{"id":14173,"date":"2025-05-17T22:30:46","date_gmt":"2025-05-18T05:30:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportrelay.com\/mlb\/?p=14173"},"modified":"2025-05-18T09:45:33","modified_gmt":"2025-05-18T16:45:33","slug":"athletics-giants-20250518","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sportrelay.com\/mlb\/2025\/05\/17\/athletics-giants-20250518\/","title":{"rendered":"Giants Nip Athletics in Extras after Walk-off Walk in Pitchers\u2019 Duel"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2>Giants 1, Athletics 0 (10 innings)<\/h2>\n<p>SAN FRANCISCO (May 17) \u2014 The <a href=\"https:\/\/sportrelay.com\/mlb\/2025\/05\/13\/athletics-dodgers-20250513\/\">Athletics<\/a> must be tired of <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.baseball-reference.com\/search\/search.fcgi?pid=florewi01,flores005wil&amp;search=Wilmer+Flores&amp;utm_medium=linker&amp;utm_source=sportrelay.com&amp;utm_campaign=2025-05-18_br\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Wilmer Flores<\/a><\/strong>. A 10th-inning bases-loaded walk by Flores, after fouling off several <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.baseball-reference.com\/search\/search.fcgi?pid=millema03,miller005mas&amp;search=Mason+Miller&amp;utm_medium=linker&amp;utm_source=sportrelay.com&amp;utm_campaign=2025-05-18_br\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Mason Miller<\/a><\/strong> pitches, gave the <a href=\"https:\/\/sportrelay.com\/mlb\/2025\/05\/16\/athletics-giants-20250516\/\">San Francisco Giants<\/a> a 1\u20130 win over the Athletics. This came one night after Flores drove in eight of his team\u2019s nine runs.<\/p>\n<p>Athletics starting pitcher <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.baseball-reference.com\/players\/s\/severlu01.shtml?utm_medium=linker&amp;utm_source=sportrelay.com&amp;utm_campaign=2025-05-18_br\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Luis Severino<\/a><\/strong> continued his streak of outstanding performances on the road after six scoreless innings. \u201cI feel like if I only pitch on the road, I\u2019d be freakin\u2019 Cy Young,\u201d Severino joked in reference to winning the coveted annual award. He added of his performance Saturday, \u201cThe mound was really comfortable. I felt like I was seven (feet tall) out there. It was really nice. \u2026 I feel really good. Feel like I was in control of the game all the time. I wasn\u2019t trying to actually throw 100 out there, just trying to make my pitches.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cSevi did a great job,\u201d manager <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.baseball-reference.com\/players\/k\/kotsama01.shtml?utm_medium=linker&amp;utm_source=sportrelay.com&amp;utm_campaign=2025-05-18_br\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Mark Kotsay<\/a><\/strong> said. \u201cThis was a start we needed out of him. Getting us through six innings (while allowing) no runs was an outstanding job. Gave us a chance to win the game.\u201d<\/p>\n<h3>Athletics \u2013 Giants Game Summary<\/h3>\n<p>The only scoring came in the bottom of the tenth off Athletics closer Mason Miller. <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.baseball-reference.com\/players\/a\/adamewi01.shtml?utm_medium=linker&amp;utm_source=sportrelay.com&amp;utm_campaign=2025-05-18_br\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Willy Adames<\/a><\/strong> took second base as the automatic runner when the inning started.<a href=\"https:\/\/www.baseball-reference.com\/players\/w\/wadela01.shtml\"><strong> LaMonte Wade Jr.<\/strong><\/a> walked before <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.baseball-reference.com\/players\/b\/bailepa01.shtml?utm_medium=linker&amp;utm_source=sportrelay.com&amp;utm_campaign=2025-05-18_br\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Patrick Bailey<\/a><\/strong> advanced both runners with a sacrifice bunt.<\/p>\n<h3>What Went Right for the Athletics<\/h3>\n<h4>Pitching<\/h4>\n<p><a id=\"ei2DItx-Qi9GakQ-My65dQ\" class=\"gie-single\" style=\"color: #a7a7a7; text-decoration: none; font-weight: normal !important; border: none; display: inline-block;\" href=\"http:\/\/www.gettyimages.com\/detail\/2215652618\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Embed from Getty Images<\/a><script>window.gie=window.gie||function(c){(gie.q=gie.q||[]).push(c)};gie(function(){gie.widgets.load({id:'ei2DItx-Qi9GakQ-My65dQ',sig:'IefbTwx4w313wrf49E-KyB58SRlBAWNKMGUivwDb2vo=',w:'594px',h:'401px',items:'2215652618',caption: true ,tld:'com',is360: false })});<\/script><script src='\/\/embed-cdn.gettyimages.com\/widgets.js' charset='utf-8' async><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Severino allowed only four hits and one walk, striking out five. He threw 96 pitches, with 67 being strikes, to 23 batters. After his previous appearance, Severino had mentioned the need to avoid walking the bottom third of the opposing lineup. He said that this was one of the positives from his outing Saturday. \u201cI gave up a walk, but it was to a guy who\u2019s been really hot (Flores). \u2026 That\u2019s my goal this year, limit the walks and limit walks to the guys that I don\u2019t have to walk.