfb;" , 104 , , July 30 , , Nationals , , 5–3 , ,

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Petit Petite or petite may refer to: *Petit (crater), a small, bowl-shaped lunar crater on Mare Spumans * ''Petit'' (EP), a 1995 EP by Japanese singer-songwriter Ua * Petit (typography), another name for brevier-size type *Petit four * Petit Gâteau *P ...

(3–2) , , Casilla (23) , , 41,743 , , 60–44 , - style="text-align:center" style="background-color:#bfb;" , 105 , , July 31 , , Nationals , , 3–1 , ,

(3–6) , , González (6–9) , , Casilla (24) , , 41,795 , , 61–44 , - , - style="text-align:center" style="background-color:#fbb;" , 106 , , August 2 , , @

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Neris The river Neris () or Viliya ( be, Ві́лія, pl, Wilia ) rises in northern Belarus. It flows westward, passing through Vilnius (Lithuania's capital) and in the south-centre of that country it flows into the Nemunas (Neman), at Kaunas, as ...

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(0–1) , , — , , 23,351 , , 61–45 , - style="text-align:center" style="background-color:#fbb;" , 107 , , August 3 , , @

, , 4–5 (12) , , García (1–0) , , Kontos (2–2) , , — , , 23,162 , , 61–46 , - style="text-align:center" style="background-color:#bfb;" , 108 , , August 4 , , @

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Romo Romantic Modernism, more commonly known as Romo, was a musical and nightclubbing movement, of glam/style pop lineage, in the UK circa 1995–1997, centred on the twin homes of Camden-based clubnight Club Skinny and its West End clone Arcadia ...

(1–0) , , González (0–2) , , Casilla (25) , , 30,229 , , 62–46 , - style="text-align:center" style="background-color:#fbb;" , 109 , , August 5 , , @ Nationals , , 1–5 , , González (7–9) , , Samardzija (9–8) , , — , , 34,036 , , 62–47 , - style="text-align:center" style="background-color:#bfb;" , 110 , , August 6 , , @ Nationals , , 7–1 , ,

(4–6) , , Strasburg (15–2) , , — , , 36,404 , , 63–47 , - style="text-align:center" style="background-color:#fbb;" , 111 , , August 7 , , @ Nationals , , 0–1 , , Roark (12–6) , , Bumgarner (10–7) , , Melancon (31) , , 32,790 , , 63–48 , - style="text-align:center" style="background-color:#bfb;" , 112 , , August 8 , , @

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McGowan McGowan is an Irish and Scottish surname. It is an Anglicization of the Irish Mac Gabhann and Scottish surname ''Mac Gobhann''. Belonging to the Uí Echach Cobo, located in modern-day County Down in the east of Ulster, they produced several ...

(1–3) , , — , , 22,806 , , 64–48 , - style="text-align:center" style="background-color:#fbb;" , 113 , , August 9 , , @

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Koehler Koehler is a transliteration of the German surname Köhler, referring to a man making charcoal from wood. Notable people with the surname include: * Ana Luiza Koehler (born 1977), Brazilian comics artist and architect. *Arthur Koehler (1885– ...

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Moore Moore may refer to: People * Moore (surname) ** List of people with surname Moore * Moore Crosthwaite (1907–1989), a British diplomat and ambassador * Moore Disney (1765–1846), a senior officer in the British Army * Moore Powell (died c. 1573 ...

(0–1) , , Rodney (19) , , 19,636 , , 64–49 , - style="text-align:center" style="background-color:#bfb;" , 114 , , August 10 , , @

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Phelps Phelps may refer to: Places in the United States * Phelps, Kentucky * Phelps, Michigan, an unincorporated community * Phelps, New York ** Phelps (village), New York * Phelps, Wisconsin, a town ** Phelps (community), Wisconsin, an unincorporated co ...

(5–6) , , Casilla (26) , , 21,096 , , 65–49 , - style="text-align:center" style="background-color:#fbb;" , 115 , , August 12 , ,

Orioles Oriole or Orioles may refer to: Animals * Old World oriole, colorful passerine birds in the family Oriolidae * New World oriole, a group of birds in the family Icteridae Music * The Orioles, an R&B and doo-wop group of the late 1940s and earl ...

