MLB Recap · June 27, 2023

San Francisco Giants at Toronto Blue Jays: Final Score & Recap

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The Story

The San Francisco Giants shut out the Toronto Blue Jays 3-0 on June 27, 2023 at Rogers Centre, handing the DiamondIQ model's estimate of a home win a complete reversal from 51 percent before first pitch to zero percent at the final out. Despite Toronto out-hitting San Francisco eight to six, the Giants kept the Blue Jays off the board entirely, with their pitching staff proving decisive across several critical moments late in the game.

The offensive breakthrough came in the top of the fifth, when Patrick Bailey delivered a double off Kevin Gausman that shifted win probability 14.0 percent in San Francisco's favor, providing the game's first run and establishing the tone the Giants would carry the rest of the way. The Blue Jays mounted their most threatening sequence in the bottom of the seventh, when Daulton Varsho doubled off Alex Wood for a 10.6 percent swing, but Tyler Rogers answered by striking out Danny Jansen to erase the threat at a cost of 10.5 percent to Toronto's chances. The Giants then pulled away in the top of the ninth on Thairo Estrada's double off Erik Swanson, a 13.0 percent swing that pushed the insurance runs across. The most pivotal single moment of the evening came in the bottom of the eighth, when Vladimir Guerrero Jr. flew out against Camilo Doval, a swing of negative 18.7 percent that effectively closed the door on any Blue Jays rally.

Among individual performers, Tyler Rogers led all pitchers with a 24.9 percent WPA, followed by Alex Wood at 18.8 percent and Doval at 15.5 percent, a collective effort that rendered Toronto's eight-hit output meaningless. Offensively, Estrada topped Giants batters with a 12.6 percent WPA and 1.8 RE24, while Bailey contributed 9.8 percent WPA and 0.7 RE24. Bo Bichette was Toronto's most productive bat by the DiamondIQ model's accounting at 5.2 percent WPA and 1.1 RE24, though his contributions went unrewarded on the scoreboard.

Analysis generated by DiamondIQ's model.

Win Probability

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DiamondIQ model home win probability across the game (pre-game 50.8% → final 0%).

Biggest Plays by Win-Probability Added

Bot 8th · off Camilo Doval
-18.7%
Patrick Bailey Double
Top 5th · off Kevin Gausman
+14.0%
Thairo Estrada Double
Top 9th · off Erik Swanson
+13.0%
Daulton Varsho Double
Bot 7th · off Alex Wood
+10.6%
Danny Jansen Strikeout
Bot 7th · off Tyler Rogers
-10.5%

Top Batters by WPA

Thairo Estrada+12.6%+1.8 RE24
Patrick Bailey+9.8%+0.7 RE24
Bo Bichette+5.2%+1.1 RE24

Top Pitchers by WPA

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