Giants’ red-hot offense fuels Carson Seymour’s first MLB win – NBC Sports Bay Area & California

With Wild Card aspirations in mind, the Giants’ hot bats didn’t succumb to the fresher, early-September climate at Busch Stadium on Friday night.

The bats stayed scorching hot, with San Francisco tying a season-high 18 hits against the Cardinals in its series-opening 8-2 win. 

After early back-to-back home runs from Rafael Devers and Willy Adames, the Giants extended their longest streak of games with a home run since the franchise moved to San Francisco to 18, assuring manager Bob Melvin that his team, which has won 11 of its last 12, is hard to contain. 

“We go into the game feeling good about our offense, and there’s a reason for it over the last 18 games, whatever it’s been,” Melvin told reporters on Friday. 

“It’s contagious, just like it goes the other way. Right now, offensively, we feel like we’re as good as we’ve been all year, with [Patrick Bailey] hitting well, [Drew Gilbert] at the bottom of the lineup and getting production from [Casey Schmitt] and everyone else. It just feels like we’re a tough team to handle right now.” 

In his second career start, right-hander Carson Seymour delivered a solid outing, lasting a career-high five innings without allowing a hit in any of his first four.

The end result? 

The 26-year-old pitcher, to Melvin’s surprise, earned his first victory in the big leagues. 

“Coming in, we were kind of up in the air on what we were going to look at,” Melvin admitted to reporters. 

“It was probably going to be something like three (innings), but not only did we score some runs, he pitched probably as well as we’ve seen him pitch this year.” 

Additionally, on the offensive front, Jung Hoo Lee tied a career high with four hits, while Patrick Bailey contributed three. 

Sitting four games back of the New York Mets for the National League’s third wild-card spot, the Giants, once again, demonstrated why they’re the hottest team in baseball.

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