BOX SCORESAN FRANCISCO — The Giants have been on the wrong end of “this pitcher has a no-hitter going through …” this season. On Thursday, their pitchers were the ones who dominated, and the lineup came up with a well-timed show of support.Four Giants pitchers combined to allow one hit in a 3-0 win over the Cincinnati Reds. The Giants avoided a sweep and got to 2-4 on the road trip, throwing their first one-hitter since 2019. The last time they allowed zero or one hit in a shutout also came at Great American Ball Park; Blake Snell no-hit the Reds in 2024.Something weird always happens in Cincinnati, and there were hints of that Thursday. Landen Roupp was twirling a no-hitter through five, but P.J. Higgins broke it up with a clean single to left. After a hit-by-pitch, Roupp found himself in a jam, but he struck out Matt McLain and then got Elly De La Cruz to bounce into a double play, which isn’t easy to do.The Giants immediately took the lead after another mistake from De La Cruz. He bobbled Luis Arraez’s grounder to put the leadoff runner on and the Giants scored the game’s first run when Matt Chapman smoked a double into the gap with...
What we learned as Landen Roupp deals again in skid-snapping win vs. Reds
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