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(4–7) , , Britton (36) , , 41,479 , , 65–50 , - style="text-align:center" style="background-color:#bfb;" , 116 , , August 13 , ,

, , 6–2 , , Bumgarner (11–7) , , Gausman (3–10) , , Casilla (27) , , 41,456 , , 66–50 , - style="text-align:center" style="background-color:#fbb;" , 117 , , August 14 , ,

, , 7–8 , , Brach (7–1) , , Casilla (2–4) , , Britton (37) , , 41,268 , , 66–51 , - style="text-align:center" style="background-color:#fbb;" , 118 , , August 15 , ,

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(0–2) , , , , 41,850 , , 66–52 , - style="text-align:center" style="background-color:#fbb;" , 119 , , August 16 , ,

, , 3–4 , , Bastardo (1–0) , ,

(4–2) , , Watson (6) , , 41,185 , , 66–53 , - style="text-align:center" style="background-color:#fbb;" , 120 , , August 17 , ,

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Nicasio Nicasio ( ; Spanish for " Nicasius") is an unincorporated community and census-designated place in Marin County, California, United States. It is located west-southwest of Novato, at an elevation of . As of the 2020 census the CDP population w ...

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(4–8) , , Watson (7) , , 41,139 , , 66–54 , - style="text-align:center" style="background-color:#bfb;" , 121 , , August 18 , ,

, , 10–7 , , Bumgarner (12–7) , , deGrom (7–6) , , Casilla (28) , , 41,517 , , 67–54 , - style="text-align:center" style="background-color:#bfb;" , 122 , , August 19 , ,

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Lugo Lugo (, ; la, Lucus Augusti) is a city in northwestern Spain in the autonomous communities of Spain, autonomous community of Galicia (Spain), Galicia. It is the capital of the Lugo (province), province of Lugo. The municipality had a population ...

(0–2) , , — , , 41,434 , , 68–54 , - style="text-align:center" style="background-color:#fbb;" , 123 , , August 20 , ,

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(0–3) , , — , , 41,125 , , 68–55 , - style="text-align:center" style="background-color:#fbb;" , 124 , , August 21 , ,

, , 0–2 , , Syndergaard (11–7) , , Samardzija (10–9) , , Familia (41) , , 41,377 , , 68–56 , - style="text-align:center" style="background-color:#fbb;" , 125 , , August 23 , , @

, , 5–9 , , Maeda (13–7) , , Bumgarner (12–8) , , Jansen (36) , , 46,899 , , 68–57 , - style="text-align:center" style="background-color:#fbb;" , 126 , , August 24 , , @

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Hill A hill is a landform that extends above the surrounding terrain. It often has a distinct Summit (topography), summit. Terminology The distinction between a hill and a mountain is unclear and largely subjective, but a hill is universally con ...

(1–0) , , Cueto (14–4) , , Jansen (37) , , 43,957 , , 68–58 , - style="text-align:center" style="background-color:#bfb;" , 127 , , August 25 , , @

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Stripling Stripling may refer to: People *Byron Stripling (born 1961), trumpet player, vocalist, & bandleader * Jon Stripling, bass player *Kathryn Stripling Byer (1944–2017), author * Randy Stripling, actor * Robert E. Stripling (died 1991), American civ ...

(3–5) , , — , , 53,297 , , 69–58 , - style="text-align:center" style="background-color:#bfb;" , 128 , , August 26 , ,

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De La Cruz De la Cruz, usually capitalized as de la Cruz, is a Spanish surname meaning "of the Cross". It may refer to: People * Apolinario de la Cruz (1815–1841), Filipino religious leader * Bethania de la Cruz (born 1987), Dominican volleyball player ...

(0–7) , , — , , 41,283 , , 70–58 , - style="text-align:center" style="background-color:#fbb;" , 129 , , August 27 , ,

, , 1–3 , , Foltynewicz (7–5) , , Suárez (3–2) , ,

Johnson Johnson is a surname of Anglo-Norman origin meaning "Son of John". It is the second most common in the United States and 154th most common in the world. As a common family name in Scotland, Johnson is occasionally a variation of ''Johnston'', a ...

(13) , , 41,635 , , 70–59 , - style="text-align:center" style="background-color:#bfb;" , 130 , , August 28 , ,

, , 13–4 , , Bumgarner (13–8) , , Blair (0–6) , , — , , 41,675 , , 71–59 , - style="text-align:center" style="background-color:#fbb;" , 132 , , August 30 , ,

, , 3–4 , , Greinke (12–4) , , Cueto (14–5) , ,

(2) , , 41,443 , , 71–60 , - style="text-align:center" style="background-color:#bfb;" , 133 , , August 31 , ,

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(2–10) , , Casilla (29) , , 41,447 , , 72–60 , - , - style="text-align:center" style="background-color:#fbb;" , 134 , , September 1 , , @ Cubs , , 4–5 , ,

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Edwards Edwards may refer to: People * Edwards (surname) * Edwards family, a prominent family from Chile * Edwards Barham (1937-2014), a former member of the Louisiana State Senate * Edwards Pierrepont (1817–1892), an American attorney, jurist, and ora ...

