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FinalFinal lineupsNL West / NL East

San Francisco Giants 9, New York Mets 5

Final Score and Game Recap

Final score, pitching lines and standings context.

4:10 PM ET · Citi FieldGame-day snapshot Sep 6, 4:35 AM ETFinal lineups lockedCurrent 2026 season stats — updated Oct 20, 5:00 AM ET
T-Score32
San Francisco Giants
65–97 · 4th NL West · T-Score 32
9
9–5
FINAL · 9 innings
New York Mets
74–88 · 5th NL East · T-Score 36
5
T-Score36
FINAL · 9 innings
Pitching recap
PitcherTeamRoleIPHERBBKP
Anthony MolinaSF
StarterWin
5.0101687
Zac ThorntonNYM
StarterLoss
5.0761682
Scoring by inning
123456789RHE
SFSan Francisco Giants1020300219——
NYMNew York Mets0200001025——
Top hitters
Rafael Devers2-for-4 · 2 HR · 3 RBI
Christian Koss2-for-4 · 2 HR · 3 RBI
A.J. Ewing1-for-2 · 1 HR · 2 RBI · 2 BB
Osleivis Basabe1-for-4 · 1 HR · 2 RBI
Grant McCray2-for-4 · 1 HR · 1 RBI

Matchup at a glance

PitcherStat calculation
CategoryComparisonWhy
Starting pitcherGiantsSan has the stronger starting-pitcher profile: Molina leads in P-Score, WHIP and last-5 ERA.
Offense vs handMetsNew has produced the stronger offense against right-handed pitching.
LineupMetsNew's official lineup includes 5 left-handed bats against the opposing starter.
BullpenEvenThe two bullpens have produced similar season ERA and WHIP.
Plate disciplineMetsNew has drawn 450 walks this season, 53 more than San.

Pregame contextStarting pitchers

SF
Anthony Molina RHP
Anthony Molina
San Francisco Giants
2026 season (MLB rank among qualified starters)
ERA
2.79
100th
WHIP
0.88
21st
K/9
6.98
110th
BB/9
1.40
10th
P-Score52i
FIP
–
HR/9
1.40
32nd
OPS/R
–
IP
19.1
Last 5 starts
ERA
1.88
QUALITY
START %
0%
(0 of 5)
NYM
Zac Thornton LHP
Zac Thornton
New York Mets
2026 season (MLB rank among qualified starters)
ERA
3.53
47th
WHIP
1.19
49th
K/9
6.92
184th
BB/9
2.04
13th
P-Score54i
FIP
–
HR/9
1.49
167th
OPS/R
–
IP
66.1
Last 5 starts
ERA
5.00
QUALITY
START %
40%
(2 of 5)
How the starters differ
·Molina allows fewer baserunners, with a 0.88 WHIP compared with 1.19.
·Molina enters with a 2.79 ERA compared with Thornton's 3.53.
·Thornton has produced a quality start in 40% of outings versus 0%.
·Molina owns a 1.88 ERA over his last five starts, compared with 5.00 for Thornton.

How the lineups match the starters' pitch mix

Pitch data coverage: partial. Usage and velocity only.

Molina arsenal
PitchUsageVelo
Four-seam47%96.2
Changeup21%87.0
Curveball17%84.4
Slider12%87.9
Slurve2%84.3
Sinker0%95.2
Thornton arsenal
PitchUsageVelo
Cutter31%88.5
Four-seam26%92.3
Sweeper16%79.9
Slider8%84.7
Sinker8%92.3
Curveball6%82.9
Changeup4%84.5

Team OPS vs opposing starter's hand

Giants vs LHP (Zac Thornton)
29th
in MLB
0.658OPS
.600.700.800.9001.000
Mets vs RHP (Anthony Molina)
20th
in MLB
0.713OPS
.600.700.800.9001.000

