Baltimore Orioles vs San Francisco Giants Match Player Stats (Sep 19, 2024)

September 19, 2024 • Camden Yards
Final: Orioles 5, Giants 3 (Walk-off)
Winning Hit: Santander HR #42
Result: Giants eliminated (74-79)

Anthony Santander sent Ryan Walker’s slider into the Baltimore night with two outs in the ninth. The two-run shot gave the Orioles a 5-3 win on September 19, 2024, and knocked the Giants out of the playoff race for good.

September 19 Box Score

Game 153. Both teams fighting for different things. The Giants trying to stay alive, the Orioles trying to lock down October.

Camden Yards • 23,181 fans • 79°F, partly cloudy

Walker came into the ninth with a 1.91 ERA and the Giants clinging to their season. After Colton Cowser singled with two outs, Santander worked the count full and fouled off four straight pitches before connecting on his 42nd homer of the year. The ball landed just over the grounds crew shed in right-center. Not a moonshot, but it didn’t need to be.

Starting Pitchers Set Early Tone

Zach Eflin and Logan Webb matched zeros for three innings before the offenses woke up. Here’s how the starters fared in this Baltimore vs SF matchup:

Webb’s eight strikeouts looked good on paper, but he averaged 19.2 pitches per inning and left after five. Bob Melvin needed three relievers to cover the final four innings. Not what you want in a must-win game.

Eflin kept his 2.60 season ERA intact while giving Baltimore six solid innings on 93 pitches. The only real damage? Conforto’s two-run shot in the fourth.

Fourth Inning Flips the Script

San Francisco struck first. Michael Conforto took Eflin deep on a 2-1 count for a two-run shot, his 18th of the year. The Giants had a 2-0 lead with their ace on the mound.

Then Baltimore’s offense woke up. Adley Rutschman started the comeback with an RBI double down the line, his 19th two-bagger of the season. Two outs later, Jackson Holliday stepped up. The rookie came in hitting .189, but that didn’t matter. He roped a two-RBI single past a diving Fitzgerald to put the O’s ahead 3-2.

Just like that, the game turned.

Orioles Player Statistics

Henderson swiped his 20th base in the first inning, while Mullins added his 30th steal later. The Orioles spread 10 hits among eight different players, with O’Hearn collecting two singles and Santander reaching base three times.

Giants Batting Statistics

Wade and Yastrzemski going hitless at the top of the order killed San Francisco’s chances. When your 1-2 hitters combine for 0-for-7, you’re asking the bottom of the lineup to carry too much weight. Schmitt tried with two hits, but it wasn’t enough.

The Giants collected eight hits but stranded seven runners and grounded into two double plays. Those missed opportunities loomed large when the game tightened up late.

Bullpens Lock It Down

For four innings after the starters left, runs became extinct.

Baltimore’s best chance came in the seventh when they loaded the bases against Spencer Bivens. Camden Yards got loud. 23,181 fans on their feet, sensing the knockout punch. But Bivens wiggled free without allowing a run, keeping it 3-2.

That missed opportunity meant everything stayed tight heading to the ninth.

O’s-Giants Relief Pitching

Soto’s line shows why Hyde went to him: inherited all three runners from Domínguez and stranded them all with the double play. Walker inherited Cowser and he came around to score on Santander’s blast.

The Wild Ninth Inning

Seranthony Domínguez took the mound for the save but immediately walked Yastrzemski and pinch-hitter Mark Canha. Casey Schmitt, who’d already collected two hits, lined a single to right that scored pinch-runner Brett Wisely and tied the game 3-3.

Brandon Hyde went to Gregory Soto with the bases loaded and one out. The lefty needed just three pitches to get LaMonte Wade Jr. to ground into a 4-6-3 double play, keeping the game tied and setting up Baltimore’s chance to win it.

In the bottom half, Walker retired the first two Orioles before Cowser singled. That brought up Santander, who’d walked twice and was looking for his first hit of the day. The eight-pitch battle featured four straight fouls before Santander launched Walker’s 23rd pitch of the inning over the wall in right-center. The Orioles dugout emptied as he rounded the bases, and his teammates mobbed him at home plate.

Where Both Teams Stood

San Francisco dropped to 74-79. Done. NBC Sports Bay Area reported the Giants came in needing just one loss to be eliminated, and Santander provided it. They’d limp to an 80-82 finish, fourth place in the NL West. Their struggles continued in divisional matchups against the Dodgers all season long.

The Orioles? They improved to 85-68, staying three games clear of Kansas City for the AL’s top Wild Card spot. Baltimore would finish 91-71 before bowing out to the Royals in October, but on this night they controlled their own destiny.

Key Individual Performances

Anthony Santander couldn’t buy a hit for eight innings. Went 0-for-3 with two walks. Didn’t matter when it counted. His 42nd homer came at the perfect time, and he’d finish 2024 with 44 homers and 102 RBIs. Only four other switch-hitters in baseball history have hit 44 in a season: Mantle, Berkman, Jones, and now Santander. MLB.com’s player page has all his All-Star numbers.

Jackson Holliday‘s season average sat at .189, but he picked the right time to come through. His two-RBI single off Webb gave Baltimore the lead when they needed it most. That’s what September baseball is about.

Michael Conforto kept the Giants alive early, going 2-for-4 with his 18th homer. He’d finish with 20 homers and 66 RBIs, one of the few bright spots in a tough Giants season.

Ryan Walker came in with that sparkling 1.91 ERA. Left with his first loss since August 6, now 9-4. One bad slider. Season over.

Baltimore SF Game Totals

The numbers from September 19:

Baltimore outhit San Francisco 10-8. The Giants drew four walks to Baltimore’s three. Baltimore struck out 13 times to San Francisco’s nine. Each team grounded into two double plays.

Henderson (20th) and Mullins (30th) both swiped bags for Baltimore. The Giants? Zero steals. That speed difference showed up all year.

Game time: 2:48. Quick for a September game with playoff implications.

San Francisco stranded seven runners and ranked 17th in runs scored all season. You can’t win in September leaving that many on base. Not when every game counts.

FAQs About Orioles Giants Stats

The Baltimore Orioles vs San Francisco Giants match player stats from September 19, 2024: Santander’s ninth-inning blast off Walker kept the O’s rolling while sending the Giants packing. One swing. Two different winters.