(1) , , 38,536 , , 72–61 , - style="text-align:center" style="background-color:#fbb;" , 135 , , September 2 , , @ Cubs , , 1–2 , ,

(15–4) , , Suárez (3–3) , , — , , 40,818 , , 72–62 , - style="text-align:center" style="background-color:#bfb;" , 136 , , September 3 , , @ Cubs , , 3–2 , , Bumgarner (14–8) , ,

(16–6) , , Casilla (30) , , 41,250 , , 73–62 , - style="text-align:center" style="background-color:#fbb;" , 137 , , September 4 , , @ Cubs , , 2–3 (13) , ,

Cahill Cahill (, or ) is a name of Irish origin. It is the anglicised version of the Gaelic "Ó Cathail" meaning "descendant of Cathal". "Cathal" consists of two parts: "cath" means battle; the second could be "val" (rule), so that the name as a who ...

(4–4) , ,

Reynolds Reynolds may refer to: Places Australia *Hundred of Reynolds, a cadastral unit in South Australia *Hundred of Reynolds (Northern Territory), a cadastral unit in the Northern Territory of Australia United States * Reynolds, Mendocino County, Calif ...

(0–1) , , — , , 41,293 , , 73–63 , - style="text-align:center" style="background-color:#fbb;" , 138 , , September 5 , , @

, , 0–6 , , Bettis (12–7) , ,

(2–4) , , — , , 26,574 , , 73–64 , - style="text-align:center" style="background-color:#bfb;" , 138 , , September 6 , , @

, , 3–2 , ,

(1–2) , , Ottavino (0–2) , , Casilla (31) , , 22,437 , , 74–64 , - style="text-align:center" style="background-color:#fbb;" , 140 , , September 7 , , @

, , 5–6 , , Lyles (4–4) , , Osich (1–3) , , — , , 23,961 , , 74–65 , - style="text-align:center" style="background-color:#bfb;" , 140 , , September 9 , , @

, , 7–6 (12) , ,

Nathan Nathan or Natan may refer to: People *Nathan (given name), including a list of people and characters with this name *Nathan (surname) *Nathan (prophet), a person in the Hebrew Bible * Nathan (son of David), biblical figure, son of King David an ...

(2–0) , , Leone (0–1) , , Gearrin (3) , , 26,492 , , 75–65 , - style="text-align:center" style="background-color:#bfb;" , 141 , , September 10 , , @

, , 11–3 , , Cueto (15–5) , ,

(6–9) , , — , , 32,301 , , 76–65 , - style="text-align:center" style="background-color:#bfb;" , 142 , , September 11 , , @

, , 5–3 , ,

(3–4) , , Greinke (12–6) , , Strickland (3) , , 26,008 , , 77–65 , - style="text-align:center" style="background-color:#fbb;" , 143 , , September 12 , ,

, , 0–4 , ,

Clemens Clemens is both a Late Latin masculine given name and a surname meaning "merciful". Notable people with the name include: Surname * Adelaide Clemens (born 1989), Australian actress. * Andrew Clemens (b. 1852 or 1857–1894), American folk artist * ...

(3–5) , , Samardzija (11–10) , , — , , 41,233 , , 77–66 , - style="text-align:center" style="background-color:#fbb;" , 144 , , September 13 , ,

, , 4–6 , ,

(1–0) , , Strickland (3–3) , , Quackenbush (2) , , 41,231 , , 77–67 , - style="text-align:center" style="background-color:#fbb;" , 145 , , September 14 , ,

, , 1–3 , , Perdomo (8–9) , , Bumgarner (14–9) , , Maurer (10) , , 41,183 , , 77–68 , - style="text-align:center" style="background-color:#bfb;" , 146 , , September 15 , ,

, , 6–2 , , Cueto (16–5) , , Wainwright (11–9) , , — , , 41,210 , , 78–68 , - style="text-align:center" style="background-color:#bfb;" , 147 , , September 16 , ,

, , 8–2 , ,

(4–4) , , Weaver (1–3) , , — , , 41,278 , , 79–68 , - style="text-align:center" style="background-color:#fbb;" , 148 , , September 17 , ,

, , 2–3 , , Oh (5–3) , , Casilla (2–5) , , — , , 41,403 , , 79–69 , - style="text-align:center" style="background-color:#fbb;" , 149 , , September 18 , ,

