SAN FRANCISCO — With a looming three-game series against the Los Angeles Dodgers, a clean sweep of the Arizona Diamondbacks would’ve been a boon for the Giants as they chase down the New York Mets for the final NL wild-card spot.
They’ll have to settle for two of three.
Carson Seymour recorded four outs and surrendered four runs while Arizona’s Eduardo Rodriguez allowed two hits over 6 1/3 scoreless innings as the Giants fell 5-3 to the Diamondbacks on Wednesday afternoon. They’re currently 2.5 games behind the Mets, who play the Philadelphia Phillies later tonight.
Two of San Francisco’s three runs were the product of a 418-foot two-run double by Rafael Devers that bounced off the concrete lip of the right-center field brick wall. Per Baseball Savant, Devers’ two-bagger would’ve been a