San Francisco Giants at New York Mets: Final Score & Recap
Line Score
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SF | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 0 |
| NYM | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | - | 4 | 7 | 1 |
The Story
The New York Mets defeated the San Francisco Giants 4-2 at Citi Field on September 6, 2026, in a game that remained tightly contested through seven innings before an explosive eighth inning settled the outcome decisively. The DiamondIQ model entered the night favoring the Mets at 58% and closed at 100% following a burst that produced all four New York runs in the bottom of the eighth.
The Giants drew first blood in the top of the fourth when Jung Hoo Lee singled off Christian Scott, a play that shifted win probability by plus 20.8 points in San Francisco's favor and left Lee as the Giants' most impactful offensive contributor on the night at plus 17.0 WPA and 1.5 RE24. The Mets managed little of consequence against Giants pitching until Cesar Perdomo took the mound, and even Perdomo was not immune to damage — Juan Soto grounded into a double play in the sixth that cost the Mets 8.0 percentage points of win probability. Perdomo nonetheless finished as the game's most valuable pitcher, logging plus 34.2 WPA, his work holding San Francisco in check through critical stretches.
The decisive sequence arrived in the bottom of the eighth against Carson Seymour. Bo Bichette demolished a home run that swung win probability by plus 52.3 points, the single largest play of the contest and the moment the DiamondIQ model's estimate effectively resolved in New York's favor. Brett Baty followed with another home run off Seymour worth plus 18.8 WPA, and A.J. Ewing added a single that pushed the advantage further. Bichette finished the night as the game's top offensive performer at plus 44.4 WPA and 1.9 RE24, while Joel Kuhnel and Jonathan Pintaro each contributed to closing out the Giants with plus 8.8 and plus 8.6 WPA respectively.