The Boston Red Sox erased a two-run deficit and walked off the San Francisco Giants 3-2 in nine innings at Fenway Park on Saturday, August 22, 2026. Wyatt Olds earned the win with 1.1 innings of scoreless relief, and Sam Hentges took the loss after surrendering two runs in a third of an inning. Nick Sogard went 2-for-3 with an RBI and Caleb Durbin added two hits to pace the Boston offense in a game that looked all but lost before the ninth.

Red Sox Comeback: How Boston Erased a 2-0 Deficit

For most of the night, Blade Tidwell had Boston completely handcuffed. The Giants right-hander worked 5.2 innings, striking out seven and allowing just three hits and two walks while not surrendering a single earned run. San Francisco built a 2-0 lead on the strength of solo home runs from Willy Adames and Andrew Knizner — the only two Giants batters who did real damage on the night. Adames went 2-for-4 with his homer and an RBI. Knizner was even more productive, going 3-for-4 with his shot and an RBI of his own.

Patrick Sandoval started for Boston and gave the club a reasonable outing — 5.2 innings, six strikeouts, two earned runs on five hits and two walks. The problem was the Red Sox offense couldn't get anything going against Tidwell in the early frames. Sandoval kept the deficit manageable, and that ultimately mattered.

Bullpen Holds the Line, Sets Up the Win

After Sandoval exited, the Boston bullpen took over and shut the door. Greg Weissert worked a clean inning with two strikeouts. Jovani Morán followed with a strikeout and allowed one hit and a walk but got out of trouble. Then came Wyatt Olds, who closed it out and picked up the win — a 1.1-inning appearance in which he allowed one hit and two walks but kept the scoreboard clean when it counted.

The Giants bullpen couldn't match that steadiness late. Carson Seymour had worked 1.1 innings without allowing a run, but Dylan Smith gave up an earned run in his one-inning turn. Then Hentges came in to close it in the ninth and Boston made him pay — two hits and a walk in just a third of an inning, two earned runs allowed, and the game was over before Hentges could record a second out.

Sogard and Durbin Spark the Walk-Off Rally

The two-out magic belonged to Sogard and Durbin. Sogard, who finished 2-for-3 with an RBI on the night, was a presence in the lineup Boston leaned on when it mattered most. Durbin also went 2-for-3 and reached base to keep rallies alive. Between the two of them, they generated the kind of contact late in the game that gave the Red Sox the chance they needed against a Giants relief corps that couldn't finish the job.

Key Performers at a Glance

  • Nick Sogard: 2-for-3, 1 RBI
  • Caleb Durbin: 2-for-3
  • Patrick Sandoval: 5.2 IP, 6 K, 2 ER, 5 H, 2 BB
  • Wyatt Olds: 1.1 IP, 1 K, 0 ER (win)
  • Willy Adames (SF): 2-for-4, HR, 1 RBI
  • Andrew Knizner (SF): 3-for-4, HR, 1 RBI
  • Sam Hentges (SF): 0.1 IP, 2 ER (loss)

What's Next for the Red Sox

Boston takes Sunday's series finale against San Francisco with momentum from a comeback that required patience through eight innings and a big ninth. The Giants will look to salvage the final game of the series before both clubs move on. For the Red Sox, Saturday night was a reminder that games at Fenway Park in August can flip in an instant — and this one did, all at once, in the bottom of the ninth.