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San Francisco Giants Catcher Blake Sabol Makes Baseball History in Loss to Seattle Mariners

The San Francisco Giants lost to the Seattle Mariners on Monday night, but it wasn't the fault of rookie catcher Blake Sabol, who hit two home runs.

Brady Farkas

San Francisco Giants Catcher Blake Sabol Makes Baseball History in Loss to Seattle Mariners
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The San Francisco Giants lost to the Seattle Mariners, 6-5, on Monday night, but it wasn't the fault of Giants rookie catcher Blake Sabol.

Sabol hit two home runs in the game, including a two-run blast off Bryan Woo and a three-run shot off Paul Sewald in the bottom of the ninth inning.

With the performance, Sabol did something that no other player in baseball history has ever done.

Per @OptaSTATS on Twitter:

Blake Sabol of the @SFGiants is the first rookie catcher in MLB history to have 2+ HR and 5+ RBI while driving in all of his team's runs in a game.

His second home run gave the Giants a chance to come back and win the game. After his homer made it 6-5, the team brought the winning run to the plate but couldn't cash in.

After the 2-4 effort, Sabol is now hitting .255 this season. He's got 10 homers and 33 RBI across 200 at-bats. The former Pittsburgh Pirates draft pick (2019 - USC) was acquired this offseason in a trade from the Cincinnati Reds and made his debut on March 30.

The loss dropped the Giants to 46-39 on the season. They are currently in third place in the National League West. They trail the first-place Diamondbacks by four games and the second-place Dodgers by 1.5 games.

The Mariners moved to 41-42 and can get back to .500 with a win on Tuesday.

The two teams will meet on Tuesday for a July 4 matinee. First pitch is 4:35 p.m. ET.

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Brady Farkas
BRADY FARKAS

Brady Farkas is a baseball writer for Fastball on Sports Illustrated/FanNation and the host of 'The Payoff Pitch' podcast which can be found on Apple Podcasts and Spotify. Videos on baseball also posted to YouTube. Brady has spent nearly a decade in sports talk radio and is a graduate of Oswego State University. You can follow him on Twitter @WDEVRadioBrady. 

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