San Francisco Giants’ Heliot Ramos scores the game-winning run on a throwing error Texas Rangers first baseman Jake Burger during the ninth inning of a baseball game Sunday, April 27, 2025, in San Francisco. (AP Photo/Godofredo A. V谩squez)
San Francisco Giants’ Heliot Ramos scores the game-winning run on a throwing error Texas Rangers first baseman Jake Burger during the ninth inning of a baseball game Sunday, April 27, 2025, in San Francisco. (AP Photo/Godofredo A. V谩squez)
San Francisco Giants’ Heliot Ramos (17) hits a single during the ninth inning of a baseball game against the Texas Rangers, Sunday, April 27, 2025, in San Francisco. (AP Photo/Godofredo A. V谩squez)
San Francisco Giants’ Heliot Ramos, center, is mobbed by teammates after scoring the game-winning run against the Texas Rangers during the ninth inning of a baseball game Sunday, April 27, 2025, in San Francisco. (AP Photo/Godofredo A. V谩squez)
San Francisco Giants’ Christian Koss, left to right, douses Jung Hoo Lee and Heliot Ramos after Ramos scored the game-winning run against the Texas Rangers after a baseball game Sunday, April 27, 2025, in San Francisco. (AP Photo/Godofredo A. V谩squez)
San Francisco Giants’ Heliot Ramos (17) is congratulated by Jung Hoo Lee after after scoring the game-winning run against the Texas Rangers during the ninth inning of a baseball game Sunday, April 27, 2025, in San Francisco. (AP Photo/Godofredo A. V谩squez)
San Francisco Giants’ Heliot Ramos reacts after scoring the game-wining run against the Texas Rangers during the ninth inning of a baseball game Sunday, April 27, 2025, in San Francisco. (AP Photo/Godofredo A. V谩squez)
Heliot Ramos’ wild Little League homer punctuates another walk-off win for the Giants
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) 鈥 Heliot Ramos thought he鈥檇 just leg out an infield single to lead off the ninth inning in a tie game. He wound up circling the bases to win the game, capping his mad dash by diving across home plate in dramatic fashion.
San Francisco Giants’ Heliot Ramos scores the game-winning run on a throwing error Texas Rangers first baseman Jake Burger during the ninth inning of a baseball game Sunday, April 27, 2025, in San Francisco. (AP Photo/Godofredo A. V谩squez)
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) 鈥 Heliot Ramos thought he鈥檇 just leg out an infield single to lead off the ninth inning in a tie game. He wound up circling the bases to win the game, capping his mad dash by diving across home plate in dramatic fashion.
Ramos鈥 infield single followed by two Texas errors that led to the Little League homer gave the San Francisco Giants a on Sunday. It was the Giants鈥 fifth walk-off win of the year, and it was, by far, the most unorthodox.
鈥淚t鈥檚 been a minute,鈥 Ramos said on the last time he rounded the bases in a similar way.
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Ramos tapped the first pitch he saw from Rangers reliever Luke Jackson softly toward third. Jackson barehanded the ball and flung it wildly past the dive of Jake Burger at first. Ramos slowed down as he rounded second, thinking that Burger had already retrieved the ball.
But, Burger was just picking up the ball in foul territory down the right field line. Ramos saw third base coach Matt Williams furiously waving him to continue 鈥 and he kept going. Burger鈥檚 throw to third was also off the mark, skipping down the left field line and allowing Ramos to easily scamper home.
鈥淚 thought he had the ball already, and then I saw Matt waving me in, and I just kept going,鈥 Ramos said.
Ramos’ hesitation at second helped him in the end.
鈥淗e was unaware when he went to second that he could鈥檝e been easily at third,鈥 Giants manager Bob Melvin said. 鈥淥nce he was aware of that, then they had to make the play on him. For whatever reason, it all worked out about as good as it could. If he knew, he鈥檇 just be standing on third with nobody out. But sometimes things happen for a reason and the theatrics were pretty cool there at the end.鈥
Ramos added: 鈥淚 was trying to play it safe, but I guess I had it.鈥
Ramos joked that the team was probably going to replay the sequence over again during the hitters鈥 meeting and 鈥渕ake fun of me.鈥
The Giants improved to 19-10 on the season to maintain a slim lead in the competitive National League West.
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Melvin, who added that he’s never seen a game end like that before, said that the Giants have done a good job of giving themselves a chance to win this season by not 鈥渂eating themselves” 鈥 primarily behind good pitching and defense.
鈥淚f we hang around long enough, we find a way to win a game,鈥 Melvin said. 鈥淭hat鈥檚 kind of a new way.鈥
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