SF Giants sweep split doubleheader behind three homers, Whisenhunt's strong season debut

Justice delos Santos, The Mercury News on Jun 17, 2026

Published in Baseball

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The Giants won Game 1 of Wednesday’s weather-induced split doubleheader thanks to three homers from the offense and an excellent outing from a left-handed pitcher. That formula worked so well that they stuck with it for Game 2.

Behind a trifecta of homers from Bryce Eldridge, Luis Arraez and Willy Adames and five solid innings from rookie Carson Whisenhunt, the Giants defeated the Atlanta Braves 7-5 to sweep Wednesday’s split doubleheader and win their third game in a row.

If San Francisco wins tomorrow, it would be the team’s first time recording a sweep all season, as well as its first time winning four games in a row.

The Giants found themselves on the verge of blowing a five-run lead in the bottom of the ninth when left-handed reliever Matt Gage allowed three runs and the Braves brought the tying run to the plate, but right-hander Tristan Beck recorded the game’s final two outs to pick up his fifth career save.

Whisenhunt, called up to be the 27th man for the second game, impressed in his season debut, allowing two runs over five-plus innings with two walks to two strikeouts. The rookie left-hander cruised through his first five innings and wasn’t pulled until he allowed three straight singles in the bottom of the sixth.

Eldridge expanded his on-base streak to 22 games by hitting his sixth home run of the season, a 406-foot blast that cleared the center field fence. He joins Hall of Famer Willie McCovey as the only Giant rookies age 21 or younger to have an on-base streak that long.

Through 33 games, Eldridge is posting a .963 OPS, which would be tied with four-time MVP Shohei Ohtani for the best in the National League if he played enough games to qualify.

Eldridge’s solo shot immediately followed a no-doubt blast from, surprisingly, Arraez. The second baseman’s two-run blast wasn’t just his third home run of the season, but his first outside of Sutter Health Park in West Sacramento.

Adames’ solo homer, his second of the day after homering in Game 1, was his 13th of the season.

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