Giants 9, Mets 5 — Box Score & Recap (9/5/2026)

 

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Final: Giants 9, Mets 5

Player of the Game: Rafael Devers

The San Francisco Giants defeated the New York Mets, 9-5, at Citi Field on Saturday, September 5, 2026. Rafael Devers went 2-for-4 with 2 home runs and 3 RBI to lead the way. Anthony Molina (3-0) earned the win; Zac Thornton took the loss.

Line Score

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
SF	1	0	2	0	3	0	0	2	1	9	10	1
NYM	0	2	0	0	0	0	1	0	2	5	5	0

San Francisco Giants Batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO	AVG
Jonah Cox CF	5	1	1	0	0	1	.291
Rafael Devers 1B	4	2	2	3	0	0	.258
Bryce Eldridge DH	3	1	1	0	1	1	.262
Osleivis Basabe 2B	4	1	1	2	0	2	.216
Turner Hill LF	4	0	0	0	0	2	.308
Andrew Knizner C	3	0	0	0	1	2	.176
Shay Whitcomb 3B	4	0	1	0	0	0	.131
Grant McCray RF	4	2	2	1	0	0	.143
Christian Koss SS	4	2	2	3	0	0	.211
Totals	35	9	10	9	2	8

HR: Rafael Devers (2), Osleivis Basabe, Grant McCray, Christian Koss (2)  |  2B: Bryce Eldridge

New York Mets Batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO	AVG
Francisco Lindor SS	5	0	0	0	0	1	.230
Juan Soto LF	4	0	0	0	0	0	.274
Bo Bichette DH	4	0	0	0	0	2	.264
Carson Benge RF	4	0	0	0	0	2	.276
Jared Young 1B	4	2	2	0	0	1	.267
Marcus Semien 2B	3	1	1	0	1	0	.217
A.J. Ewing CF	2	2	1	2	2	0	.238
Francisco Alvarez C	4	0	0	0	0	3	.231
Brett Baty 3B	3	0	1	3	1	0	.223
Totals	33	5	5	5	4	9

HR: A.J. Ewing  |  2B: Brett Baty

San Francisco Giants Pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	ERA
Anthony Molina (W)	5.0	1	2	0	1	6	2.79
Reiver Sanmartin	1.1	1	1	1	0	1	4.66
Joel Kuhnel	0.1	1	0	0	1	1	4.79
Carson Seymour	0.1	0	0	0	1	0	4.43
Trent Harris	1.0	0	0	0	0	1	3.21
Jason Foley	1.0	2	2	2	1	0	4.67

New York Mets Pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	ERA
Zac Thornton (L)	5.0	7	6	6	1	6	3.53
Chris Devenski	2.0	1	0	0	0	0	7.11
Jefry Yan	1.0	1	2	2	1	2	5.68
Justin Hagenman	1.0	1	1	1	0	0	4.50

Pitches-strikes: Molina 87-55; Sanmartin 23-16; Kuhnel 13-6; Seymour 9-4; Harris 7-6; Foley 22-12; Thornton 82-59; Devenski 22-14; Yan 22-13; Hagenman 16-11

Scoring Plays

T1: Rafael Devers homers (34) on a line drive to right field. (SF 1, NYM 0)

B2: A.J. Ewing homers (8) on a fly ball to right center field. Marcus Semien scores. (SF 1, NYM 2)

T3: Christian Koss homers (2) on a fly ball to left center field. Grant McCray scores. (SF 3, NYM 2)

T5: Christian Koss homers (3) on a fly ball to left field. (SF 4, NYM 2)

T5: Rafael Devers homers (35) on a fly ball to left field. Jonah Cox scores. (SF 6, NYM 2)

B7: Brett Baty walks. Jared Young scores. Marcus Semien to 3rd. A.J. Ewing to 2nd. (SF 6, NYM 3)

T8: Osleivis Basabe homers (5) on a line drive to left center field. Bryce Eldridge scores. (SF 8, NYM 3)

T9: Grant McCray homers (2) on a fly ball to center field. (SF 9, NYM 3)

B9: Umpire reviewed (home run), call on the field was upheld: Brett Baty doubles (19) on a fly ball to left fielder Turner Hill. Jared Young scores. A.J. Ewing scores. (SF 9, NYM 5)

Statcast

Top Exit Velocity

Batter	Result	MPH
Bo Bichette	Lineout	109.0
A.J. Ewing	Home Run	105.7
Shay Whitcomb	Lineout	104.8
Grant McCray	Home Run	104.8
Osleivis Basabe	Home Run	104.6

Top Distances

Batter	Result	FT
Grant McCray	Home Run	420
A.J. Ewing	Home Run	407
Rafael Devers	Home Run	391
Christian Koss	Home Run	383
Osleivis Basabe	Home Run	375

Top Pitch Velocity

Pitcher	Pitch	MPH
Jefry Yan	Sinker	99.5
Jefry Yan	Sinker	99.2
Jefry Yan	Four-Seam Fastball	99.1
Jefry Yan	Sinker	99.1
Jefry Yan	Sinker	98.3

Swing & Misses

Pitcher	#
Zac Thornton	8
Anthony Molina	7
Jason Foley	4
Reiver Sanmartin	3
Carson Seymour	3

Home Runs — Statcast

Home Run	Exit Velo	Distance
Rafael Devers (off Zac Thornton)	102.2 mph	351 ft
A.J. Ewing (off Anthony Molina)	105.7 mph	407 ft
Christian Koss (off Zac Thornton)	98.8 mph	368 ft
Christian Koss (off Zac Thornton)	100.5 mph	383 ft
Rafael Devers (off Zac Thornton)	101.5 mph	391 ft
Osleivis Basabe (off Jefry Yan)	104.6 mph	375 ft
Grant McCray (off Justin Hagenman)	104.8 mph	420 ft

Pitchers — Max Velo / Max EV Against

Pitcher	Max Velo	Max EV	Whiffs
Anthony Molina	97.2	105.7	7
Zac Thornton	94.3	102.5	8
Reiver Sanmartin	93.0	109.0	3
Chris Devenski	92.7	102.5	2
Jefry Yan	99.5	104.6	2
Jason Foley	98.0	100.6	4
Justin Hagenman	92.1	104.8	2
Joel Kuhnel	95.0	96.7	2
Carson Seymour	96.9	89.2	3
Trent Harris	95.2	72.6	2

Full pitch-by-pitch charts at Baseball Savant »

Game Highlights

Giants hit six home runs in win over the Mets (00:02:56)

Rafael Devers' two-homer game (00:00:57)

Rafael Devers hits his second homer of the day! (35) (00:00:25)

Christian Koss' first career multi-homer game (00:01:03)

A.J. Ewing's two-run home run (8) (00:00:24)

Osleivis Basabe's two-run home run (5) (00:00:27)

Anthony Molina strikes out six in solid outing (00:00:46)

Grant McCray's solo home run (2) (00:00:31)

Brett Baty's two-run double (00:00:20)

Christian Koss' second home run of the game (3) (00:00:24)

Field View: Christain Koss' second homer (00:00:25)

Rafael Devers' solo home run (34) (00:00:33)

Christian Koss' two-run home run (2) (00:00:40)

Field View: Mrs. Met Hall of Fame first pitch (00:00:20)

Field View: A.J. Ewing's two-run home run (00:00:27)

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