San Francisco, California, USA; San Francisco Giants designated hitter Wilmer Flores (left) and Heliot Ramos (right) celebrate their extra-inning win over the Athletics at Oracle Park. D. Ross Cameron-Imagn Images

San Francisco Giants Notch Historic Walk-Off Walk in Extra-Inning Win Over Athletics

Originally posted on Fastball on SI | By Sam Connon | Last updated May 18, 2025 8:00 AM ET

It was only fitting that Saturday's showdown between the Athletics and San Francisco Giants was decided by patience at the plate.

All-Star closer Mason Miller took the mound for the A's in the bottom of the 10th inning of a scoreless affair, then issued a walk to the first batter he faced. With two outs and two on, manager Mark Kotsay called for an intentional walk, loading the bases for Wilmer Flores.

Flores fouled off three pitches on his way to a full count. Then, the designated hitter won the game by keeping his bat on his shoulder, drawing a nine-pitch walk to push Willy Adames from third to home.

The Giants beat their Bay Area rivals 1-0 on a walk-off walk – and not just any walk-off walk.

According to StatMuse Baseball, Flores' base on balls marked only the 18th walk-off walk in extra innings of a 0-0 game in MLB history. The last time it occurred was when the Los Angeles Angels bested the Detroit Tigers on May 16, 2008, nearly 17 years ago to the day.

This is the 18th ever walk-off walk in extra innings when the score is tied 0-0.

It's the first since May 16, 2008, when the Angels did it against the Tigers. https://t.co/ToCg3rdX9x
— StatMuse Baseball (@statmusemlb) May 18, 2025

Flores also reached 42 RBIs on the season as a result of his clutch walk, slotting him above Aaron Judge atop the MLB leaderboards.

San Francisco secured the series with a second consecutive win, setting up a sweep opportunity on Sunday. First pitch for the finale at Oracle Park is scheduled for 4:05 p.m. ET.

This article first appeared on Fastball on SI and was syndicated with permission.

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