, , 0–3 , , Reyes (3–1) , , Suárez (3–4) , , Oh (18) , , 41,324 , , 79–70 , - style="text-align:center" style="background-color:#fbb;" , 150 , , September 19 , , @

, , 1–2 , , Blanton (6–2) , ,

(1–3) , , — , , 43,435 , , 79–71 , - style="text-align:center" style="background-color:#bfb;" , 151 , , September 20 , , @

, , 2–0 , , Cueto (17–5) , ,

(3–2) , ,

(1) , , 53,621 , , 80–71 , - style="text-align:center" style="background-color:#fbb;" , 152 , , September 21 , , @

, , 3–9 , , Maeda (16–9) , ,

(4–5) , , — , , 45,983 , , 80–72 , - style="text-align:center" style="background-color:#bfb;" , 153 , , September 22 , , @

, , 2–1 , , Samardzija (12–10) , ,

Friedrich Friedrich may refer to: Names * Friedrich (surname), people with the surname ''Friedrich'' * Friedrich (given name), people with the given name ''Friedrich'' Other * Friedrich (board game), a board game about Frederick the Great and the Seven Year ...

(5–11) , ,

(2) , , 25,789 , , 81–72 , - style="text-align:center" style="background-color:#fbb;" , 154 , , September 23 , , @

, , 2–7 , ,

(5–6) , , Suárez (3–5) , , — , , 28,404 , , 81–73 , - style="text-align:center" style="background-color:#bfb;" , 155 , , September 24 , , @

, , 9–6 (10) , ,

(1–1) , , Quackenbush (7–7) , ,

(3) , , 31,171 , , 82–73 , - style="text-align:center" style="background-color:#fbb;" , 156 , , September 25 , , @

, , 3–4 , ,

Morrow Morrow is a word meaning "the next day" in literary English. It also means "morning" in archaic English Morrow may also refer to: Places in the United States and Canada United States * Morrow, Arkansas *Morrow, Georgia * Morrow, Louisiana *Morr ...

(1–0) , , Gearrin (3–2) , ,

(1) , , 28,456 , , 82–74 , - style="text-align:center" style="background-color:#bfb;" , 157 , , September 27 , ,

, , 12–3 , ,

(5–5) , ,

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(1–1) , , — , , 41,582 , , 83–74 , - style="text-align:center" style="background-color:#fbb;" , 158 , , September 28 , ,

, , 0–2 , , Chatwood (12–9) , , Samardzija (12–11) , , Ottavino (9) , , 41,426 , , 83–75 , - style="text-align:center" style="background-color:#bfb;" , 159 , , September 29 , ,

, , 7–2 , , Cueto (18–5) , ,

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(10–10) , , — , , 41,275 , , 84–75 , - style="text-align:center" style="background-color:#bfb;" , 160 , , September 30 , ,

, , 9–3 , , Bumgarner (15–9) , , McCarthy (2–3) , , — , , 41,359 , , 85–75 , - , - style="text-align:center" style="background-color:#bfb;" , 161 , , October 1 , ,

, , 3–0 , , Blach (2–0) , , Kershaw (12–4) , ,

(4) , , 41,320 , , 86–75 , - style="text-align:center" style="background-color:#bfb;" , 162 , , October 2 , ,

, , 7–1 , ,

(6–5) , , Maeda (16–11) , , — , , 41,445 , , 87–75 , -

Postseason

, - style="text-align:center; background:#bfb;" , 1 , , October 5 , , @

, , 3–0 , , Bumgarner (1–0) , , Familia (0–1) , , — , , 44,747 , , 1–0 , - style="text-align:center; style="background-color:#933;" , - style="text-align:center; background:#fbb;" , 1 , , October 7 , , @ Cubs , , 0–1 , ,

(1–0) , , Cueto (0–1) , , Chapman (1) , , 42,148 , , 0–1 , - style="text-align:center; background:#fbb;" , 2 , , October 8 , , @ Cubs , , 2–5 , ,

(1–0) , , Samardzija (0–1) , , Chapman (2) , , 42,392 , , 0–2 , - style="text-align:center; background:#bfb;" , 3 , , October 10 , , Cubs , , 6–5 (13) , , Blach (1–0) , , Montgomery (0–1) , , — , , 43,571 , , 1–2 , - style="text-align:center; background:#fbb;" , 4 , , October 11 , , Cubs , , 5–6 , , Rondón (1–0) , ,

(0–1) , , Chapman (3) , , 43,166 , , 1–3 , - style="text-align:center; style="background-color:#933;" , colspan="11" , Giants lose series 1–3 , -

Roster

Postseason

Wild Card

Despite having claimed the Wild Card spot on the final day of the regular season, the Giants were able to tab ace

for the Wild Card game start. Bumgarner had an excellent regular season for the Giants, finishing with a career-low in ERA and a career-high in strikeouts, finishing fourth in the National League in both categories. On the hill for the

was

Noah Syndergaard Noah Seth Syndergaard (born August 29, 1992), nicknamed "Thor", is an American professional baseball pitcher for the Los Angeles Dodgers of Major League Baseball (MLB). He has previously played in MLB for the New York Mets, Los Angeles Angels an ...

