{"id":483312,"date":"2025-09-17T21:55:57","date_gmt":"2025-09-18T01:55:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/deultimominuto.net\/en\/uncategorized\/verlander-shines-as-jerar-encarnacion-and-rafael-devers-decide-giants-victory-in-extras\/"},"modified":"2025-09-17T21:55:57","modified_gmt":"2025-09-18T01:55:57","slug":"verlander-shines-as-jerar-encarnacion-and-rafael-devers-decide-giants-victory-in-extras","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/deultimominuto.com\/en\/sports\/baseball\/verlander-shines-as-jerar-encarnacion-and-rafael-devers-decide-giants-victory-in-extras\/","title":{"rendered":"Verlander shines as Jerar Encarnaci\u00f3n and Rafael Devers decide Giants&#8217; victory in extras"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n<strong>PHOENIX (MLB.com).\u2014<\/strong> Veteran pitcher <strong>Justin Verlander<\/strong> offered another pitching gem and, backed by Dominicans <strong>Jerar Encarnaci\u00f3n<\/strong> and <strong>Rafael Devers<\/strong>, the <strong>San Francisco Giants<\/strong> prevailed this Wednesday 5-0 in 11 innings over the <strong>Arizona Diamondbacks<\/strong> at <strong>Chase Field<\/strong>, cutting a streak of four consecutive losses.\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>You may be interested in<\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/ab.deultimominuto.net\/deportes\/beisbol\/cachorros-barren-a-los-piratas-y-aseguran-su-pase-a-la-postemporada\/#google_vignette\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">:Cubs sweep the Pirates and secure their spot in the postseason<\/a><\/p>\n\n\nThe 42-year-old right-hander worked <strong>seven scoreless innings<\/strong>, allowing just three hits and two walks, to achieve his <strong>first stretch of four consecutive starts<\/strong> with one or no earned runs allowed in his entire career. In more than a century of history, the only pitcher of that age to achieve this had been <strong>Roger Clemens<\/strong> in 2005.\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">However, the mound duel kept the Giants&#8217; offense at bay, who were handcuffed for nine innings by <strong>Brandon Pfaadt<\/strong>, Arizona&#8217;s starter, who also delivered a luxury performance by keeping them scoreless.<\/p>\n\n\nThe definition came in the <strong>11th inning<\/strong>, when <strong>Encarnaci\u00f3n, Devers and Christian Koss<\/strong> responded with timely hits to open the scoreboard and deliver the final blow that secured the visiting victory.\n\nWith this result, the Giants are placed alongside the <strong>Cincinnati Reds<\/strong> at 2.5 games behind the <strong>New York Mets<\/strong>, who occupy the third wild card spot in the National League. The <strong>Diamondbacks<\/strong>, for their part, remain the closest team to that last ticket, also at 2.5 games.\n\nThe Bay&#8217;s team, which had barely connected two hits in 18 previous innings since their four-run production in the first inning of Tuesday&#8217;s game, finally found the reaction needed to stay in the fight for the postseason.","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>PHOENIX (MLB.com).\u2014 Veteran pitcher Justin Verlander offered another pitching gem and, backed by Dominicans Jerar Encarnaci\u00f3n and Rafael Devers, the San Francisco Giants prevailed this Wednesday 5-0 in 11 innings over the Arizona Diamondbacks at Chase Field, cutting a streak of four consecutive losses. 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