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The Giants won Game 1 of Wednesday\u2019s weather-induced split doubleheader, thanks to three homers from the offense and an excellent outing from a left-handed pitcher. That formula worked so well that they stuck with it for Game 2.<\/p>\n

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Behind a trifecta of homers from Bryce Eldridge, Luis Arraez and Willy Adames, and five solid innings from rookie Carson Whisenhunt, the Giants defeated the Atlanta Braves 7-5 to sweep Wednesday\u2019s quasi split doubleheader and win their third game in a row.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt was a good day at the ballpark for us,\u201d manager Tony Vitello told reporters in Atlanta. \u201cI thought our guys\u2019 effort was phenomenal. There\u2019s no way to downgrade it.\u201d<\/p>\n

If San Francisco wins Thursday, it would be the team\u2019s first sweep this season, and would give the Giants their first four-game winning streak in 2026.<\/p>\n

The Giants, though, found themselves on the verge of blowing a five-run lead in the bottom of the ninth when left-handed reliever Matt Gage allowed three runs, and the Braves brought the tying run to the plate. But right-hander Tristan Beck recorded the game\u2019s final two outs to pick up his fifth career save.<\/p>\n

Whisenhunt, called up to be the 27th man for the second game, impressed in his season debut, allowing two runs over five-plus innings with two walks to two strikeouts. The rookie left-hander pitched five scoreless innings to start his night but was pulled after allowing three straight singles in the bottom of the sixth.<\/p>\n

\u201cI thought he was outstanding,\u201d Vitello said. \u201cHe put on a clinic for how to handle traffic. There weren\u2019t very many moments in the game where it was easy, where he just breezed. There was some guys on base. Some guys had to make some plays behind him. To come in on a flight and all that stuff, I\u2019m sure he\u2019s not the first guy to do it the way that he did it, but I think it\u2019s pretty commendable how he pitched on the road against a great team, but then you add in all the circumstances too.\u201d<\/p>\n

Vitello said Whisenhunt will likely be sent back down to Triple-A Sacramento, but expects him back with the team at some point. If the Giants trade veteran left-hander Robbie Ray at the Aug. 3 deadline, as expected, Whisenhunt is a clear candidate to take his spot in the rotation.<\/p>\n

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\u201cI just think he\u2019s got the ability to be at this level,\u201d Vitello said. \u201cHe\u2019s young and he\u2019s working his way through some things and we\u2019ve some guys who are capable in that role too, but it wasn\u2019t just about how he did today. You see the incline of improvement. He\u2019ll have more days like this.\u201d<\/p>\n

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Whisenhunt told reporters in Atlanta he found out he\u2019d be pitching against the Braves on Tuesday night around 9 p.m. local time during Triple-A Sacramento\u2019s game in Oklahoma City. The lefty slept around 2 a.m., then woke up around 4 a.m. for a 7 a.m. flight. He landed in Atlanta around 10 a.m., slept for about two hours, then drove to the ballpark for his start.<\/p>\n

\u201cI felt really good,\u201d said Whisenhunt, who had a 3.65 ERA over 69 innings with the River Cats. \u201cObviously, not the best it could\u2019ve been, but for what I had to work with there, I felt solid.\u201d<\/p>\n

Eldridge expanded his on-base streak to 22 games by hitting his sixth home run of the season, a 406-foot blast that cleared the center field fence. He joins Hall of Famer Willie McCovey as the only Giant rookies age 21 or younger to have an on-base streak that long.<\/p>\n

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Through 33 games, Eldridge is posting a .963 OPS, which would be tied with four-time MVP Shohei Ohtani for the best in the National League, if the rookie had played enough games to qualify.<\/p>\n

Eldridge\u2019s solo shot immediately followed a no-doubt blast from, surprisingly, Arraez. The second baseman\u2019s two-run blast wasn\u2019t just his third home run of the season, but his first outside of Sutter Health Park in West Sacramento.<\/p>\n

Adames\u2019 solo homer, his second of the day after homering in Game 1, was his 13th of the season.<\/p>\n

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