, who himself finished 3rd in the NL in ERA and 9th in strikeouts. The pitching matchup didn't disappoint, it took until the bottom of the third inning for the game's first hit and baserunner, with Syndergaard striking out four straight batters on two occasions. The closest either side came to scoring was in the top of the 6th when, after

singled and stole second base with two outs,

hit a long fly ball to center field which was caught on the dead run by

Curtis Granderson Curtis Granderson Jr. (born March 16, 1981), nicknamed the "Grandyman", is an American former professional baseball outfielder. He played 16 seasons in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Detroit Tigers, New York Yankees, New York Mets, Los Ang ...

, smashing into the wall and holding on. Syndergaard exited after 7 innings, having struck out 10. Crucially as it turned out, the Giants had forced Syndergaard out of the game with Bumgarner still going strong. Another golden opportunity was squandered by the Giants in the top of the 8th inning, when

Addison Reed Addison Devon Reed (born December 27, 1988) is an American former professional baseball pitcher. He played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Chicago White Sox, Arizona Diamondbacks, New York Mets, Boston Red Sox and Minnesota Twins. Amate ...

struck out

Hunter Pence Hunter Andrew Pence (born April 13, 1983), nicknamed "The Reverend", is an American former professional baseball right fielder and designated hitter. He played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Houston Astros, Philadelphia Phillies, San Fra ...

to end the inning with the bases loaded. After Bumgarner left a runner in scoring position in the bottom of the 8th, the game moved to the 9th with the Mets bringing in closer

Jeurys Familia Jeurys Familia Mojica (; born October 10, 1989) is a Dominican professional baseball pitcher who is currently a free agent. He has played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the New York Mets, Oakland Athletics, Philadelphia Phillies and the Bost ...

led the inning off with a double to left-center, but

Ángel Pagán Ángel Manuel Pagán (born July 2, 1981) is a Puerto Rican former professional baseball outfielder. He played in Major League Baseball for the Chicago Cubs, New York Mets, and San Francisco Giants. Pagán's original contract in Major League Base ...

couldn't lay down the sacrifice bunt and then struck out.

Joe Panik Joseph Matthew Panik (born October 30, 1990) is an American former professional baseball second baseman. He played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the San Francisco Giants, New York Mets, Toronto Blue Jays, and Miami Marlins. Panik was an A ...

worked a walk and

Conor Gillaspie Conor Michael Gillaspie (born July 18, 1987) is an American former Major League Baseball (MLB) third baseman who played for the San Francisco Giants, Chicago White Sox and Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim between 2008 and 2017. Early life Gillaspie ...

stepped up to the plate to launch a three-run home run to right field. Gillaspie had only started the game because

was still dealing with a hamstring injury and had to be left off the roster. Bumgarner then got the final three outs, completing the shutout just as he had done in the 2014 Wild Card Game. Bumgarner made 119 pitches, allowed just 6 total baserunners, striking out 6 and setting an MLB record of 23 consecutive scoreless innings pitched in postseason elimination games. With the win, the Giants equalled the Major League record for consecutive postseason series wins with 11, also extending their streak of postseason elimination game wins to 9. Wednesday, October 5, 2016 – 8:07 p.m. ( EDT) at

Citi Field Citi Field is a baseball stadium located in Flushing Meadows–Corona Park in New York City, United States. It opened in 2009 and is the home field of Major League Baseball's New York Mets. The stadium was built as a replacement for the adjacent ...

New York City New York, often called New York City or NYC, is the List of United States cities by population, most populous city in the United States. With a 2020 population of 8,804,190 distributed over , New York City is also the L ...

Division Series

Game 1, October 7

The Giants started 18-game winner

in Game 1 of the NLDS, while the Cubs countered with 19-game winner

Jon Lester Jonathan Tyler Lester (born January 7, 1984) is an American former professional baseball pitcher. He played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Boston Red Sox, Oakland Athletics, Chicago Cubs, Washington Nationals and St. Louis Cardinals. ...

