Written By Mauricio Segura // Image Created By: The Golden Bay Times Graphics Dept.
AUG 24, 2026
San Francisco held a lead in every game against Boston, but each advantage disappeared before the final out. The Red Sox swept the three-game series by scores of 6-4, 3-2 and 5-4, handing the Giants three losses by a combined four runs. San Francisco showed enough offense to stay within striking distance throughout the weekend, but Boston repeatedly found the runs it needed after falling behind.
Boston 6, San Francisco 4
Winning pitcher: Sonny Gray (16-3)
Losing pitcher: Logan Webb (8-8)
Save: Aroldis Chapman (28)
The opener carried extra attention because Rafael Devers was back in Boston for the first time since being traded to San Francisco. The Giants struck first when Bryce Eldridge singled home a run in the third inning, but the lead disappeared in the bottom half. Willson Contreras hit a three-run homer off Logan Webb, and Boston added two more runs when Andruw Monasterio drew a bases-loaded walk and Mickey Gasper was hit by a pitch with the bases full.
San Francisco answered in the fourth. Drew Gilbert hit a two-run homer, and Devers followed with a solo shot for his 26th homer of the season, cutting Boston’s lead to 5-4. Wilyer Abreu restored a two-run margin with an RBI triple in the sixth.
Gray worked six innings, allowing four runs on seven hits while striking out six. Webb lasted 2 2/3 innings and was charged with five runs on six hits. Chapman struck out three in a scoreless ninth to finish Boston’s 6-4 victory.
Boston 3, San Francisco 2
Winning pitcher: Wyatt Olds (1-0)
Losing pitcher: Sam Hentges (1-6)
Save: None
The Giants appeared ready to even the series after building a 2-0 lead and carrying it into the ninth inning. Willy Adames opened the scoring with his 21st homer in the first, and Andrew Knizner added a solo homer in the third.
Blade Tidwell gave San Francisco 5 2/3 scoreless innings, allowing three hits and two walks while striking out a career-high seven. The Giants preserved the lead again in the eighth when Dylan Smith escaped a bases-loaded situation without allowing a run.
Boston finally broke through in the ninth. Caleb Durbin drew a leadoff walk before pinch-hitter Eli White singled him home. Nick Sogard then doubled in White to tie the game. Wilyer Abreu followed with a ground ball to first baseman Eldridge, who made a diving stop and threw toward the plate. White was ruled safe with the winning run. San Francisco challenged the play, but the ruling stood.
Olds earned his first major-league victory after recording the final four outs for Boston. Hentges took the loss after allowing two runs in one-third of an inning. Because Boston won in its final at-bat, no save was awarded.
Boston 5, San Francisco 4
Winning pitcher: Jake Bennett (8-6)
Losing pitcher: Matt Wilkinson (0-1)
Save: Aroldis Chapman (29)
San Francisco again started quickly in the finale. Eldridge singled home Devers in the first, and Victor Bericoto followed with an RBI single that scored Adames. Rookie Jonah Cox added his second major-league homer in the second, putting the Giants ahead 3-0.
Boston chipped away almost immediately. Nick Sogard homered in the second, and Ceddanne Rafaela singled home another run in the third. The Red Sox then scored three times in the fourth. Connor Wong tied the game with an RBI double, Mickey Gasper put Boston ahead with a run-scoring double, and Rafaela added another RBI single.
The Giants pulled within 5-4 in the seventh when Christian Koss reached on a throwing error and eventually circled the bases after another Boston throwing error sent the ball into a camera well. Bennett finished seven innings, allowing four runs, three earned, on seven hits with six strikeouts. Chapman retired San Francisco in the ninth for his 29th save.
The finale also carried a physical cost. Adames left with a left elbow injury, while Bericoto departed with a right knee injury. San Francisco finished the series at 52-78 with four consecutive losses. The Giants never trailed by more than two runs during the three games, but Boston turned three San Francisco leads into three victories, leaving the Giants with a frustrating sweep in which the difference was never large, only decisive.