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Athletics relievers <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.baseball-reference.com\/players\/s\/sternju01.shtml?utm_medium=linker&amp;utm_source=sportrelay.com&amp;utm_campaign=2025-05-18_br\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Justin Sterner<\/a><\/strong> and <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.baseball-reference.com\/search\/search.fcgi?pid=ferguty01,fergus003tyl&amp;search=Tyler+Ferguson&amp;utm_medium=linker&amp;utm_source=sportrelay.com&amp;utm_campaign=2025-05-18_br\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Tyler Ferguson<\/a><\/strong> each had a scoreless appearance, Sterner in the seventh and eighth and Ferguson in the ninth. Sterner allowed a hit and a walk, striking out two. Ferguson pitched a 1-2-3 inning.<\/p>\n<h4>Several Scoring Chances<\/h4>\n<p>In the top of the first, the Athletics had a runner on second with two outs. The Athletics also had runners on first and second with nobody out in the second. In the fourth, they had runners on the corners with one out. It became runners on second and third after a two-out stolen base. And in the ninth, the automatic runner reached third with two outs for the top of the lineup. <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.baseball-reference.com\/search\/search.fcgi?pid=wilsoja05,wilsoja04,wilson016jac&amp;search=Jacob+Wilson&amp;utm_medium=linker&amp;utm_source=sportrelay.com&amp;utm_campaign=2025-05-18_br\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Jacob Wilson<\/a><\/strong>\u2019s walk made it runners on the corners with two outs.<\/p>\n<h3>What Went Wrong for the Athletics<\/h3>\n<h4>Did Not Convert the Scoring Chances<\/h4>\n<p>\u2026but none of these scenarios produced runs. A grounder to third stranded the runner in the first. In the second, a lineout to center, a strikeout, and a grounder to second combined to waste the opportunity. After getting runners on the corners in the fourth, a popup to third and a strikeout squandered the scoring chance. And in the tenth, the leadoff hitter failed to get the bunt down, ultimately striking out. This kept the runner from advancing to third before there were two outs, instead advancing him on a grounder to second by <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.baseball-reference.com\/players\/k\/kurtzni01.shtml?utm_medium=linker&amp;utm_source=sportrelay.com&amp;utm_campaign=2025-05-18_br\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Nick Kurtz<\/a><\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>Of the nine runners the Athletics left on base, five were in scoring position. The Athletics were 1-for-10 with runners in scoring position, but that hit did not produce a run.<\/p>\n<p>This was the chief reason the Athletics lost the game, Kotsay said. \u201cWe offensively did not execute,\u201d he said. \u201cWe didn\u2019t get the job done in the 10th inning as well. Getting a bunt down there in the infield, then Kurtz\u2019s ball most likely gets through the infield and we score a run there.\u201d<\/p>\n<h3>Quick Hits<\/h3>\n<p>This was the second Athletics loss via shutout this season. It was also their second walk-off loss of 2025, the other coming against the <a href=\"https:\/\/sportrelay.com\/mlb\/category\/marlins\/\">Miami Marlins<\/a> May 3. However, it was their first walk-off loss via base on balls since April 7, 2019 at the <a href=\"https:\/\/sportrelay.com\/mlb\/category\/astros\/\">Houston Astros<\/a>. It was also their first loss after holding their opponents scoreless through nine innings since August 15, 2018 versus the <a href=\"https:\/\/sportrelay.com\/mlb\/category\/mariners\/\">Seattle Mariners<\/a>. \u2026 Severino has not allowed a home run in seven straight starts and has a 40 2\/3-inning homerless streak. The streak is the second-longest active streak in the majors behind <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.baseball-reference.com\/players\/s\/sengako01.shtml?utm_medium=linker&amp;utm_source=sportrelay.com&amp;utm_campaign=2025-05-18_br\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Kodai Senga<\/a><\/strong> of the <a href=\"https:\/\/sportrelay.com\/mlb\/category\/mets\/\">New York Mets<\/a> (43 1\/3 innings).