Baltimore Orioles vs. San Francisco Game Player Stats and Box Scores for September 17

On Tuesday, the Baltimore Orioles hosted the San Francisco Giants one last time for the 2024 regular season in Camden Yards. The O's are fighting for the AL East division title with the New York Yankees. As for the Giants, they are out of the playoff race and could only hope for a better season next year.

Albert Suarez started for the O's, but it turned out to be shaky. Suarez surrendered three runs in two innings. As for the Giants, Blake Snell took to a strong start by giving the O's a hard time. Snell's dominant pitching took down the O's and their top hitters with ease.

The Giants dominated the O's with their strong offense as they provided enough support for Snell. Brett Wisely had a sac fly, while Mike Yastrezemski went deep with a homer and an RBI. Donovan Walton's RBI increased the team's lead to 4-0.

The O's retired Suarez to the dugout after his struggling start. Keegan Akin stepped in during the sixth inning. Snell pitched six scoreless innings for the Giants and recorded 12 strikeouts with just two walks and one hit. Snell's dominance set the pace for the Giants, giving them an edge over this series.

Baltimore Orioles vs. San Francisco Game Game Player Stats

Baltimore Orioles game player stats

HITTERS	AB	H	BB	SO	LOB	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS	FPTS
A. Slater LF	3	0	0	2	1	.204	.318	.263	.582	-1.0
d- C. Cowser PH-LF	1	1	0	0	0	.243	.324	.437	.761	2.0
A. Rutschman C	4	0	0	2	2	.252	.322	.397	.720	-1.0
G. Henderson SS	4	0	0	3	1	.280	.365	.539	.904	-1.5
A. Santander RF	4	0	0	1	0	.239	.309	.510	.819	-0.5
E. Jimenez DH	2	0	0	2	0	.242	.294	.343	.637	-1.0
a- H. Kjerstad PH-DH	2	2	0	0	0	.274	.376	.425	.801	2.0
E. Rivera 3B	2	1	0	1	0	.228	.305	.315	.620	0.5
b- R. O'Hearn PH-1B	2	1	0	1	1	.255	.328	.411	.739	1.5
C. Mullins CF	3	0	1	1	4	.231	.305	.408	.712	2.5
C. Mayo 1B-3B	2	0	0	2	1	.081	.190	.081	.272	-1.0
c- J. Holliday PH-2B	1	0	0	0	0	.169	.222	.297	.518	0.0
L. Soto 2B-3B	2	0	1	0	0	.000	.250	.000	.250	1.0
Total	32	5	2	15	10	-	-	-	-	-

PITCHERS	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	ERA	WHIP	FPTS
A. Suarez (L, 8-6)	3.1	6	4	4	2	3	1	3.60	1.32	-5.5
K. Akin	2.2	0	0	0	1	3	0	3.27	0.93	8.5
B. Smith	2.0	0	0	0	0	3	0	4.95	1.35	7.5
C. Kimbrel	0.2	3	6	6	2	2	0	5.33	1.36	-8.0
M. Bowman	0.1	1	0	0	0	0	0	3.55	1.14	0.0
Total	9.0	10	10	10	5	11	1	-	-	-

San Francisco Giants game player stats

HITTERS	AB	R	H	RBI	HR	BB	SO	LOB	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS	FPTS
M. Yastrzemski RF	4	2	2	2	1	1	1	1	.237	.312	.442	.754	9.5
T. Fitzgerald SS	5	0	0	0	0	0	4	6	.291	.344	.520	.864	-2.0
L. Wade 1B	5	1	2	2	0	0	1	0	.268	.392	.378	.770	4.5
H. Ramos LF	5	1	1	1	0	0	2	1	.266	.319	.468	.787	3.0
M. Conforto DH	5	0	1	2	0	0	0	1	.226	.302	.423	.725	3.0
P. Bailey C	5	1	1	0	0	0	3	2	.236	.297	.340	.636	0.5
G. McCray CF	2	3	2	0	0	2	0	0	.239	.280	.466	.745	11.0
D. Walton 2B	2	1	1	1	0	2	0	1	.222	.364	.556	.919	5.0
B. Wisely 3B	2	1	0	2	0	0	0	1	.227	.268	.330	.598	3.0
Total	35	10	10	10	1	5	11	13	-	-	-	-	-

PITCHERS	IP	H	BB	SO	ERA	WHIP	FPTS
B. Snell (W, 4-3)	6.0	1	2	12	3.31	1.08	31.0
S. Hjelle	0.2	1	0	1	3.91	1.18	1.5
E. Miller	0.1	0	0	0	3.52	1.20	1.0
T. Rogers	1.0	1	0	1	2.98	1.03	2.5
T. Beck	1.0	2	0	1	2.00	1.22	1.5
Total	9.0	5	2	15	-	-	-

Mike Yastrezemski hits a home run today

Mike Yastrezemski put the Giants on the board first with a solo home run during the top of the first inning. Yastrezemski was the bright spot of the Giants offense. The Giants are still five games behind the .500 mark.

The O's are currently in a tough position as they trail the Yankees by three games. The O's are left with a handful of games to defeat the Yanks and win the AL East Division title.

Disaster continued for the Orioles as the Giants racked up six runs in the ninth inning. Craig Kimbrel struggled on the mound after surrendering six earned runs in six innings. The O's failed to score as Giant's pitchers rocked their offense. It's been a tough few weeks for the O's. The Giants had a dominant game from both ends as they won with a 10-0 final score.

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