The Giants turned a tight game into a comfortable victory with a five-run outburst that began in the sixth inning and carried them to a 6-2 win over Miami at Oracle Park. After trading single runs through five innings, San Francisco broke the game open with four runs in the sixth and added two more in the eighth.
Casey Schmitt anchored the offensive surge, going 2-for-3 with a two-run homer, two RBIs and a walk. The third baseman is hitting .295 with three home runs and 10 RBIs this season. Heliot Ramos added a solo homer among his two hits, while Jung Hoo Lee collected two doubles and Luis Arraez contributed two hits including an RBI double.
The decisive sixth inning began when Schmitt launched a 404-foot homer to left center that scored Chapman and gave the Giants a 3-1 lead. Bailey followed with an RBI single that scored Lee, extending the margin to 4-1. San Francisco added insurance runs in the eighth when Ramos homered to right and Arraez doubled home Bailey.
Eury Perez took the loss for Miami, allowing four earned runs on seven hits over 5.1 innings with six strikeouts. The right-hander carries a 4.60 ERA and fell to 2-2. Robbie Ray pitched five innings for San Francisco, allowing one earned run on four hits with four strikeouts, while Matt Gage earned the win with a scoreless sixth inning.
San Francisco snapped a two-game losing streak and improved to 11-15. Miami's two-game winning streak ended as they fell to 13-13.