Giants avoid late collapse, finally beat Diamondbacks on ninth attempt

Justice delos Santos, The Mercury News on Jul 2, 2026

Published in Baseball

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PHOENIX — They may have needed nine tries and they may have teetered on the verge of collapse, but at long last, the Giants have beaten the Arizona Diamondbacks.

Despite nearly giving the game away in the bottom of the eighth inning, the Giants beat the Arizona Diamondbacks, 6-4, on Wednesday evening at Chase Field, avoiding being swept by Arizona for a third time this season.

Trevor McDonald turned in his best outing of the year, allowing just one hit over six shutout innings. The rookie right-hander had been very shaky over the last six weeks, entering play with a 6.47 ERA over his last seven starts. Of those seven starts, McDonald failed to complete at least four innings on three occasions.

Offensively, the Giants got a solo home run by Heliot Ramos (sixth) and a two-run homer by rookie outfielder Victor Bericoto (fourth). Five players reached base multiple times, and four recorded multiple hits.

Following four scoreless innings apiece from McDonald and Zac Gallen, the Giants put up a three-spot in the top of the fifth on a solo homer by Ramos and a two-run homer by Bericoto.

San Francisco followed up with three more runs in the top of the sixth on an RBI triple by Ramos that nearly cleared the right-field fence, as well as a pair of RBI singles by Jung Hoo Lee and Drew Cavanaugh.

Ryan Walker entered the bottom of the eighth with a six-run lead to play with, but the Diamondbacks stormed back into the game thanks to a comedy of errors.

Nolan Arenado led off the inning with a single, advanced to second on a wild pitch, then scored on a single by Pavin Smith. Tommy Troy reached on what the official scorer called a single, but shortstop Christian Koss should’ve been charged with an error for muffing a grounder. And with two on and none out, the Giants orchestrated one of their worst defensive sequences of the season.

Ketel Marte, who has been a thorn in San Francisco’s side all season, dropped in a hit to left field just beyond the dive of Victor Bericoto. The ball rolled away from Bericoto, who fired a throw to Koss. Koss then tried to throw out Troy at third, but the ball hit Troy and rolled away, allowing two runs to score instead of one.

Walker failed to retire any of the four batters he faced, and with the Giants’ lead now 6-3, manager Tony Vitello went back to his bullpen.

Dylan Smith limited the damage as best he could, allowing an inherited runner to score on a groundout, but ended the inning with the Giants still leading by 6-4.

Up next

The Giants will enjoy an off day in Denver before beginning a three-game series against the Colorado Rockies at Coors Field beginning on Friday. Logan Webb, Robbie Ray and Tyler Mahle are slated to start in that order.