<\/p>\n<h3>Looking Ahead<\/h3>\n<p>Doval (3\u20131) earned the win, with Miller (0\u20132) taking the loss, both in relief.<\/p>\n<p>The Athletics (22\u201324) and Giants (27\u201319) will conclude their three-game series Sunday afternoon. Probable starters are lefty <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.baseball-reference.com\/players\/s\/sprinje01.shtml?utm_medium=linker&amp;utm_source=sportrelay.com&amp;utm_campaign=2025-05-18_br\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Jeffrey Springs<\/a><\/strong> (5\u20133, 4.27 ERA) for the Athletics and future Hall of Famer <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.baseball-reference.com\/players\/v\/verlaju01.shtml?utm_medium=linker&amp;utm_source=sportrelay.com&amp;utm_campaign=2025-05-18_br\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Justin Verlander<\/a><\/strong> (0\u20133, 4.31 ERA) for the Giants. First pitch will be at 1:05 pm Pacific.<\/p>\n<h4>Main Photo:<\/h4>\n<p><a id=\"xcMxuQ3MTb5cJszJ5NEuKA\" class=\"gie-single\" style=\"color: #a7a7a7; text-decoration: none; font-weight: normal !important; border: none; display: inline-block;\" href=\"http:\/\/www.gettyimages.com\/detail\/2215652559\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Embed from Getty Images<\/a><script>window.gie=window.gie||function(c){(gie.q=gie.q||[]).push(c)};gie(function(){gie.widgets.load({id:'xcMxuQ3MTb5cJszJ5NEuKA',sig:'jQ9JF3O1cIFe6IrLhp1Ta39fJ06J1eW7xm4azlSbXxs=',w:'594px',h:'401px',items:'2215652559',caption: true ,tld:'com',is360: false })});<\/script><script src='\/\/embed-cdn.gettyimages.com\/widgets.js' charset='utf-8' async><\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Giants 1, Athletics 0 (10 innings) SAN FRANCISCO (May 17) \u2014 The Athletics must be tired of Wilmer Flores. A 10th-inning bases-loaded walk by Flores, after fouling off several Mason Miller pitches, gave the San Francisco Giants a 1\u20130 win over the Athletics. This came one night after Flores drove in eight of his team\u2019s [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":14174,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"pmpro_default_level":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[26,43],"tags":[1879,1932,1770,1900,387,1881,752],"class_list":["post-14173","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-athletics","category-giants","tag-2025-athletics-season","tag-2025-san-francisco-giants-season","tag-jacob-wilson","tag-justin-sterner","tag-luis-severino","tag-tyler-ferguson","tag-wilmer-flores","pmpro-has-access","eq-blocks"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v25.0 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Giants Nip Athletics in Extras after Pitchers\u2019 Duel - Sport Relay<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"The San Francisco Giants edged the Athletics, 1\u20130, in ten innings on a walk-off walk by Wilmer Flores Saturday evening at Oracle Park.\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/sportrelay.com\/mlb\/2025\/05\/17\/athletics-giants-20250518\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Giants Nip Athletics in Extras after Pitchers\u2019 Duel - Sport Relay\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"The San Francisco Giants edged the Athletics, 1\u20130, in ten innings on a walk-off walk by Wilmer Flores Saturday evening at Oracle Park.\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/sportrelay.com\/mlb\/2025\/05\/17\/athletics-giants-20250518\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"Major League Baseball\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:publisher\" content=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/100088190202878\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:author\" content=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/thompsontalks\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2025-05-18T05:30:46+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:modified_time\" content=\"2025-05-18T16:45:33+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/sportrelay.com\/mlb\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/05\/20250517-Athletics-Giants.jpg\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:width\" content=\"594\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:height\" content=\"401\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:type\" content=\"image\/jpeg\" \/>\n<meta name=\"author\" content=\"Evan M. 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