. Just as in the Wild Card game, both starting pitchers lived up to the billing, and dominated the opposing team's lineup. Also as in that game, the Giants had slightly more opportunities to score in the early innings, but were unable to take advantage of them. The Giants had the leadoff man on base in each of the first three innings, but the Cubs, with the help of a caught stealing and a successful pickoff play at first base were able to wipe the runners off base quickly. Lester seemed to improve as the game went on, and the Giants found it difficult to have extended at bats against him. After 8 dominant innings in which he made just 86 pitches, Lester looked set to come out of the game, as his spot in the lineup along with the spot of his catcher David Ross were due up, and it looked as though Cubs manager

Joe Maddon Joseph John Maddon (born February 8, 1954) is an American former professional baseball manager and coach. He has managed the Tampa Bay Rays, Chicago Cubs, and Los Angeles Angels of Major League Baseball. Maddon began his coaching career in MLB ...

would decide to pinch-hit for them both. In the end before the game reached that point,

Javier Báez Ednel Javier Báez (born December 1, 1992), nicknamed "El Mago" (Spanish for "The Magician"), is a Puerto Rican professional baseball shortstop for the Detroit Tigers of Major League Baseball (MLB). He previously played in MLB for the Chicago Cu ...

cranked a home run to left-field off Cueto which would ultimately seal the game. Cueto nonetheless pitched superbly, striking out 10 in his 8 innings of work and allowing just three hits in total. Neither starter walked a batter. Though

doubled with two outs off Cubs closer

Aroldis Chapman Albertín Aroldis Chapman de la Cruz (; born February 28, 1988) is a Cuban-born American professional baseball relief pitcher who is a free agent. He has played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Cincinnati Reds, New York Yankees and C ...

to give the Giants a faint hope,

grounded out to end the game and give the Cubs the lead in the series.

Game 2, October 8

The Giants started former Cub,

in Game 2. Samardzija had pitched well for the Giants down the stretch, but only lasted four innings in his last appearance at Wrigley Field. Unfortunately for the Giants, Samardzija produced a similar effort this time.

Dexter Fowler William Dexter Fowler (born March 22, 1986) is an American professional baseball outfielder who is a free agent. He has previously played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Colorado Rockies, Houston Astros, Chicago Cubs, St. Louis Cardinal ...

led off the bottom of the 1st inning with a double and was eventually brought in to score on a two-out base hit by

Ben Zobrist Benjamin Thomas Zobrist (; born May 26, 1981), is an American former professional baseball second baseman and outfielder. He played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Tampa Bay Devil Rays/Rays, Oakland Athletics, Kansas City Royals, and Chi ...

. The second inning proved Samardzija's undoing as he loaded the bases with nobody out on the way to giving up three more runs in the frame. A 4-run deficit to the Major League leader in ERA

Kyle Hendricks Kyle Christian Hendricks (born December 7, 1989), nicknamed "The Professor", is an American professional baseball pitcher for the Chicago Cubs of Major League Baseball (MLB). He made his MLB debut in 2014, and led MLB in earned run average for ...

appeared to be a large one already, but the Giants did bring themselves briefly back into the game.

produced a leadoff double and that was followed by another from pinch-hitter

Gregor Blanco Gregor Miguel Blanco Pedraza (born December 24, 1983) is a Venezuelan former professional baseball outfielder who played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Atlanta Braves, the Kansas City Royals, San Francisco Giants, Washington Nationals, ...

spelling the end of the night for Samardzija. Blanco was brought in to score on a sacrifice fly from

and the Giants had halved the deficit. However, those were to be the only runs they would score. In the 4th inning, Hendricks took a line drive off the bat of

off his arm and eventually decided to leave the game. This proved not to help the Giants as, not only did the Cubs bullpen shut them down the rest of the way, but also

Travis Wood Travis Alan Wood (born February 6, 1987) is an American former professional baseball pitcher. He played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Cincinnati Reds, Chicago Cubs, Kansas City Royals, and San Diego Padres. Amateur career Born and raise ...

, brought on to relieve Hendricks, launched a solo home-run off

to pad the Cubs lead in the bottom half of the 4th. This was just the second time a relief pitcher has homered in a postseason game, the last time being in 1924.Passan. Jeff, "The Cubs did something that hasn't been done in 92 years, and nobody wanted to talk about it" yahoo.com, October 9, 2016.
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locked down the save again, and the Giants were faced with elimination in Game 3.