Lineups

Final lineupsOrder from the stored snapshot; treat as unofficial until the card is filed.Full lineup page
San Francisco GiantsOfficial lineupvs LHP Zac Thornton
#HitterPosH-ScoreOPSHRvs LHPVs Thornton (BvP)
1Jonah CoxRCF38.6824.7071-for-3Very small sample
2Rafael DeversL1B77.86537.573No MLB historyNo history
3Bryce EldridgeLDH75.82517.8781-for-3Very small sample
4Osleivis BasabeR2B36.6095.394No MLB historyNo history
5Turner HillLLF40.6201.449No MLB historyNo history
6Andrew KniznerRC—.6442.4970-for-1Very small sample
7Shay WhitcombR3B30.5694.454No MLB historyNo history
8Grant McCrayLCF—.5232.585No MLB historyNo history
9Christian KossRSS24.5624.612No MLB historyNo history
1Jonah Cox CF · R.252 / .682 · 4 HRvs hand .707 · 1-for-3 · Very small sample38H-Score2Rafael Devers 1B · L.258 / .865 · 37 HRvs hand .573 · No MLB history · No history77H-Score3Bryce Eldridge DH · L.269 / .825 · 17 HRvs hand .878 · 1-for-3 · Very small sample75H-Score4Osleivis Basabe 2B · R.202 / .609 · 5 HRvs hand .394 · No MLB history · No history36H-Score5Turner Hill LF · L.219 / .620 · 1 HRvs hand .449 · No MLB history · No history40H-Score6Andrew Knizner C · R.219 / .644 · 2 HRvs hand .497 · 0-for-1 · Very small sample—H-Score7Shay Whitcomb 3B · R.207 / .569 · 4 HRvs hand .454 · No MLB history · No history30H-Score8Grant McCray CF · L.143 / .523 · 2 HRvs hand .585 · No MLB history · No history—H-Score9Christian Koss SS · R.217 / .562 · 4 HRvs hand .612 · No MLB history · No history24H-Score
New York MetsOfficial lineupvs RHP Anthony Molina
#HitterPosH-ScoreOPSHRvs RHPVs Molina (BvP)
1Francisco LindorSSS66.73221.7751-for-1Very small sample
2Juan SotoLLF84.90827.9831-for-1Very small sample
3Bo BichetteR3B60.70218.6702-for-4Very small sample
4Carson BengeLRF64.77620.7801-for-1Very small sample
5Jared YoungL1B62.7599.7930-for-1Very small sample
6Marcus SemienR2B44.62015.6070-for-1Very small sample
7A.J. EwingLCF56.70011.7130-for-1Very small sample
8Francisco AlvarezRC60.71016.749No MLB historyNo history
9Brett BatyL3B54.68511.7290-for-2Very small sample
1Francisco Lindor SS · S.225 / .732 · 21 HRvs hand .775 · 1-for-1 · Very small sample66H-Score2Juan Soto LF · L.275 / .908 · 27 HRvs hand .983 · 1-for-1 · Very small sample84H-Score3Bo Bichette 3B · R.260 / .702 · 18 HRvs hand .670 · 2-for-4 · Very small sample60H-Score4Carson Benge RF · L.282 / .776 · 20 HRvs hand .780 · 1-for-1 · Very small sample64H-Score5Jared Young 1B · L.266 / .759 · 9 HRvs hand .793 · 0-for-1 · Very small sample62H-Score6Marcus Semien 2B · R.215 / .620 · 15 HRvs hand .607 · 0-for-1 · Very small sample44H-Score7A.J. Ewing CF · L.252 / .700 · 11 HRvs hand .713 · 0-for-1 · Very small sample56H-Score8Francisco Alvarez C · R.233 / .710 · 16 HRvs hand .749 · No MLB history · No history60H-Score9Brett Baty 3B · L.238 / .685 · 11 HRvs hand .729 · 0-for-2 · Very small sample54H-Score

Team comparison

OffenseSFSF·NYMNYM
AVG.245 13th.239 23rd
OPS.706 23rd.706 24th
Home runs178 20th204 7th
Runs669 26th699 20th
OBP.306 29th.310 25th
SLG.400 16th.396 21st
PitchingSFSF·NYMNYM
1stMLB rank30th
ERA4.33vs4.15
SFNYM
WHIP1.36vs1.29
SFNYM
K/97.6vs9.1
SFNYM
HR Allowed160vs184
SFNYM
BullpenSFSF·NYMNYM
1stMLB rank30th
Bullpen ERA4.47vs4.43
no league rank
Bullpen WHIP1.35vs1.34
no league rank
Saves30vs31
SFNYM
ResultsSFSF·NYMNYM
+28024th
Run differential
+31020th
65–97 Record74–88
4–6 Last 105–5
Last 10 games
San Francisco Giants (4–6)
L
L
W
L
W
L
W
L
W
L
New York Mets (5–5)
W
W
L
W
L
W
L
L
L
W
2026 head-to-head
Season Series
2—4
6 Games Played

Frequently asked

Who is starting for the Giants?+
Anthony Molina (2.79 ERA, 2–0) is listed as the starter.
Who is starting for the Mets?+
Zac Thornton (3.53 ERA, 3–4) is listed as the starter.
What time does the game start?+
4:10 PM ET at Citi Field.
Where is the game being played?+
Citi Field, home of the New York Mets.
Are the lineups confirmed?+
Not as official league cards. The orders shown are the current projected or last-posted lineups.
How have the Giants and Mets performed head-to-head?+
Season series: Mets 4–2 this season.
How do the starters compare on P-Score?+
Anthony Molina is at 52; Zac Thornton is at 54. P-Score is PitcherStat's 0–100 season index for qualified starters.