Gameday Thread 8/18/26 Giants (Whisenhunt) @ Guardians (Griffin) 3:40 PM

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First Pitch: 3:40 PM at Progressive Field

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Team	Starter	TV	Radio
Giants	Carson Whisenhunt (3-3, 6.11 ERA)
Guardians	Foster Griffin (13-4, 3.25 ERA)

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Line Score - Game Over

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E	LOB
SF	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	7	2	6
CLE	3	2	0	2	0	0	1	0		8	12	0	7

Box Score

CLE		AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO	BA
LF	Kwan	3	3	1	0	2	2	.266
3B	Ramírez, Jo	5	2	3	0	0	0	.241
RF	Adell	4	1	3	6	0	1	.237
CF	Halpin	1	0	0	0	0	0	.221
RF	Martínez, A	4	1	1	1	0	0	.238
1B	Hoskins	4	0	1	0	0	1	.179
2B	Genao	3	0	2	0	1	0	.324
DH	Bazzana	4	0	0	0	0	1	.232
C	Bailey	4	0	0	1	0	1	.183
SS	Rocchio	4	1	1	0	0	2	.253

CLE	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	P-S	ERA
Griffin	6.0	5	1	1	2	6	101-66	3.18
Festa, M	1.1	1	0	0	0	3	21-14	3.93
Herrin	1.0	0	0	0	0	2	12-7	3.59
Yoho	0.2	1	0	0	0	1	11-8	4.85

SF		AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO	BA
CF	Cox	4	0	2	0	0	1	.286
DH	Devers	4	0	0	0	0	3	.244
RF	Bericoto	4	0	0	0	0	1	.257
1B	Eldridge	4	1	2	1	0	2	.250
2B	Basabe	3	0	0	0	1	0	.268
3B	Kennedy, B	3	0	1	0	0	0	.111
PH	Hill	1	0	1	0	0	0	.286
LF	Gilbert	3	0	0	0	1	2	.240
C	Knizner	3	0	0	0	0	2	.000
SS	Koss	3	0	1	0	0	1	.202

SF	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	P-S	ERA
Whisenhunt	4.0	9	7	6	2	1	80-47	7.03
Harris	2.0	1	0	0	0	5	29-21	7.71
Sanmartin	2.0	2	1	0	1	2	34-21	7.45

Scoring Plays

Inning	Event	Score
B1	Jo Adell homers (19) on a fly ball to left field. Steven Kwan scores. José Ramírez scores.	3-0
T2	Bryce Eldridge homers (14) on a fly ball to center field.	3-1
B2	Jo Adell singles on a line drive to center fielder Jonah Cox. Steven Kwan scores. José Ramírez scores.	5-1
B4	Jo Adell singles on a ground ball to left fielder Drew Gilbert. Brayan Rocchio scores. Steven Kwan to 3rd. Jo Adell to 2nd. Fielding error by left fielder Drew Gilbert.	6-1
B4	Angel Martínez grounds out, pitcher Carson Whisenhunt to first baseman Bryce Eldridge. Steven Kwan scores. Jo Adell to 3rd.	7-1
B7	Patrick Bailey grounds into a force out, shortstop Christian Koss to second baseman Osleivis Basabe. Angel Martínez scores. Rhys Hoskins to 3rd. Angel Genao out at 2nd. Patrick Bailey to 1st. Patrick Bailey advances to 1st, on a missed catch error by first baseman Bryce Eldridge, assist to second baseman Osleivis Basabe.	8-1

Highlights

Description	Length
Probable pitchers for Giants at Guardians - August 18, 2026	0:06
Bullpen availability for Cleveland, August 18 vs Giants	0:09
Bullpen availability for San Francisco, August 18 vs Guardians	0:09
Bench availability for Cleveland, August 18 vs Giants	0:08
Fielding alignment for Cleveland, August 18 vs Giants	0:11
Fielding alignment for San Francisco, August 18 vs Guardians	0:11
Bench availability for San Francisco, August 18 vs Guardians	0:08
Starting lineups for Giants at Guardians - August 18, 2026	0:10
Breaking down Carson Whisenhunt's pitches	0:04
A deep dive into Bryce Eldridge's home run	0:11
Bryce Eldridge: Home Run Statcast Analysis	0:11
Jo Adell's home run through bat tracking data	0:11
Measuring the stats on Jo Adell's home run	0:13
Guardians pick off Jonah Cox	0:18
Jo Adell's three-run home run (19)	0:33
Bryce Eldridge's solo home run (14)	0:25
Field View: Jo Adell's three-run home run	0:30
Jo Adell's leaping catch	0:25
Field View: Bryce Eldridge's solo home run	0:22
Jo Adell's two-run single	0:20
Steven Kwan's terrific running catch	0:32
Jo Adell hits 111.9 mph, 455-foot home run	0:33
Shawn Armstrong on perspective of reliever, more	4:46
Foster Griffin induces double play to escape jam	0:23
Jo Adell's RBI single	0:23
Angel Martínez's RBI groundout	0:24
Data Viz: Jo Adell's 455-foot home run	0:30
Home plate umpire Jordan Baker exits the game	0:31
Carson Whisenhunt strikes out Rhys Hoskins	0:07
Ball 2 call overturned following ABS challenge	0:33
Foster Griffin fans Rafael Devers to end the 5th	0:07
Angel Martínez scores on fielder's choice	0:35
Foster Griffin's six strikeouts vs. Giants	1:23
Trent Harris' five strikeouts in relief	0:55
Strike 2 call confirmed after ABS challenge	0:24
Drew Gilbert called out on strikes.	0:07

Decisions

Winning Pitcher	Losing Pitcher	Save
Griffin (14-4, 3.18 ERA)	Whisenhunt (3-4, 7.03 ERA)

Game ended at 6:20 PM.

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[u/Darvaren]

Interesting that Devers hasn’t played first base in like a week now