Game 3, October 10

Facing a possible sweep, the Giants were able to call on

to take the mound and try to extend their streak of elimination game wins. As a mark of the strength of the Cubs rotation, they were able to start an 18-game winner and the reigning

Cy Young Award The Cy Young Award is given annually to the best pitchers in Major League Baseball (MLB), one each for the American League (AL) and National League (NL). The award was first introduced in 1956 by Baseball Commissioner Ford Frick in honor of Hall ...

winner

Jake Arrieta Jacob Joseph Arrieta (born March 6, 1986) is an American former professional baseball pitcher. He played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Baltimore Orioles, Chicago Cubs, Philadelphia Phillies, and San Diego Padres. Arrieta played college ...

. Bumgarner wasn't especially sharp and he struggled to put away hitters in the second inning, culminating in a three-run home run with two strikes to Arrieta. The Giants were staring down the barrel with a 3–0 deficit.

singled home

in the third and the Giants narrowed the gap to one in the 5th inning, with Span again the catalyst, tripling and scoring on

's sacrifice fly. Bumgarner left the game after five innings and the bullpen managed to keep the Cubs in check. There looked to be a major turning point in the bottom of the 6th inning, when a play at first was reviewed. After a spectacular sliding save from

at one end, it appeared from multiple angles that first baseman

Anthony Rizzo Anthony Vincent Rizzo (born August 8, 1989) is an American professional baseball first baseman for the New York Yankees of Major League Baseball (MLB). He has previously played in MLB for the San Diego Padres and Chicago Cubs. He is a three-time ...

may have taken his foot off the base, but much to the consternation of the crowd, the call stood as called, wiping out a lead-off runner as the Giants were running out of time. In the bottom of the 8th inning, Belt singled to lead off the inning off

, and

Héctor Rondón Héctor Luis Rondón (born February 26, 1988) is a Venezuelan former professional baseball pitcher. He played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Chicago Cubs, Houston Astros, and Arizona Diamondbacks. Rondón signed as an international fre ...

walked Posey. With two on and nobody out,

called on

for a six out save. After

struck out, Wild Card hero

lined a two-run triple to the gap in right-center to turn the tables and give the Giants the one-run lead.

then singled through the drawn-in infield and the Giants had an insurance run to lead 5–3. Crawford then stole second base, and advanced to third on an errant throw but the Giants weren't able to cash him in.

Sergio Romo Sergio Francisco Romo (born March 4, 1983) is an American professional baseball pitcher for the Acereros de Monclova of the Mexican League. He has previously played in MLB for the San Francisco Giants, Los Angeles Dodgers, Tampa Bay Rays, Miami ...

came in to try to close out the game, but

drew a walk on 8 pitches and

Kris Bryant Kristopher Lee Bryant (born January 4, 1992), nicknamed "KB", is an American professional baseball third baseman and outfielder for the Colorado Rockies of Major League Baseball (MLB). He has previously played in MLB for the Chicago Cubs and San ...

sent a deep fly ball to left field that hit the top of the wall and bounced over for a game-tying two-run home run. The 9th inning had been a huge problem for the Giants all season, and that problem had surfaced again at a crucial time. Romo did manage to pitch through the inning without surrendering the lead, and the game went to extra innings. In the end, it was a battle of two left-handed long relievers to see who would crack first, Ty Blach for the Giants and

Mike Montgomery Michael John Montgomery (born February 27, 1947) is a retired American basketball coach. He is best known for his 18-year tenure at Stanford (1986–2004), where he led the program to 12 NCAA Tournaments, including a Final Four appearance in 199 ...

for the Cubs. Crawford led off the bottom of the 13th inning with a double, and that was followed by a walk-off double off the high wall in right field by

, and the Giants ensured there would be a Game 4 in the series.

Game 4, October 11

The Giants turned to trade deadline acquisition Matt Moore to keep them in the series. Moore, who had pitched in the Game 162 win to see the Giants into the postseason would be opposed by

John Lackey John Derran Lackey (born October 23, 1978) is an American former professional baseball starting pitcher who played in Major League Baseball from 2002 through 2017 for the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim, Boston Red Sox, St. Louis Cardinals and Ch ...

for the Cubs. The early going was good for the Giants as

doubled to lead off the Giants half of the 1st, and came into score on a sacrifice fly from

