Heliot Ramos hopeful Giants' wild extra-inning win inspires ‘confidence'

Heliot Ramos hopeful Giants’ wild extra-inning win inspires ‘confidence’ originally appeared on NBC Sports Bay Area

SAN FRANCISCO – Oracle Park was loud and rocking throughout Sunday afternoon as the Giants put together one of their best games of the season in a thrilling 7-6 extra-inning walk-off win over the Pittsburgh Pirates.

The Giants’ offense hammered out 13 hits, the second time in the series with the Pirates that manager Tony Vitello’s club rapped out double-digit hits.

The hits came from up and down the lineup.

Willy Adames had three of them, including a two-run single in the ninth inning that forced extra innings. Matt Chapman, Jung Hoo Lee and Rafael Devers had two hits apiece.

Ramos also had two hits, two RBIs and scored three runs. One of his hits was a solo home run in the fourth, Ramos’ fourth of the season.

It wasn’t just the offense that had Ramos beaming in the clubhouse afterward. It was the entirety of the game, the way the Giants repeatedly battled back and showed tremendous grit until pulling out the W in extras.

“This was a game we needed so our confidence can go up,” Ramos said. “We showed what we’re capable of when everybody plays together and put good at-bats together.”

The offensive outburst came a day after Patrick Bailey was traded to the Cleveland Guardians. Bailey is one of baseball’s best defensive catchers but had struggled at the plate all season.

Whether or not the trade was meant to send a message throughout the Giants’ clubhouse was immaterial.

First-year manager Tony Vitello came to that conclusion after speaking with a few of his assistant coaches after the game.

“The biggest thing a couple people mentioned is just this sticking together,” Vitello said. “There was a lot of chaos in that game. Guys had to hand the ball off to fellow pitcher, and you think we’re going to win in one inning, and you got all kinds of different situations popping up. And they just stuck together. It kind of had that feeling the whole day.”

Sure it’s only one game, and the narrative can easily change if the Giants don’t carry over their momentum onto the upcoming 10-game road trip to face the Los Angeles Dodgers, the Athletics and the Arizona Diamondbacks.

For one, day, however, the Giants had all the feels.

“The way that we showed up today, being out there playing hard, trying to do the right thing, playing good defense, putting good at-bats together, picking each other up … that’s all that matters,” Ramos said. “We needed it so we could keep the momentum going, keep it rolling. We’ve been trying to find that, trying to find series like this.

“We’re not done yet. It’s a long season.”

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Heliot Ramos hopeful Giants’ wild extra-inning win inspires ‘confidence’

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