Victor Bericoto’s single and Matt Wilkinson’s debut as an opener help Giants beat Guardians 1-0
On Wednesday night, the San Francisco Giants overcame the Cleveland Guardians 1-0 at CLEVELAND (AP). Victor Bericoto contributed with an RBI single as Matt Wilkinson made his major league debut as an opener, working two innings. Wilkinson, a 23-year-old left-hander, allowed just one hit in his first big league start following his acquisition from the Guardians in the 10th round of the 2023 amateur draft.
Adrian Houser (3-8) struck out three while allowing four hits and two walks in five innings for the Guardians; Dylan Smith followed with five strikeouts over the final two innings, securing his third save. Rafael Devers scored from third base with two outs in the fourth, exploiting an error by shortstop Brayan Rocchio. Willy Adames contributed three singles for the Giants, while Jung Hoo Lee added a single and a double.
The Guardians' Parker Messick (9-8) struck out 10 batters in 6 2/3 innings, while Angel Martínez and Angel Genao each had two hits. The Giants' Landen Roupp (7-12, 4.31 ERA) is slated to face Guardians' Gavin Williams (11-7, 3.74) in the series finale on Thursday.
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