. Though David Ross would homer to lead off the 3rd inning, the Giants would soon be back on top. With the bases loaded and 1 out in the bottom of the 4th, Moore singled home the go-ahead run, and another would come into score as Lackey couldn't maintain contact with first base as the Cubs attempted to double up Span. A throwing error from

that allowed

to reach third led to a Ross sacrifice fly that immediately cut the Giants lead to 1 in the 5th. The Giants were to hit right back as, after

singled with one out in the bottom half of the inning, Crawford made amends by launching a double that would have been a home run were it not for a short section of railing on the top of the wall of Levi's Landing. Both runners would come into score anyway as

came through again with an RBI base hit (one of four hits in the game for him), and

hit a sacrifice fly to give the Giants a 5–2 lead. The Cubs bullpen again shut the Giants down the rest of the way, but Moore was gradually becoming the story in the game. After 8 innings, Moore had delivered 120 pitches, surrendering just 2 hits, 2 walks and 2 runs (one unearned) whilst striking out 10. However, in a stunning turn of events, five Giants relief pitchers combined to blow the game and the season in the 9th inning. Derek Law allowed a leadoff hit to

, Javier López walked

and

gave up an RBI double to

setting up the tying runs in scoring position.

then entered to allow the tying hit to pinch-hitter Willson Contreras. Finally an out was recorded as

Jason Heyward Jason Alias Heyward (born August 9, 1989), nicknamed "J-Hey" is an American professional baseball right fielder for the Los Angeles Dodgers organization. He has played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Atlanta Braves, St. Louis Cardinals ...

's sacrifice bunt ended up in a force play at second, but another Crawford error allowed Heyward to reach second base. Baez then came through for the Cubs again to bring in Heyward for the go-ahead run off

Hunter Strickland Hunter Drew Strickland (born September 24, 1988) is an American professional baseball pitcher who is a free agent. He has played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the San Francisco Giants, Seattle Mariners, Washington Nationals, New York Mets, Ta ...

. The Giants had blown another 9th inning lead, and didn't have a win in the 9th inning when trailing all season.

promptly struck out the side to eliminate the Giants. With the loss several streaks ended, the Giants equal MLB record 11 straight postseason series win streak, their MLB record 10 game elimination game win streak, and also their even-year World Series win streak dating back to 2010.

Postseason rosters

, style="text-align:left" , *Pitchers: 13

Santiago Casilla Santiago Casilla (born July 25, 1980) is a Dominican former professional baseball relief pitcher. He played in Major League Baseball (MLB) from 2004 to 2018 for the Oakland Athletics and San Francisco Giants. Casilla threw four pitches: a fastba ...

Steven Okert Steven Chandler Okert (born July 9, 1991) is an American professional baseball pitcher for the Miami Marlins of Major League Baseball (MLB). He previously played in MLB for the San Francisco Giants. Career Draft and minor leagues Okert graduate ...

49 Javier López 54

64 Derek Law 70

*Catchers: 14 Trevor Brown 28

*Infielders: 1

Ehire Adrianza Ehire Enrique Adrianza Palma (; born August 21, 1989) is a Venezuelan-American professional baseball shortstop in the Atlanta Braves organization. He has previously played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the San Francisco Giants, Minnesota Twi ...

Kelby Tomlinson Kelby Aaron Tomlinson (born June 16, 1990) is an American former professional baseball utility player. He played college baseball at Texas Tech and played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the San Francisco Giants, by whom he was drafted in 2011 ...

*Outfielders: 2

Jarrett Parker Jarrett Paul Parker (born January 1, 1989) is an American former professional baseball outfielder. He played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the San Francisco Giants and Los Angeles Angels. Amateur career Born in Fort Belvoir, Virginia, Park ...

Gorkys Hernández Gorkys Gustavo Hernández Lugo (born September 7, 1987) is a Venezuelan professional baseball outfielder who is a free agent. He previously played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Pittsburgh Pirates, Miami Marlins, San Francisco Giants, and ...

, - valign="top" , style="text-align:left" , *Pitchers: 13

45 Matt Moore 46

49 Javier López 50 Ty Blach 54

64 Derek Law 70

*Catchers: 14 Trevor Brown 28

*Infielders: 9

*Outfielders: 2

, - valign="top"

Statistics

Batting

''Note: G = Games played; AB = At bats; R = Runs scored; H = Hits; 2B = Doubles; 3B = Triples; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in; BB = Base on balls; SO = Strikeouts; AVG = Batting average; OPS = On base plus slugging percentage; SB = Stolen bases''

Pitching

''Note: W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; G = Games pitched; GS = Games started; SV = Saves; IP = Innings pitched; H = Hits allowed; R = Runs allowed; ER = Earned runs allowed; HR = Home runs allowed; BB = Walks allowed; K = Strikeouts''

Farm system

Notes

References

External links

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2016 San Francisco Giants season at Baseball Reference
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