After splitting a pair of exciting games on Monday and Tuesday, the San Francisco Giants and Atlanta Braves had another thriller on Sunday. This one came down to the wire, with the Braves celebrating a walk-off win.
Tommy La Stella hit an RBI single in the top of the ninth inning to give the Giants an insurance run and a 3-1 lead. But the Braves quickly took that insurance away when Dansby Swanson led off the bottom of the ninth and cut the deficit in half with a home run.
DANSBY 👀#ForTheA | @LieutenantDans7 pic.twitter.com/0gtT6jordu
— Atlanta Braves (@Braves) June 23, 2022
Marcell Ozuna then singled, bringing up Matt Olson, who homered twice on Tuesday. Olson didn’t homer this time, narrowly missing the sweet spot of his bat with a flyout to deep center. But Ozuna made a heads-up play and tagged up from first. One hitter later, that loomed large when William Contreras singled in Ozuna to tie the game.
Tied UP! Vote Wild Bill 😎https://t.co/DZR0ZYbjhX | @Wcontreras42 pic.twitter.com/aO2sK95ZIf
— Atlanta Braves (@Braves) June 23, 2022
The good baserunning did not stop there.
Orlando Arcia struck out but Contreras — while not known for his speed — stole second base on the third strike. That brought up Adam Duvall, who singled in Contreras to win the game.
We were down 2 runs in the 9th when Duvall of the sudden…!!#ForTheA pic.twitter.com/leH9UlYYib
— Atlanta Braves (@Braves) June 23, 2022
how in the world did the braves just win this game lol
— Battery Power (@BatteryPowerSBN) June 23, 2022
Incredible baseball. This team is fun. Oh baby the Braves are going to be good for a while.
— Gaurav (@gvedak) June 23, 2022
2021 Braves spotted the league April-July and they couldn't stop us.
2022 Braves spotted the league April-May and they're about to meet a similar fate.
— Dayton from Nebraska (@BravesAmerica) June 23, 2022
That might be the most amazing win of the #Braves season so far.
Holy crap.#ForTheA
— Tim Williams (@timwilliamsart) June 23, 2022
The Braves are now 1-26 this season when trailing after the seventh inning and the Giants are now 26-1 this season when LEADING through the eighth inning 👀
— Kevin Keneely (@KevinKeneely1) June 23, 2022
What great AB’s in the 9th by the Braves. What a series!!! The Giants & Braves are both solid teams.
— Josh Weaver (@FourFourHipHop) June 23, 2022
This has been a thrilling series with basically no breaks.
Atlanta’s wins on Monday and Wednesday were both walk-offs. San Francisco’s win on Tuesday was a thrilling back-and-forth slugfest. The Braves and Giants have one more game in this series and a three-game series in San Francisco in September.
Each team entered Wednesday’s game in postseason position. Excluding fans of rival teams, it’s hard to imagine anyone being upset if the Braves and Giants meet in the playoffs.
