MLB Recap · June 18, 2026

San Francisco Giants at Atlanta Braves: Final Score & Recap

SF7
Final
ATL3

Line Score

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SF1000140017111
ATL110010000390

The Story

The San Francisco Giants handed the Atlanta Braves a 7-3 defeat at Truist Park on June 18, 2026, overcoming a game that the DiamondIQ model's estimate had opened with a 71 percent pre-game home win probability for Atlanta. The Giants steadily chipped away before delivering the knockout blow in the top of the sixth inning, when the model's estimate swung decisively in San Francisco's favor and never recovered, finishing at zero percent for the Braves.

The decisive sequence came in the top of the sixth, when the Giants sent multiple damaging blows against the Atlanta relief corps. Osleivis Basabe connected on a home run off Bryce Elder that shifted win probability by plus 13.6 percent, the single largest swing of the game. Turner Hill followed with a double off Dylan Lee worth plus 12.6 percent, and Bryce Eldridge added a single off Lee that contributed another plus 11.5 percent, turning what had been a competitive contest into a comfortable lead. The Giants had already begun building momentum in the fifth, where Jonah Cox singled off Elder for a plus 11.9 percent swing, and Drake Baldwin answered Atlanta's half-inning with a single off Anthony Molina worth plus 12.3 percent, keeping the Braves from reclaiming control.

Cox led all position players with a plus 16.5 percent WPA and plus 1.4 RE24, making him the most impactful bat on the night despite the sixth-inning home run drawing headlines. Hill and Eldridge added plus 12.3 and plus 9.8 percent WPA respectively. On the pitching side, Reiver Sanmartin led San Francisco's staff with a plus 12.2 percent WPA contribution, with Jason Foley and Anthony Molina each adding positive figures as Atlanta's offense managed nine hits but could not sustain the pressure needed to flip the game.

Analysis generated by DiamondIQ's model.

Win Probability

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DiamondIQ model home win probability across the game (pre-game 71% → final 0%).

Biggest Plays by Win-Probability Added

Osleivis Basabe — Home Run
Top 6th · off Bryce Elder
+13.6%
Turner Hill — Double
Top 6th · off Dylan Lee
+12.6%
Drake Baldwin — Single
Bot 5th · off Anthony Molina
+12.3%
Jonah Cox — Single
Top 5th · off Bryce Elder
+11.9%
Bryce Eldridge — Single
Top 6th · off Dylan Lee
+11.5%

Top Batters by WPA

Jonah Cox+16.5%+1.4 RE24
Turner Hill+12.3%+0.8 RE24
Bryce Eldridge+9.8%+0.7 RE24

Top Pitchers by WPA

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